New Delhi, Aug. 26 -- The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW), in collaboration with the National Technology Centre for Ports, Waterways & Coasts (NTCPWC), IIT Madras, the National Maritime Complex (NMC), and Chennai Port Authority (ChPA), today launched MAR-a-THON 2025 - India's Maritime Hackathon at IIT Madras.

Organised under the Sagarmala Start-up Innovation Initiative (S2I2), the programme seeks to advance Research, Innovation, Start-ups, and Entrepreneurship (RISE) in the maritime sector and served as the curtain-raiser to India Maritime Week 2025.

Delivering the inaugural address, T.K. Ramachandran, IAS, Secretary, MoPSW, underlined the importance of technology-driven growth for India's maritime sector and emphasise...