Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, speaking at the 31st CII Partnership Summit in Visakhapatnam, said Andhra Pradesh is poised to become India's maritime gateway to ASEAN and East Asia. He highlighted a ₹30,000 crore shipbuilding cluster at Dugarajapatnam, ₹560 crore port projects at Visakhapatnam, and four greenfield port projects under construction across the state.