About 72 DPI Blogs
OUTREACH ACTIVITIES OF MACN-INDIA
13th June 2024
MACN-India Team had, at the invitation of TeeKay (TK) Shipping Company (MACN member), attended the former’s Officers Conference - 2024 held at Mumbai. This event was attended by 40 serving Masters, Chief Engineers and other officers of various ranks of the company. Besides, 6 senior management functionaries of TK from Mumbai and Singapore, including its Managing Director- India, too were present then. Team MACN-India was able to showcase MACN, overall, and its India operations & impactful outcomes, specifically, through a detailed presentation. This session, held across 75 minutes, was very engaging & interactive and was received very well.
10th June 2024
Team MACN-India had presented to and interacted with, virtually, Josefine Pallesen, Counsellor (Maritime), Embassy of Denmark to India, in New Delhi, as well as Jan F. and Elise of the Maritime Operations Division and Maritime Policy Division of the Danish Maritime Authority (DMA) based in Denmark. This meeting was done with a view to apprise the DMA of the work of MACN in India and impactful outcomes thereof. This was an opportunity to explore potential areas of collaboration and funding between MACN and DMA contextual to India.
7th June 2024
Team MACN-India had presented to and interacted with, in-person, Mr. Sankar Balasubramanian, Vice-President (Compliance), Siemens-India at his office in Mumbai. This one-hour meeting was the 5th of its kind done on a quarterly basis with a view to fully apprise Siemens as the funder of the work of MACN in India about the latter’s work profile and impactful outcomes thereof in India.
6th June 2024
Team MACN-India had presented to and interacted, virtually, about MACN and its India operations, with Diego Norelli, Owner’s Representative (India), Ignazio Messina Shipping Line, Mumbai. The latter had come forward to know more about MACN and acquisition of membership of MACN.
31st May 2024
The Senior Adviser, MACN-India had, on the invitation of the Board of Directors of FOSMA, attended an evening reception hosted by the latter at Chennai. The former had, at this program, met and interacted with the said Board Members as well as several other invitee senior maritime professionals from Chennai. The said Board had in their address in the event warmly acknowledged the contributions and value-added services of MACN in India. The other invitee stakeholders had also endorsed the same.
31st May 2024
The Chennai (southern region) based maritime and logistics industry stakeholders' interaction meet with the MACN-India Advisory Committee (led by its Chairman) and the MACN-India Team was held at the Chennai Port Authority premises for 2 hours. It was also attended by the Chairman & other senior officers of the Chennai Port Authority and 72 other stakeholders. Team MACN-India had made a detailed presentation about MACN, overall, and its India operations in particular. This meeting was very productive in terms of information dissemination and sensitization about the MACN, as well as by way of collective action engagement. This program was received and resonated very well with the attendees.
31st May 2024
Team MACN-India had visited the HIMT (Hindustan Institute of Maritime Training) at Chennai and had delivered an in-person presentation about MACN and its activities in India to 165 attendees comprising the Director, faculty members and serving officer mariners (both nautical and engine sides) undergoing post-sea competency courses at the Institute which is approved by the DG Shipping, GoI.
31st May 2024
Team MACN-India had visited the MASSA Maritime Training Academy at Chennai and had delivered an in-person presentation about MACN and its activities in India to 40 attendees comprising the Director, faculty members and serving officer mariners (both nautical and engine sides) undergoing post-sea competency courses at the Academy which is approved by the DG Shipping, GoI.
30th May 2024
The Senior Adviser, MACN-India had, on the invitation of the Maritime Union of India (MUI) attended, as Guest of Honour, the ‘IMO International Day for Women in Maritime’ organized by the MUI in Mumbai and in the course of his address therein spelt out the role and value-added contribution of MACN-India in the maritime sector in the country.
29th May 2024
The Senior Adviser, MACN-India had met and discussed extensively about the work of MACN-India with Mr. Freddie Svane, Ambassador of the Royal Kingdom of Denmark in the Danish Embassy to India at New Delhi. He had followed this up with a meeting with Ms. Josefine Pallesen, Counsellor (Maritime) at the same Embassy.
