India approves ₹10,000-crore shipping container manufacturing programme

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The Cabinet’s approval comes as global conflicts disrupt maritime routes, increase shipping detours and put pressure on container availability.

By Reuters

Updated - October 28, 2026 at 03:24 PM. | NEW DELHI

FILE PHOTO: Shipping containers at a port. India has approved a ₹10,000-crore programme to boost shipping container manufacturing amid global maritime trade disruptions. | Photo Credit: MARIO ANZUONI

India's ‌cabinet approved a shipping ​container ⁠manufacturing programme worth 100 ‌billion rupees ($1.05 billion) on ‌Wednesday, ‌Information ⁠Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw ⁠said.

The programme was announced ​in ‌the federal budget of 2026/27 and its ‌approval comes ​at a time ⁠when conflicts around ‌the world have disrupted maritime trade, forcing ships ‌to take longer detours ​and skimping container ⁠availability.

Published on October 28, 2026

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