Niche segments can buck economic downtrend

India Maritime 2009 came this year in the very midst of the economic downturn, when most players in the field of shipping and maritime trade are found grappling with divergent and challenging issues, trying to find their bearings and get their feet on the ground. Getting into the vortex of such burning issues, the conference and the networking that later ensued, focused squarely on solutions thrown up by various studies and experiences of experts in the field. The resultant effect was an eye opener.… Eureka!

Held the on March, 5th & 6th 2009 at the Orchid, Mumbai the conference catered mainly to a very select gathering which is focused on getting into the recovery mode. Patterned to help think 'outside the box' most of the deliberations helped to identify virgin territories where the harvest is promising enough to help industry players wriggle out of the recessionary conduit.

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