22nd May 2024
The Senior Adviser, MACN-India had, on the invitation of the US Embassy to India at New Delhi, as well as the US Consulate General at Mumbai, attended the 248th US Independence Day celebrations held at the Taj Mahal Hotel, Mumbai. He had then met and interacted with both Mr. Eric Garcetti and Mr. Mike Hankey, US Ambassador to India at New Delhi and US Consul General at Mumbai, respectively.
10th May 2024
The Senior Adviser, MACN-India had, in his virtual address to the nearly 60 students and faculty members of the Chetan Business School, Hubli, Karnataka, on the theme of ‘Corporate Governance’ amplified the value-added role of MACN in contributing to good governance in the overall.
10th May 2024
The Senior Adviser, MACN-India had, on the invitation of Teekay (MACN member)- India, attended the inaugural function of the new office premises of Teekay India, in Mumbai. The former had met and interacted, on this occasion, with the President and Chief Executive Officer and other senior management personnel of Teekay from Singapore and Mumbai, as well as several other senior maritime stakeholders from India.
7th May 2024
The Senior Adviser and Maritime Expert, MACN-India had, at the invitation of the Samsara Group, visited the latter’s office in Mumbai, in-person. On this occasion, the former had made a presentation about MACN and its India operations, as well as MACN membership processes, to the Founder and Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and General Manager (Operations) of Samsara Group.
15th April 2024
Team MACN-India had presented to and interacted, on a hybrid mode, about MACN and its India operations, with senior management level officials, based in Dubai and pan-India of Wilhelmsen Port Services, at the request of this company
12th April 2024
Team MACN-India had presented to and interacted, in-person, about MACN and its India operations, with senior management level officials, based in Mumbai, of RIL (Reliance Industries Limited), at the request of this company. The latter had come forward to know more about MACN and acquisition of membership of MACN
8th April 2024
Team MACN-India had presented to and interacted, virtually, about MACN and its India operations, with Capt. Sachin Kamble, General Manager (Operations), Samsara Group). The latter had come forward to know more about MACN and acquisition of membership of MACN.
7th April 2024
Team MACN-India had presented to and interacted, virtually, about MACN and its India operations, with Capt. Prasonjiet Ghosh, Founder and Chairman, TCIS (Technical Control and Inspection Services) Limited. The latter had come forward to know more about MACN and acquisition of membership of MACN
26th March 2024
Team MACN-India had, on the invitation of the Director and Principal of the MMTI (Mumbai Maritime Training Institute-approved by the Director General of Shipping, Government of India), addressed 30 serving merchant navy officers (Masters, Chief Engineers etc.- undergoing post-sea maritime training courses) and 10 faculty members of the MMTI, at its premises in Mumbai about MACN and its India operations
20th March 2024
The Senior Adviser, MACN-India had met the Counsellor (Maritime) and Sector Specialist (Maritime) of the Embassy of Denmark to India, New Delhi and had discussed several issues pertaining to the Indian maritime sector, in the light of which potential collaboration between the Danish Embassy in India and MACN-India could be considered to be worked out, going forward.
16th March 2024
The Senior Adviser, MACN-India had met the Director General of Shipping, Government of India, at Goa and had briefed him about the profile, activities and outcomes of MACN’s operations in India. The Director General of Shipping was receptive and appreciative of such works and has agreed to carry forward these discussions.
16th March 2024
Team MACN-India had met Mr. A .B . Dutta, Secretary, IOMOU (Indian Ocean Memorandum of Understanding on Port State Control and Flag State Inspections) at his office in Goa. Discussions were held and arrangements were made for sharing information about incidents of corruptions in the areas of PSC and FSI, as and when they arise, potentially, in the Indian context, going forward.
15th March 2024
At the ‘Future Skills Maritime’ (FSM)-2024 program organized by The Naval Connection (TNC), held at Goa and attended by around 100 delegates, Team MACN-India had made a presentation about MACN and its India operations. This presentation was received very well.
