V.O. Chidambaranar Port Talks Green Fuels and Decarbonisation with Antwerp-Bruges, MMMCZCS, Hamburg at Sagarmanthan 2026

At Sagarmanthan 2026 in New Delhi, V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority chairperson Susanta Kumar Purohit met representatives from Port of Antwerp-Bruges, the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, Port of Hamburg, and GIZ. The talks covered green fuels, methanol bunkering, port energy solutions, digitalisation, and sustainable maritime corridors. No formal agreements or funding commitments were announced. The value here is that a major Indian port is aligning early with European partners that already operate green fuel infrastructure. That matters because ports need storage, bunkering, and grid connections before ships can switch fuels at scale. For anyone tracking maritime decarbonisation, this is a signal that VOC Port is positioning for alternative fuel demand. The next step is watching whether these discussions turn into concrete infrastructure projects.