**Summary:**
On June 5-6, 2025, the Indian Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, met with the Danish Minister of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs, Mr. Morten Bødskov, in Copenhagen to discuss bilateral maritime collaboration. The ministers reaffirmed the Green Strategic Partnership between India and Denmark and emphasized the importance of the 2024 Memorandum of Understanding on maritime affairs, particularly the establishment of a Centre of Excellence in Green Shipping. The Centre aims to improve maritime efficiency and promote the green transition of the sector in India, aligning with India's Amrit Kaal Vision 2047 to become a green shipping hub. A pre-feasibility study for the development of green corridors in India will be conducted by the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, in collaboration with the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways and other relevant Indian ministries.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways: A governmental ministry, likely of India, responsible for ports, shipping and waterways.
Shri Sarbananda Sonowal: Indian Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.
Minister of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs: A ministerial position, likely of Denmark, responsible for industry, business and financial affairs.
Morten Bdskov: Danish Minister of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs.
PIB Delhi: Press Information Bureau, Delhi office, a governmental press agency in India.
Copenhagen: Capital city of Denmark, where the meeting took place.
Denmark: Country in Scandinavia; location of meeting and partner in Green Strategic Partnership.
Green Strategic Partnership: A bilateral partnership between India and Denmark focused on green initiatives.
MoU on Maritime Affairs: Memorandum of Understanding on Maritime Affairs, a bilateral agreement between India and Denmark.
Prime Minister of India: Head of government of India.
H.E. Narendra Modi: Prime Minister of India.
Prime Minister of Denmark: Head of government of Denmark.
H.E. Mette Frederiksen: Prime Minister of Denmark.
Centre of Excellence in Green Shipping: A collaborative initiative between India and Denmark to improve maritime activities while promoting green transition.
India: A country in South Asia.
Government of Indias Amrit Kaal Vision 2047: A long-term vision document by the Government of India with targets to be achieved by 2047.
IndoDanish CoE: A collaborative initiative between India and Denmark, likely short for 'Indo-Danish Centre of Excellence'.
Mrsk McKinney Mller Centre for Zero Carbon Shipping: An organisation that will conduct a prefeasibility study in collaboration with Indian ministries
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways: An Indian ministry involved in collaboration for the prefeasibility study
Indian: Relating to India.
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Joint Press Release
Meeting between Minister of Ports, Shipping and
Waterways Shri Sarbananda Sonowal and Minister
of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs Mr.
Morten Bødskov
Posted On: 06 JUN 2025 5:35PM by PIB Delhi
Indian Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal, met the Danish Minister of
Industry, Business and Financial Affairs Mr. Morten Bødskov during his official visit to Copenhagen,
Denmark on June 5-6, 2025. The two ministers exchanged views on bilateral maritime collaboration under the
auspices of the Green Strategic Partnership and the MoU on Maritime Affairs.
The two ministers reaffirmed the Green Strategic Partnership, as mutually agreed upon by Prime Minister of
India, H.E. Narendra Modi and Prime Minister of Denmark, H.E. Mette Frederiksen, Denmark. The Ministers
highlighted the importance of the bilateral Memorandum of Understanding on maritime affairs signed in
2024, which encompasses the establishment of Centre of Excellence in Green Shipping. The Ministers
emphasized that the newly established Centre is intended to improve the quality and efficiency of maritime
activities while promoting the green transition of the maritime sector in India. The ministers highlighted
alignment with targets set out in the Government of India’s Amrit Kaal Vision 2047, including India’s
ambitions to become a green shipping hub for the international maritime sector.
Recalling that the establishment of green corridors has further been defined as a priority from the
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Government of India, the ministers agreed that the Indo-Danish CoE will contribute to the development
of green corridors through the conduction of a pre-feasibility study. The study will serve as a preliminaryassessment of the main components of possible green corridors in India and outline the most promising
ones. They agreed that the study will be carried out by the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Centre for Zero
Carbon Shipping, applying its methodological blue print, and in close collaboration with the Ministry of
Ports, Shipping and Waterways, other relevant Indian ministries
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