The 11th edition of Samudra Manthan Awards 2024 with its theme – ‘Harit Sagar, Surakshit Sagar’ were recently held in Mumbai to honour Maritime Excellence in various categories. While the Shipping Corporation of India, SCI, bagged the prestigious ‘Shipping Company of the Year (Indian)’ award, the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority was adjudged as the Major Port of the year, along with the Paradip Port Authority as the ‘Major Port of the Year – East Coast’ followed by the Deendayal Port Authority being adjudged as ‘Major Port of the Year – West Coast’ by the jury members in recognition of its exceptional services to Maritime Trade.
The Jury also bestowed upon the Lifetime Achievement Award to Asok Chattopadhyay, followed by the Outstanding Contribution to Maritime Industry and Mentoring Award to Capt Tarasingh D Hazari. INS Cdr. Prerana Deostahlee was felicitated by the JNPA Anna Malhotra Award.
Dignitaries of the likes of Dr Surendra Ahirwar, Jt. Sec. Ministry of Commerce & Industry, GOI, Shri Sanjay Bhatia, (I.A.S Retd.), Upa-lokayukta Maharashtra & former Chairman MbPA , Rajiv Jalota, (IAS) Chairperson, Mumbai Port Trust, Capt B K Tyagi, CMD, Shipping Corporation of India, P K Mishra , JMD IRS, Ashish Pednekar Chairman MACCIA Trust Board; MD, GVP Forwarders Pvt Ltd, and Capt Vivek Bhandarkar, CEO Bhandarkar Publications, inaugurated the occasion with lighting of diyas for the event ceremony.
The event was attended by several eminent personalities from the shipping fraternity. The evening witnessed a ceremonial event with much fun and frolic, along with the Samudra Lehar Pageant; wherein maritime professionals walked down the ramp.
Earlier in the day the event was preceded with a Symposium; ‘Coastal Transformation and Global Challenges’ with couple of ‘Panel Discussions’ held earlier in the day discussing, current trends and deliberating upon the probabilities of due course of strategic action ahead for the betterment of Indian maritime industry. The discussions witnessed participation; equally from the industry veterans along with regulatory bodies exchanging their views and concerns for future development with a three-step focus on i) Playing on competitive edge, ii) developing and enhancing capability, iii) considering alternatives (be it markets and/or routes, and /or opportunities).
The Samudra Manthan Awards honour the best in the Indian Maritime Fraternity through a meticulous selection process conducted by an eminent jury. Since 2009, Bhandarkar Publications Group has been awarding champions in 14 different categories of shipping.
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