PORT BROCHURE - Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry

ABOUT BOMBAY CHAMBERhe Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry is the country's leading Chamber of Commerce inMumbai - the financial and commercial capital of India. Established in 1836, Bombay Chamber hasTglorious history of achievements that have led not only the Mumbai city but also the country on a highgrowth path. The Bombay Chamber has played an important role in the development of the port city of Mumbaiand setting up of the Bombay (Mumbai) Port Trust in 1873. The Bombay Chamber is also internationallyrecognised to declare 'Weather Working Days' and 'Charter Party Holidays' for the Mumbai Port and theJawaharlal Nehru Port. It is also recognised by the Government of India for issuing the Certificate of Origin, too.The Chamber is celebrating 175 years of its existence, this year. The Chamber represents decision makingcorporate offices of large and medium sized professionally managed companies in manufacturing and servicessectors. The membership base represents almost a third of country's trillion $ GDP. A third of membership baseis directly or indirectly engaged in trade and commerce and therefore beneficiaries of shipping and logisticsservices.The Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry pioneered organization of the biennial flagship'International Port and Shipping Conference' in 1998 and continues to take the lead and maintaindistinctiveness through well articulated strategic strategy paper recommendations which provide a'Roadmap' for creating a facilitating environment and aids growth and development of the sector.Ministry of ShippingGovernment of IndiaCO-ORGANISERSMinistry of CommerceGovernment IndiaIPA INSA IAPHPipavav Shipyard Ltd.Jawaharlal Nehru Port TrustInternational ConferenceCoastal Shipping and Inland Waterways:The Missing Links in Maritime DevelopmentMEDIA PARTNERThe Shipping Corpn.of India Ltd.Seahorse GroupJSWShreyasShippingINDIAEXIM IndiaHauers AssociatesMr. Michael P. PintoConference ChairmanDr. S. B. Agnihotri, IAS Director General of Shipping Directorate General of ShippingCapt. Avinash Batra Chairman Seahorse Ship Agencies Pvt. Ltd.Mr. Jnanendra Nath Das Director (Liner & Passenger Services The Shipping Corporation of India Ltd.Mr. Anil Devli Chief Executive Officer Indian National Shipowners' AssociationMr. Bhavesh Gandhi Executive Vice Chairman Pipapav Shipyard Ltd.Mr. S. Hajara Chairman & Managing Director The Shipping Corporation of India Ltd.Mr. Vijay Kumar Managing Director Bharati Shipyard Ltd.Vice Adm. H. S. Malhi, AVSM, VSM Chairman & Managing Director Mazagon Dock Ltd.Mr. C. R. Nambiar Vice President Seahorse Ship Agencies Pvt. Ltd.Mr. L. Radhakrishnan, IAS Chairman Jawaharlal Nehru Port TrustMr. V. Ramnarayan Executive Director Shreyas Shipping & Logistics Ltd.Mr. S. D. Shinde, IAS Chief Executive Officer Maharashtra Maritime BoardMr. Rajeeva Sinha Director Mundra Port and Special Economic Zone Ltd.Capt. B. V. J. K. Sharma Jt. Managing Director & CEO JSW Infrastructure Ltd.Capt. Deepak K. Tewari Chief Executive Officer MSC Agency (India) Pvt. Ltd.SecretariatDr. Atindra Sen Director General Bombay ChamberMs. Kavita Sharma Joint Director Bombay ChamberMr. Suraj Mani Officer-in-charge Bombay Chamber49100200 Extns. 212 / 227, Fax: 49100213B O M B AY C H A M B E RINDIAN PORTS & SHIPPING 2011December 6-7, 2011, Hotel ITC Grand Central, Parel, Mumbai

