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India and Denmark Expand Maritime Shipbuilding and Technology Cooperation

Denmark, India deepen maritime ties, eye shipbuilding and naval technology collaboration · livemint.com

India and Denmark want to work more closely on ships and ocean-related industries.

Their plans include building commercial and naval ships, improving ports and sharing maritime technology.

The countries are studying which shipbuilding projects could work best.

Denmark may also send defence companies to meet Indian naval organisations.

India wants to build more ships at home and rely less on foreign suppliers.

Danish companies could provide equipment such as pumps, electrical systems, coatings and digital tools.

The cooperation builds on a partnership created in 2020 and a green-shipping centre established in 2025.

India hopes to greatly increase its shipbuilding capacity by 2047.

Key facts

India’s maritime trade: About 95% of India’s trade by volume moves by sea.
Sagarmala 2.0 target: The government has targeted $139 billion of investment to expand and modernise the maritime sector.
Shipbuilding goal: India aims to increase output from just over 100,000 gross tonnes to about 4.5 million gross tonnes by 2047.
Danish investment commitment: Maersk has announced a further $5 billion investment commitment in India.
Existing partnership: The cooperation builds on the Green Strategic Partnership signed in 2020.
Green-shipping centre: The Indo-Danish Centre of Excellence on Green Shipping was established in India in 2025.
Planned next step: A feasibility study will identify opportunities in naval and commercial shipbuilding before a targeted programme for Danish companies.

livemint.com · 1 week ago