New Delhi, June 3 -- Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways,Sarbananda Sonowal held a bilateral meeting with His Excellency, Terada Yoshimichi, Japan's Vice Minister for International Affairs, and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport & Tourism (MLITT) in Oslo. With a goal to deepen the maritime relations between the two countries, the meeting entailed discussions on multiple areas including investment by Japanese Shipyards, collaboration on port digitisation and green port initiatives, increase in R&D cooperation, upskilling human resources, employment of Indian seafarers in Japan among others.

Both the ministers also discussed about using sustainable technologies, disaster-resilient infrastructure, and enhanced connect...