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India ranks among top 3 global suppliers of seafarers: Sarbananda Sonowal highlights maritime sector transformation at IMU Convocation
Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday lauded India’s maritime growth, announcing that the country now ranks among the top three global suppliers of trained seafarers with a workforce exceeding three lakh. He was addressing the 10th convocation ceremony of the Indian Maritime University (IMU) in Chennai, where 2,196 students graduated. Sonowal highlighted the transformation of India’s maritime sector under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, no...