14th March 2024
On being invited by the United States Consulate General in Mumbai to address the senior functionaries of the Indian maritime industry at the ‘Shipping Industry Meet and Greet Program-2024’, organized by the former at its official premises, the Senior Adviser (India) to the MACN had addressed around 100 such attendees (drawn from 88 different shipping companies) in this event, about MACN and its India operations. This presentation was received very well.
6th March 2024
Presentation made to 12 senior management personnel of Seamec Limited, Mumbai (listed Indian maritime company with an international footprint), followed by interactions with them about MACN and its India operations
26th February 2024
The Senior Adviser, MACN-India had, at the invitation of Fleet Management, attended a program organised by the latter in honour of Ms. Johannah Christensen, Chief Executive Officer, Global Maritime Forum, Copenhagen. The former had met and interacted with numerous senior level stakeholders of the maritime sector, including the Director General of Shipping, Government of India
22nd February 2024
The Senior Adviser, MACN-India had, at the invitation of Fednav, Montreal and Anglo-Eastern Ship Management Company, Hong Kong, addressed, in-person, a one-hour session about MACN, at the Fednav- Anglo-Eastern Officer’s Conference- 2024 held at Goa. This session was interactive, engaging and received very well
17th February 2024
The Senior Adviser, MACN-India had, at the invitation of the IMEI (Institute of Marine Engineers of India) attended the latter’s Annual Meet-2024 held at Mumbai. During this event a Souvenir was released, which features a one-page write-up about MACN and its India operations
16th February 2024
The Kolkata (eastern region) based maritime and logistics industry stakeholders' interaction meet with the MACN-India Steering Committee (led by its Chairman) and the MACN-India Team was held at the Kolkata Port premises for 2 hours. It was also attended by the Chairman & other senior officers of the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Kolkata Port Authority and 100 other stakeholders. Team MACN-India had made a detailed presentation about MACN, overall, and its India operations in particular. This meeting was very productive in terms of information dissemination and sensitization about the MACN, as well as by way of collective action engagement. This program was received and resonated very well with the attendees.
15th February 2024
A presentation was made by Team MACN-India about MACN’s work, for over 1 hour, exclusively, to 140 students of the 3rd (per-final) and 4th (final) years of the B.E.(Marine Engineering) Degree program of the premier (and DG Shipping, Govt. of India approved) K.M.School of Marine Engineering at the Cochin University of Science and Technology in Kochi
14th February 2024
The Senior Adviser, MACN-India had, on the invitation of the organizers (Institute of Marine Engineers of India, Kochi Branch and K.M. School of Marine Engineering, Cochin University of Science and Technology) of the ‘National Maritime Seminar on Different Dimensions of Shipping - Challenges and Opportunities’, held at Kochi, attended the same ( accompanied by the Project Manager and Maritime Expert, MACN-India),which was attended by around 100 persons. In this event, the Senior Adviser, MACN-India had made a presentation about MACN-India and had further interacted thereon with the program attendees.
10th February 2024
The Senior Adviser, MACN-India had, on the invitation of the Commodore Superintendent of the Sea Cadet Corps, Mumbai, attended the 58th Commissioning Anniversary of the Training Ship Jawahar of the Sea Cadet Corps. In this program, he had met and interacted with a large number of key stakeholders, including senior officers of the Indian Navy. He had also discussed with them matters pertaining to the MACN.
9th February 2024
The Senior Adviser, MACN-India had, on the invitation of the organizers (The Shipping Tribune) of the 10th India Tanker Shipping & Trade Summit, held at Mumbai, attended the same and chaired a session entirely devoted to MACN, which was attended by around 200 persons. In this session, he had made a presentation about MACN-India and had further interacted thereon with the session attendees.
