Commerce Official to Lead Ports and Maritime Technology Trade Mission to India
Francisco Sanchez, Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, announced that he will lead the Department's first-ever ports and maritime technology industry trade mission to India on February 20-24, 2012. Representatives from 14 U.S. firms, including port authorities, dredging firms and IT companies, will visit Chennai, Ahmedabad and Mumbai during the mission, which is the first in a series of events planned for 2012 that are designed to expand U.S. export opportunities with India's infrastructure sectors.
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The following companies were selected for participation in the trade mission:
- AECOM - N.Y.
- The Beckett Group - Gig Harbor, Wash.
- Capacity - Longview, Texas
- ContainerTrac, Inc. - Richmond, Calif.
- DSC Dredge LLC - Reserve, La.
- Ellicott Dredges LLC - Baltimore, Md.
- Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Company - Oak Brook, Ill.
- International Research and Development Solutions LLC - Arlington, Va.
- NTELX, Inc. - Vienna, Va.
- Port of Baltimore - Baltimore, Md.
- Port of San Diego - San Diego, Calif.
- Rapiscan Systems, Inc. - Arlington, Va.
- Science Applications International Corporation - San Diego, Calif.
- Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. - Waltham, Mass.
More information on this mission is available here.