India eyes deeper Maritime Ties as Piyush Goyal meets CEO of World’s Largest Container Shipping Line in Sweden

STOCKHOLM : Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Shri Piyush Goyal, held a high-level meeting with Mr. Soren Toft, CEO of Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), during his two-day official visit to Sweden. The interaction focused on deepening collaboration in India’s rapidly expanding shipping, logistics, and port infrastructure sectors.

MSC, the world’s largest container shipping company, has expressed a keen interest in increasing its operational footprint in India. The discussion highlighted mutual opportunities to advance sustainable shipping solutions, aimed at enhancing global trade connectivity and supply chain innovation.

“Highly productive interaction with Mr. Soren Toft,” Shri Goyal shared in a post on social media platform X. “Looking forward to a key partnership in developing sustainable shipping solutions to boost global trade connectivity and supply chain innovation.”

The meeting is being seen as a strategic step toward bolstering India’s maritime capabilities and aligns with the government’s vision of transforming the country into a global logistics hub.

Minister Goyal’s visit to Sweden underscores India’s ongoing efforts to strengthen bilateral economic relations with Nordic nations, especially in sectors crucial to global trade and sustainability.