31th January 2024
The Senior Adviser, MACN-India had, on the invitation of the CMMI (Company of Master Mariners of India), attended the annual get-together of the members of the CMMI at Mumbai. In this event, he had an opportunity to meet and interact with a large number of Master Mariners, with whom discussions about MACN had come up.
30th January 2024
The MACN-India Team had made a presentation to and interacted with, in-person, the Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Functional Directors and other senior management officers (totally numbering 25) of the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI-a Central Public Sector Undertaking) at the latter’s office in Mumbai
18th December 2023
On behalf of FOSMA, the Senior Adviser, MACN-India was interviewed (virtually) about the profile, activities and impacts of MACN in India, up to date, by Capt. Shaukat Mukherjee, Founder & Director, The Naval Connection. This interview was for an article / write-up to be published in the next quarterly edition of the e-magazine of FOSMA
5th December 2023
Dr. B.K. Saxena, a very distinguished maritime educationist and trainer, now associated with NMIS ( Narottam Morarjee Institute of Shipping) had reached out and spoken to the Senior Adviser, MACN-India, on behalf of the IMU (Indian Maritime University). The former had requested the latter to provide a brief overview of MACN for consideration for suitable incorporation into the syllabus of the proposed two years MBA program (virtual) for CoC holders, which is likely to be rolled out from the forthcoming academic year 2024-2025 by the IMU. The Senior Adviser, has since mailed the requisite material to the former, with a copy to the Vice-Chancellor, IMU, on 7th January 2024
5th December 2023
The MACN India Team and Lead-South Asia, MACN Secretariat at Copenhagen, had interacted virtually with 2 senior functionaries of Bengal Tiger Lines (BTL- Feeders), in the context of the expression of interest by BTL-Feeders to apply for membership of MACN
3th December 2023
The MACN India Team had a virtual meeting with NYK Ship Management about the invitation extended by the latter to MACN-India to address, about the activities and impact of the works of the MACN-India, the Crew Conference of NYK Ship Management scheduled to be held at Kochi on 15th and 16th February 2024
2th December 2023
The Senior Adviser, MACN-India, had personally met and briefed the Chairman, MACN-India Steering Committee about a potential funding offer from an international organisation for the various programs and projects of MACN in India. The former then met the CEO, INSA with a request, while briefing him updates on the activities and works of MACN in India, as also about the said international funding opportunity, to consider enabling MACN-India to make a formal presentation to the Board of Directors of INSA in their next meeting slated to be held at Mumbai on 24th January 2024, followed by interactions with them. The Senior Adviser subsequently also met the CMD, Shipping Corporation of India to brief him about the different projects and programs of MACN-India, further requesting him to provide an opportunity to MACN-India to showcase its works to and interact with the said Board of INSA
19th December 2023
The MACN-India Team had made a presentation to and interacted, virtually, with the senior management team, officials, masters and crew members of U-Ming Marine Transport Corporation, numbering around 120 people, during their semi-annual crew conference held at Xiamen, China. This opportunity was also used to showcase the proactive support and assistance provided by MACN-India during the entire recent port call of U-Ming’s vessel ‘Cemtex Dominance’ at Mundra port in Gujarat, as part of a successful pilot collaboration between U-Ming and MACN-India.
16th December 2023
The Senior Adviser, MACN-India was invited as Guest of Honour for the Silver Jubilee (25th year) celebrations of MMTI (Mumbai Maritime Training Institute) held in Mumbai. In this program, which he had attended, he had met and interacted with a wide cross-section of senior functionaries of the maritime industry, with whom he had discussed MACN matters.
1st - 7th December 2023
The Senior Adviser, MACN-India had several tele conversations with an Adviser in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Government of India, at New Delhi, about potential collaboration between the said Ministry and MACN-India in relation to maritime anti-corruption in the country through formal engagements. In this light, there is a possibility of a common program in this regard in January or February 2024.
