Mumbai: To coincide with the state visit to India of Crown Price Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway, the Indian National Shipowners Association (INSA) is hosting a special Indo-Norwegian Maritime Cooperation Forum this week. To be held at the Taj Mahal Hotel on October 31, the forum will explore topics such as innovations in shipbuilding, crew training and recruitment as well as ship financing. Co-chairing the discussions will be INSA president Yudhishthir Khatau and Trygve Seglem, president of the Norwegian Shipowners Association (NSA). Also present will be Kiran Dhingra, India's director general shipping, and Dag Terje Andersen, Norwegian minister of trade, industry and shipping. [30/10/06]
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