The 8th Norway-India Joint Working Group Maritime meeting was held on17th November,2022 in Mumbai.
Key points
- Fruitful discussions were held on the Norway-India cooperation on green maritime future.
- Both governments presented their visions and plans for a green maritime sector. India-Norway Joint Working Group on Maritime meetings are being held on a regular basis.
- In 8th JWG Maritime Meeting held on 18.11.2022 discussion was held on use of alternative fuels like green ammonia and hydrogen for futuristic shipping.
- Norwegian Green Shipping Programme has been successful and the experience and expertise was shared in the meeting.
- Norway stated that it is committed to India for zero emission solutions.
- India and Norway, which are part of Green Voyage 2050 project, both parties agreed on willingness, devotion, partnership and capacity building for achieving common goals.
- India is a signatory to Hongkong Convention for Recycling of Ships.
- India has pressed upon cooperation in the filed of Maritime Training in latest maritime technology eg. MASS etc.
- The Indian side has requested Norway to extend Ship Board training and Ship Board training in the area of Polar Water Navigation.
About GreenVoyage2050 Project
- The GreenVoyage2050 Project is a partnership project between the Government of Norway and IMO launched in May 2019 aiming to transform the shipping industry towards a lower carbon future.
- The global partnership is supporting developing countries, including Small Islands Developing States (SIDS) and Least Developed Countries (LDCs), in meeting their commitment towards relevant climate change and energy efficiency goals, for international shipping, through supporting the Initial IMO GHG Strategy.