23th November 2023
GAC (Gulf Agency Company - MACN member) – India celebrated the 40th year of its founding and operations in the country. It has 28 offices and over 400 employees in India. The MD of GAC-India had invited the Senior Adviser (India) to the MACN as a Guest of Honour for this function held at Mumbai. The Senior Adviser, MACN, who had attended this event had met the Chairman, Directors, MD and senior management functionaries of GAC–India on this occasion and exchanged ideas to strengthen collaboration between MACN-India and GAC-India. The Senior Adviser, MACN, had also then met several other senior maritime industry stakeholders and discussed with them the profile and work of MACN-India
17th November 2023
The Senior Adviser, MACN-India had made an in-person presentation and address, while he was then at Helsinki, Finland, at the request of ISWAN (International Seafarers Welfare and Assistance Network), to its 60 members, trustees and senior staff, on the occasion of the Members Meeting-2023 of ISWAN, about the MACN profile in general, its range of service offerings and specifically its activities in India. This session of 25 minutes duration was interactive and was very well received
16th November 2023
The Senior Adviser, MACN-India had made a virtual presentation and address, while he was then at Helsinki, Finland, at the request of Dockendale Ship Management Group, to 80 senior management functionaries, officers and ratings of the company at its Crew Conference held at Manila, Philippines,, about the MACN profile in general, its range of service offerings and specifically its activities in India. This session of 50 minutes duration was very interactive and was well received.
3rd November / 18th 2023 October 2023
The MACN India Team had in an in-person meeting, made a presentation to and engaged in interactions with 5 senior functionaries of APSEZ (Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone), at Mumbai, on the request of APSEZ in the context of their willingness to consider applying for membership of MACN from India.. This was a follow up of the initial discussions in this regard held between the Senior Adviser, MACN-India and the Chief Executive Officer of APSEZ and two of his senior colleagues during the Global Maritime India Summit (GMIS)-2023 held at Mumbai.
3rd November 2023
The Senior Adviser, MACN-India was invited by Inchcape to record his address as Special Guest during the Global Compliance Week-2023 of Inchcape scheduled to be held between 13-18th November 2023 across all their offices worldwide. In this light, the Senior Adviser, MACN-India had visited the office of Inchcape in Mumbai. His Special Guest address was duly then recorded there, in which he emphasised the criticality and systemic & sustainable benefits of observing compliance. He also spoke about the profile and work of MACN in India
25th October 2023
The MACN-India Team had an interaction, on a virtual mode, with the Deputy Commissioners of Maritime Affairs for the Republic of the Marshall Islands based at Netherlands and United Kingdom, representing the IRI. This meeting led to discussion on issues and challenges of common interest and concern between the MACN and IRI (the latter is a member of the MACN).
18th October 2023
During the Global Maritime India Summit (GMIS)-2023 held at Mumbai, Team MACN-India had met Mr. Ennarasu, Regional Coordinator, IAPH (International Association of Ports and Harbours). During this interaction that took place at the MACN stall, issues of common interest and potential collaboration between MACN-India and IAPH were discussed. It was agreed upon that these deliberation would be carried forward for identifying areas of synergy and coordination between these two organisations for their mutual benefit.
17th - 19th October 2023
The MACN-India Team had actively taken part in the Global Maritime India Summit (GMIS)-2023 held at Mumbai. The former had participated in this event as part of the Denmark pavilion arranged by the Embassy of Denmark to India. The GMIS-2023 was a mega program organised by the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Government of India. The MACN-India presence in this event, which included a maritime industry anti-corruption pledge taking, was well attended and received.
5th October 2023
The Senior Adviser (India) to the MACN was invited to address, as Guest of Honour, the conference organised by INMEX-SMM-Messe Hamburg India at Mumbai. He was invited to speak tto he audience about the MACN. The Maritime Expert and Helpdesk In-Charge of MACN-India was also present in this conference. The latter event was part of the conference-cum-expo format of this 3 days program.
3rd October 2023
The MACN-India had organised two separate workshops for the relevant sections of the Indian maritime industry at Mumbai. These were pertaining to the roll-out by the MACN of the new e-learning module on ‘Next Generation of Seafarers‘ (cadets and trainees), as well as on the MACN’s 3Sea Diligence platform. Both these service offerings of the MACN were unveiled in these meetings, which were attended by 30 members of the Indian maritime industry.
