India, Oct. 28 -- The state government on Monday signed as many as 15 memorandums of understanding (MoUs) worth Rs.55,969 crore, coinciding with the first day of the India Maritime Week 2025. The MoUs, all related to maritime trade and industry, were signed in the presence of chief minister Devendra Fadnavis at the NESCO Exhibition Centre in Mumbai.

The biggest MoU, worth Rs.42,500 crore, was signed with Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ), for expansion of the port at Dighi. APSEZ had acquired 100% stake in the port in February 2021, and now wants to expand it.

Other major agreements signed on Monday included MoUs with Chowgule and Company Private Limited and Goa Shipyard Limited, for developing shipyard facilities at a cost ...