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THEME: Gateway to the East: Building Odisha's Smart Maritime–Logistics Future. A two-day, high-level industry forum convening port authorities, shipping lines, steel & manufacturing majors, exporters, policymakers and infrastructure developers to chart the next phase of Odisha's logistics transformation.
Friday 07 August
Gateway to the East: Building Odisha's smart maritime–logistics future.
Odisha is rapidly emerging as India's most strategically positioned maritime-industrial state. With a 575-km coastline, port capacity expanding from 400 MTPA towards 500 MTPA by 2047, and large-scale investments across petrochemicals, steel, green hydrogen, EVs and technical textiles, the state is entering a new logistics era — led by Paradip Port's historic rise as India's leading cargo-handling port.
The Dhamra–Paradip–Gopalpur belt is evolving into a powerful maritime-industrial corridor, backed by multimodal connectivity, industrial clusters, green-energy projects and private-sector participation. Massive investments in green hydrogen and ammonia, shipbuilding, container terminals and integrated logistics parks are reshaping cargo patterns and EXIM flows.
As manufacturing expands and port capacities scale up, the next imperative is clear: a smart, technology-driven, multimodal logistics ecosystem that connects production to ports efficiently, sustainably and competitively — strengthening Odisha's position as India's Gateway to the East and ASEAN.
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The conversations that move cargo.
Three business sessions and two cross-cutting themes — built to convert Odisha's industrial growth into seamless, sustainable, competitive cargo movement.
Aligning capacity, cargo & connectivity
- Integrating PCPIR, SEZs, industrial parks and port infrastructure
- Private participation in terminal development and logistics assets
- Creating predictable cargo pipelines for ports
Dhamra–Paradip–Gopalpur, the multimodal spine
- Synchronising rail, road and coastal shipping under PM Gati Shakti
- Multimodal evacuation of bulk and container cargo
- Rail capacity, rake handling and DFC integration
- Logistics parks, ICDs, MMLPs, warehousing & container freight stations
A future-ready container ecosystem
- Containerisation growth beyond bulk cargo
- Reducing dwell time and transaction costs
- Mainline services, feeder networks & tariff competitiveness
What's on the table.
One day. One agenda.
A working forum — three business sessions, the Smart Logistics Awards and structured networking, all on 06 August at DN Square.
Voices shaping the East.
Leaders from ports, shipping and industry setting the agenda for Odisha's logistics future.
The people who move the East.
A deliberately curated room of decision-makers across the maritime, port and logistics value chain — from cargo owners to terminal operators.
Take a seatat the table.
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