NEW DELHI: India's Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said that he held "a highly productive meeting" with the captains of South Korea's major shipping companies on Friday.
"Discussed how energy and shipping are inseparable pillars of our rapidly growing economy under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Our crude and gas imports worth over $150 billion are seaborne reflecting the scale of our energy and shipping vessel demand, " the minister said in a post on X.
The top honchos of Korean shipping companies that attended the meeting include Korea Ocean Business Corporation (KOBC) CEO An Byung Gil, SK Shipping CEO Kim Sung Ick, H-Line Shipping CEO Seo Myung Deuk, and Pan Ocean Vice President Sung Je Yong.