Key highlights of the summit:

• He informed that capacity of major ports have increased from 870 million tonnes in 2014 to 1550 million tonnes now.
  
  
• Mega ports with world class infrastructure are being developed in Vadhavan, Paradip and Deendayal Port in Kandla.
  
  
• India aims to operationalise 23 waterways by 2030.
  
  
• India has as many as 189 lighthouses across its vast coastline and has drawn up a programme for developing tourism in the land adjacent to 78 lighthouses.
  
  
• Steps are also being taken to introduce urban water transport systems in key states and cities such as Kochi, Mumbai, Gujarat and Goa.
  
  
• To encourage domestic shipbuilding, approval has been given to the Shipbuilding Financial Assistance Policy for Indian Shipyards.
  
  
• The Ministry of Port Shipping and Waterways has created a list of 400 investable These projects have an investment potential of $ 31 billion or Rs 2.25 lakh crores.
  
  
• The Maritime India Vision 2030 outlines the priorities of the Government.
  
  
• The Sagar-Manthan: Mercantile Marine Domain Awareness Centre has been launched. It is an information system for enhancing maritime safety, search and rescue capabilities, security and marine environment protection.
  
  
• Government is in the process of installing solar and wind-based power systems at all the major ports across the country and aims to increase usage of renewable energy to more than 60% of total energy by 2030 in three phases across Indian ports.