26th 26th September 2023
The MACN had organised an India Showcasing Event at Mumbai. The entire gamut of activities and outcomes of the work of MACN-India since its inception in the country effective from 27th July 2022 and till date was presented in this program. This event was attended by around 200 guests comprising senior functionaries of the Government of India, private sector, diplomatic corps (including the Ambassadors of Denmark and Panama to India), maritime training institutions and media. This program, one of the highlights of which was an articulation, first-hand, by four senior serving masters of vessels of different companies, was very well received.
15th September 2023
The MACN India Team had in an in-person meeting, made a presentation to and engaged in interactions with 24 members, including of the Managing Committee, of the ICCSA (Indian Coastal Conference of Shipowners Association), at Mumbai, with a view to apprise and sensitise the latter about the activities, service offerings and progress of MACN in India.
14th September 2023
The MACN India Team had made a presentation to and interacted with the MD and 34 other senior management representatives of Yang Ming Line India Pvt. Ltd., at Mumbai, on a hybrid mode, with a view to apprise and sensitise the latter about the activities, service offerings and progress of MACN in India
13th September 2023
The MACN India Team had in an in-person meeting, made a presentation to and engaged in interactions with 4 officials of the SEP (Shipping Express Program) Division of the Consulate General of the USA in Mumbai
25-27th August 2023
The Senior Adviser and Project Manager, MACN-India, had attended, in-person, the India B20 Summit Meeting held at New Delhi. The proposal of MACN-India on anti-corruption measures in the supply chain framework has been incorporated in the context of a stable and resilient supply chain network in the recommendations of the India B20, which will be submitted for consideration to the India G20 in its Summit Meeting scheduled to be held at New Delhi on 8-10th September 2023
24th August 2023
The Senior Adviser and Project Manager, MACN-India, have met and discussed several issues of mutual interest with the Counsellor (Maritime) and Strategic Sector Cooperation Program Officer (Maritime and Energy), Embassy of Denmark to India, in their office at New Delhi, contextual to the activities and progress of MACN in India, including the release of a joint op-ed by the Embassy of Denmark to India and MACN-India
2nd August 2023
The MACN-India Team had a detailed virtual meeting and de-brief with the HoD (Operations) of Donnelly Tanker Management Ltd., Limasol, Cyprus, about a maritime corruption incident reported recently by this company to Team MACN-India, which the latter has successfully resolved and pushed back against
28th July 2023
The Senior Adviser, on the invitation of ISWAN (International Seafarers Welfare and Assistance Network), had made a detailed presentation about MACN and interacted thereon with ISWAN and its seafarer listeners and viewers, on Instagram
28th July 2023
Had incrementally interacted with the representatives of Wilhelmsen Port Services-India & Dubai, with a view to explore further collaboration, strategies and way forward between the company as a member of MACN and the MACN India Team
25th July 2023
The MACN India Team had made a hybrid presentation (both in-person and virtual) to and interacted with the senior management representatives of X-Press Feeders as well as Eastaway Shipping in India, at Mumbai, with a view to apprise and sensitise the latter about the activities, service offerings and progress of MACN in India. 20 such personnel, including the MDs of both these entities, had actively participated in these discussions
25th July 2023
The MACN India Team had made an in-person presentation to and interacted with the senior management representatives of Seven Islands Shipping Ltd., at Mumbai, with a view to apprise and sensitise the latter about the activities, service offerings and progress of MACN in India. 15 such personnel, including the CMD, CEO and COO, of the company had actively participated in these discussions
24th July 2023
The MACN India Team had made a hybrid presentation (both in-person and virtual) to and interacted with the senior management representatives of the MSC Shipping Agency as well as MSC Crewing Services in India, at Mumbai, with a view to apprise and sensitise the latter about the activities, service offerings and progress of MACN in India. 117 such personnel, including the MDs of both these entities of MSC, had actively participated in these discussions
