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The SMM India 2009, the biggest International Maritime Conference and Expo in Mumbai, is reaching an end. The eminent personalities from round the globe are now visiting the wide spectrum of maritime products and technologies exhibited in the stalls.

There were two conference sessions for the day. The paper presentation on Safety of Navigation – Technology Update is delivered by Tarun K. Mathur (Capt.), Director – Sales Transas Marine Pacific, Singapore.

The final session of the 2009 expo was about Training & Human Resources. Capt.S. Bhardwaj ,Vice Chancellor, AMET University, India and K.N.Deboo (Capt.), Chairman GlobalMET – India Chapter and Director-Principal, Anglo Eastern Marine Training Centre, India spoke on the topic.

The first day of SMM India 2009, ended on a high note with who’s who of the global maritime industry. Two sessions on vital aspects of marine industry were discussed on the day, viz. on Maritime Policy and Economic and Financial Crisis – Its Impact on Shipping Finance Markets.

Day two discussed on “India’s Shipbuilding – Opportunities, Challenges & Imperatives” in the first session followed by “Infrastructure, Support Services & Logistics” in the second session and the topic “Maritime Security” in the third session.

The event will be a remarkable milestone in the maritime history of India.

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.

The session-1 has commenced at 2 pm and the topic for discussion is Maritime Policy.

Chairing the session is A.P.V.N. Sarma, Secretary, Ministry of Shipping, India

Eminent panelists take part in the discussion on Maritime Policy. Ashwani Kumar, IAS, CEO, Maharashtra Maritime Board, India, Vijay Kumar, Managing Director, Bharati Shipyards Ltd. & Secretary, Shipyards Association of India, India, Vice Admiral Ajit Tewari (Retd.), Managing Director, Bengal Shipyards Ltd., India, Rajeeva Sinha, Whole Time Director, Mundra Port & Special Economic Zone, India. The first session ends at 3 pm.

03:30 pm to 04:00pm Coffee Break