December 7, 20119.45 A.M. SESSION I : COASTAL SHIPPINGB O M B AY C H A M B E RINDIAN PORTS & SHIPPING 2011Coastal Shipping and Inland Waterways:The Missing Links in Maritime DevelopmentABOUT CONFERENCEhe Bombay Chamber strongly felt the need toadvocate issues relating to coastal shippingTand inland waterways development whichaccount for a mere 1% of all cargo movement in India,despite being most economical and environmentfriendly mode of transport. Coastal Shipping andInland waterways transportation network couldsignificantly reduce logistic costs and curbs issuesrelating to land acquisitions.While a beginning has been made by declaring fiveroutes as National Waterways, enormous investmentswill be required to realize the sector's true potential.Therefore, there is a need for Industry to get togetherand engage with the State Governments and theGovernment of India to provide an enablingatmosphere for large investments in the sector. Afocused approach is required to bring about thenecessary policy changes and structural reforms ifcoastal shipping and inland waterways are to realizetheir potential.The Bombay Chamber's concept paper will highlightworkable and practicable model for promotion ofCoastal Shipping and Inland Waterways and willprovide a framework for incentivizing investments inthese sectors with special emphasis on Public-Private-Partnership.December 6, 2011Inaugural Session6.30 p.m. Registration7.00 p.m. Welcome AddressMr. Ashok BaratPresident, Bombay Chamber7.10 p.m. Introductory RemarksMr. Michael PintoConference ChairmanR P O G R A M M E7.20 p.m. Theme AddressMr. S. N. SrikanthChief Executive, Hauer Associates7.55 p.m. Address by Guest of HonourShri B.K. Chaturvedi, IASMember Planning Commission8.15 p.m. Key Note Address by Chief GuestShri Prithviraj Chavan*Hon’ble Chief Minister of MaharashtraShri Narendra Modi*Hon'ble Chief Minister of Gujarat8.40 p.m. Vote of ThanksDr. Atindra SenDirector General, Bombay Chamber8.45 p.m. Cocktails and DinnerChairman and ModeratorPanel Discussion:Mr. Michael PintoConference Chairman- Coastal Operator's perspective Mr. S. HajaraCMD, Shipping Corporation of India Ltd.- Regulator's perspective Dr. S.B. Agnihotri. IAS*Director General of Shipping- Port Developer's perspective Capt. B.V.J.K. SharmaJoint Managing Director & CEO, JSW Infrastructure Ltd.- Consultant's perspective Mr. Samir KanabarDirector, Ernst & Young India Pvt. Ltd.- Coastal Service Provider's perspective Mr. Navpreet SinghJoint Managing Director, Dolphin Offshore Enterprises (I) Ltd.11.15 A.M. TEA BREAK11.45 A.M. SESSION II : INLAND WATERWAYS1.15 P.M. LUNCHChairman and ModeratorDr. S. B. Agnihotri, IAS*Director General of ShippingChallenges facing the Inland Waterways sectorMs. Bhupinder Prasad, IAS- Why it has not developed? Chairperson, IWAI- What needs to be done?Experience in developing IWW in a StateMr. L. Radhakrishnan, IAS- Importance of Public Private Partnership Chairman JNPT, (Former Principal Secretary-Water Resources,Coastal Shipping and Inland Navigation Dept., Govt. of Kerala)Leveraging the advantages to the economy ofdeveloping IWW - The example of EuropeMr. Luc ArnoutsChief Commercial Officer, Port of AntwerpSub-continental experienceCommodore Jobair Ahmad, NDC, BN*- The example of Bangladesh Director General, Department os Shipping2.00 P.M. SESSION III: POLICIES AND FINANCE (PROJECT ECONOMICS AND PPP MODEL)3.30 P.M. TEAChairman and ModeratorWhy have policy initiatives not succeeded indeveloping CS and IWW in India?Impediments in the flow of institutionalfinance to CS and IWW - Solutions & RemediesMr. Luis MirandaChairman, IDFC Private Equity FundMr. B. N. PuriMember Secretary, National Transport Development PolicyCommittee and Principal Advisor TransportMr. Saibal DeChief Executive – Ports, IL&FS Maritime Infrastructure Co. Ltd.Constraints in developing private portsMr. Santosh K. Mohapatra,- Challenges in obtaining financial closure Chief Executive Officer, Dhamra Port Co. Ltd.How are CS and IWW financed in Europe?- Lessons for India4.00 P.M. VALEDICTORY SESSION4.00 p.m. Welcome Address Mr. Uday KhannaVice President, Bombay Chamber4.10 p.m. Summation of the proceeding Mr. S. N. SrikanthChief Executive, Hauer Associates4.30 p.m. Address by the Guest of Honour Shri K. Mohandas, IASSecretary to the Govt. of India, Ministry of Shipping4,45 p.m. Valedictory Address by the Chief Guest Shri Anand Sharma*Hon'ble Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Govt of India5.15 p.m. Concluding Remarks and Vote of Thanks Mr. Michael PintoConference Chairman5.30 p.m. CloseTBA(* confirmation awaited)