New Delhi, June 5 -- India now ranks 3rd in building general dry cargo vessels for the European short sea trade, Union Minister for Ports and Shipping Sarbananda Sonowal announced on Thursday, quoting private data.

The minister attributed this feat to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "bold Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision 2047".

"India's shipbuilding ambitions are no longer just on paper, they are taking shape in shipyards and recognised globally," the minister wrote on X, attaching an infographic of rankings.

From strategic reforms to skilling our workforce, every step taken by the Modi Govt is making Make in India, Make for the World a reality. Our rise proves, India means business and the world knows it," the minister supplemented in his X ...