India’s infrastructure story has quietly entered a new phase. Roads grabbed the headlines for years. Then railways followed and defence became the market’s favourite theme. Now another sector is attracting enormous government spending without generating the same excitement, and that sector is maritime infrastructure. Under Maritime Amrit Kaal Vision 2047, India wants to modernise ports, expand inland waterways, promote green harbour infrastructure and strengthen domestic shipbuilding. The long-term investment pipeline runs into nearly Rs 80 lakh crore, creating opportunities that extend well beyond companies that simply own ports.