PM addresses Maritime Leaders Conclave at India Maritime Week 2025 in Mumbai
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Maritime Leaders Conclave and chaired the Global Maritime CEO Forum at India Maritime Week 2025 in Mumbai on 29 October 2025.
Summary
On 29 October 2025 in Mumbai, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Maritime Leaders Conclave and chaired the Global Maritime CEO Forum at India Maritime Week (IMW) 2025. He said colonial-era shipping laws more than a century old have been replaced with modern laws, that large ships now have infrastructure asset status, and that a new port is being built at Vadhavan, Maharashtra, at a cost of ₹76,000 crore. He noted the event began in Mumbai in 2016. IMW 2025 ran from 27 to 31 October on the theme 'Uniting Oceans, One Maritime Vision', with participants from more than 85 countries.
Key facts
- Date/place
- 29 Oct 2025, Mumbai
- Event
- India Maritime Week 2025 (27-31 Oct)
- Theme
- Uniting Oceans, One Maritime Vision
- Vadhavan port
- ₹76,000 crore, Maharashtra
- Reform
- Large ships given infrastructure asset status
- Began
- Mumbai, 2016
- Scale
- 85+ countries, 1,00,000+ delegates
Practice MCQs 3 questions
According to the PM at India Maritime Week 2025, the new port at Vadhavan, Maharashtra, is being built at a cost of:
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Correct answer: B — ₹76,000 crore
The PM announced that a new port is being built at Vadhavan, Maharashtra, at a cost of ₹76,000 crore.
What was the theme of India Maritime Week 2025, held in Mumbai from 27 to 31 October 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Uniting Oceans, One Maritime Vision
IMW 2025 was organised under the theme 'Uniting Oceans, One Maritime Vision'.
The PM said the maritime event that grew into India Maritime Week began in Mumbai in which year?
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Correct answer: A — 2016
The PM remarked that the event began in Mumbai in 2016 and has evolved into a global summit.