<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal flagged off the Maritime Awareness Walkathon on the occasion of National Maritime Day in Delhi today. He greeted people on the occasion and paid respect saluting seafarers, Port workers and all those associated with the maritime sector for their determination and hardwork. He said the skill and efforts of those in the sector are key to the nation's growth.</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">India with a coastline of more than 7,500 km is a global maritime powerhouse. Shipping is the lifeline and the route of the prosperity of the nation, he said taking to Twitter. India has an ancient maritime history with the sea being the route of trade, prosperity and cultural exchange.</span></p>