17th July 2023
The Senior Adviser and Project Manager, MACN-India, have met, made a presentation to and discussed several issues of mutual interest with the Ambassador and Counsellor (Maritime), Embassy of Denmark to India, in their office at New Delhi, contextual to the activities and progress of MACN in India
17th July 2023
The Senior Adviser and Project Manager, MACN-India, have met the Deputy Head and Senior Counsellor, Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in their office at New Delhi. The CII is the official Secretariat of the Indian B20, ongoing currently. These discussions pertained to the proposals submitted by the MACN-India to the Indian B20 Secretariat for incorporating in the recommendations of the Indian B20 adoption of anti-corruption measures in the supply-chain network, for onwards submission by the Indian B20 to the Indian G20 Summit Meeting
13th July 2023
The Senior Adviser, MACN-India had met and discussed about the works and progress of MACN in India with the incoming Director General of Shipping, Govt. of India, Chairman, Indian Ports Association and several other maritime industry stakeholders at a function jointly organised by FOSMA and MASSA to which the Senior Adviser, MACN-India was invited
11th July 2023
The MACN India Team had made an in-person presentation to and interacted with the senior management representatives of Teekay Corporation in India, at Mumbai, with a view to apprise and sensitise the latter about the activities, service offerings and progress of MACN in India
3rd July 2023
The Senior Adviser (India) had, at the request of the recently formed ‘Seafarers Rights Committee’, extensively briefed them, virtually, about the issue of shore leave denial /delay for seafarers, background, developments, challenges, international & national legal instruments applicable, way forward and systems changes that can be brought about systemically and sustainably to address this issue and the role that the MACN-India can and has played in this context
30th June 2023
The Senior Adviser (India) had, at the invitation of Maersk, attended the latter’s program ‘Equal at Sea’ held in Mumbai and had interacted with several senior stakeholders concerned of the maritime industry, both from abroad and India.
26th June 2023
The Senior Adviser (India) had personally met and interacted with the Commodore Superintendent and Deputy Executive Secretary of the Sea Cadet Corps (SCC) about the MACN and its activities in India. The former had then extended an invitation from the MACN to the SCC to consider putting of an information stall of the SCC at the MACN’s India Curtain Raiser Event to be held at Mumbai on 26th September 2023 (AN) as well as to attend as an Observer the Fall- 2023 Members Meeting of the MACN scheduled to take place at Mumbai on 27-28th September 2023
21st June 2023
Capt. Amit Wasan, India representative of Milaha (Shipping), Doha, Qatar, discussed with the Senior Adviser (India) to the MACN about the possibility of the company joining in as a member of the MACN and the pathway, going ahead. The Senior Adviser explained the modalities for the purpose, as a follow up to his earlier mail dated 10th May 2023 to the former. Previously, the MACN-India Team had made a presentation to and interacted with the said India representative of Milaha, inter-alia, on 24th February 2023
21st June 2023
The Senior Adviser (India) to the MACN had spoken to the President and the Company Secretary of Seamec Limited, for exploring the possibility of the said company joining in as a member of the MACN. This was in furtherance of the preceding discussions in this matter that the Senior Adviser has had with the Chairman and President & Company Secretary on 8th May 2023 and prior to that on 3rd April 2023
19th June 2023
A Partner of Deloitte and his team had met and interacted with the MACN-India Team, initially on April 2023 and subsequently on 19th June 2023 to explore potential collaboration between and Deloitte and MACN on the knowledge partnership / thought leadership platform sharing between the two organisations
6th June 2023
The Senior Adviser (Mr. Deepak Shetty) has attended the 4th meeting of the Indian B20 Action Council on ESG in Business and reiterated MACN’s formulation and suggestion for incorporating an anti-corruption element in this Action Council’s recommendation for a more robust, resilient and sustainable supply chain architecture, for submission to and consideration by the G20 Summit Meeting slated to be held at New Delhi in September 2023
