Source : INDIA TODAY NEWS
Global shipping giant Maersk has placed an order for 1,000 India-manufactured shipping containers, the government said. The development was announced as Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, unveiled the first export-import (EXIM) shipping container manufactured in India for the company at the Maersk-CONCOR Inland Container Depot in Uttar Pradesh’s Dadri on Friday, July 3.
“Marking a strong vote of confidence in India’s emerging container manufacturing ecosystem, Maersk also placed an order for 1,000 additional India-manufactured shipping containers with DCM Shriram Group during the event,” the Union Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways said in an official release.
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It asserted that the bulk order marks the beginning of a long-term commercial partnership that is expected to strengthen India’s position in the global maritime value chain.
The development builds on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s interaction with Robert Maersk Uggla, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of AP Moller–Maersk, in February 2025, the ministry noted.
During the meeting, he had encouraged the company to support the development of world-class container manufacturing in India, it added.
“Within just sixteen months, that vision has culminated in the successful rollout of the country’s first internationally procured, India-manufactured EXIM shipping container, demonstrating the Government’s ability to translate strategic intent into timely execution,” the ministry stated.
Speaking at the unveiling ceremony, Sonowal said that India is rapidly emerging as a trusted global manufacturing and maritime powerhouse under the leadership of PM Modi.
“The unveiling of the first India-manufactured EXIM shipping container for a leading global shipping line is a defining milestone in our journey towards Atmanirbhar Bharat. It reflects the growing confidence of global industry in India’s manufacturing capabilities and our commitment to building world-class maritime infrastructure,” he said.
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SOURCE :- TIMES OF INDIA
