The first day of SMM India 2009, the three-day expo and maritime conference held at Mumbai on November12, ends on a high note with who’s who of the global maritime industry.

The exposition with the theme “Maritime India- Path Ahead” kick-started on a high-profile with the inaugural address by Micheal Rosenberg, Vice President, E.J. Krause and Associates Inc., USA. The Guests of Honour were Hauke V Schlegel, Managing Director – VDMA German Marine and Offshore Equipment Industries Association Inc. and A.P.V.N.Sarma, Secretary (Shipping), Union Ministry of Shipping, India.

Two sessions on vital aspects of marine industry were discussed, viz. on Maritime Policy and Economic and Financial Crisis – Its Impact on Shipping Finance Markets.