5th June 2023
Had further interacted with the representatives of Wilhelmsen Port Services-India & Dubai, with a view to explore further collaboration, strategies and way forward between the company as a member of MACN and the MACN India Team
5th June 2023
Basis the global webinar organised by the Hong Kong branches of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers and Nautical Institute about the MACN on 16th May,2023, a write-up about the said webinar on MACN and its India operations has, on the invitation of the magazine publisher, being published in the issue dated 5th June, 2023 of the magazine ‘Sagar Sandesh’
31st May 2023
Had organised, convened and held the first quarterly meeting of the Steering Committee of the MACN-India in the office of the Mumbai Port Authority, at Mumbai, under the chairmanship of the Chairman, Indian Ports Association (IPA). A presentation was made thereat by the MACN-India Team about its activities, service offerings and progress. This was followed by very active and result-oriented discussions
30th May 2023
Had made a web presentation to and interacted with the representatives of Fednav and their India agency (JM Baxi & Co.), across several jurisdictions, with a view to apprise and sensitise about the activities, service offerings and progress of MACN- India
29th May 2023
Had made a web presentation to and interacted with the representative of Odfjell Tankers-India, with a view to apprise and sensitise about the activities, service offerings and progress of MACN- India
26th May 2023
Had made a web presentation to and interacted with the representatives of Synergy Maritime Pvt. Ltd., across several jurisdictions, with a view to apprise and sensitise about the activities, service offerings and progress of MACN- India
20th May 2023
At the request of WISTA-India, took part in a regional webinar arranged by the latter for its members from India as well as the neighbouring countries about MACN and the works & progress of MACN in India
18th May 2023
A write-up about MACN and its India operations has, on the invitation of the magazine publisher, being published in the Issue 9 of May, 2023 of the magazine ‘ She of Change’
16th May 2023
The Senior Adviser (Mr. Deepak Shetty) spoke as one of the keynote speakers and participated in a panel discussion on MACN as a part of a global webinar organised by the Hong Kong Branches of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers and Nautical Institute
12th May 2023
The Senior Adviser (Mr. Deepak Shetty) had met the Indian G20 Sherpa (Mr. Amitabh Kant) at Mumbai
12th April 2023
1st Aqua Cruise and Maritime Tourism Awards in India
12th April 2023
Manning & Training Conference India (MTCI) 2023 on the theme ‘Achieving long-term sustainability for maritime business’
5th April 2023
Diamond Jubilee (60th Year) celebration function of the National Maritime Day
27th March 2023
Program for the release of the book ‘Seaspan Galley
15th March 2023
The Senior Adviser (Mr. Deepak Shetty) has attended the 2nd meeting of the Indian B20 Action Council on ESG in Business and reiterated MACN’s formulation and suggestion for incorporating an anti-corruption element in this Action Council’s recommendation for a more robust, resilient and sustainable supply chain architecture, for submission to and consideration by the G20 Summit Meeting slated to be held at New Delhi in September 2023
1st March 2023
‘Setting Sail: Seafarers' Education and Awareness Session’ program of ISWAN
25th February 2023
‘Future of Digitalization and Communications’ event of GlobalMET
8th and 9th February 2023
13th edition of CTL (Container Transport & Logistics) Expo - 2023
23rd November 2022
'Maritime Corruption: Need for Global Action’ webinar of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers, Hong Kong Branch
23rd November 2022
‘2nd Knowledge Summit’ of the Indian Bunts Chamber of Commerce & Industry
18th and 19th November 2022
‘INMARCO-2022’ conference-cum-exhibition event of the Institute of Marine Engineers of India
16th November 2022
‘International Maritime SheEO-2022 Conference’ of WISTA-India
19th October 2022
Maritime Littoral Awards-2022 Program
29th July 2022
Technology in Maritime-2022 Global Conference
17th June 2022
Webinar on the Maritime Anti-Corruption Network of the Company of Master Mariners and Institute of Marine Engineers of India
