Pak hackers vandalised Cochin Port site

Cyber hackers from Pakistan are alleged to have hacked the website of the Cochin Port Trust on January 19, an investigation has revealed. The cyber wing of the police under Kochi Police......

Kerala HC orders detention of Russian cargo ship in Cochin port

The Kerala high court has ordered the detention of a Russian ship at the Cochin port after an admiralty suit was filed by an Estonian shore service company, Bunker Partner OU. IMAGE: Kindly note......

2 ships with evacuees from Yemen to reach Kochi on Saturday

Two passenger ships with Indians and foreign nationals evacuated from conflict-hit Yemen are expected to reach the port on Saturday afternoon, officials said. The ships, sent by the government, had......

Naval ship arrives in Kochi with Indians from Maldives

This is the Indian Navy's first massive evacuation exercise from foreign soil during the COVID-19 lockdown. INS Jalashwa,carrying 698 repatriated Indian citizens from the Maldives, arrived at......

Why Port Blair may soon lose 'major port' tag

On June 1, 2010, under Indian Ports Act, 1908, govt declared Port Blair as 13th major port in India Port Blair may soon "officially" lose the tag of a major port, granted to it seven years ago, as......

Why Kochi has an exciting future

This small town on the south-west coast of the Indian peninsula was the site of the first European colonial settlement in India by the Portuguese, way back in 1503. Kochi (Cochin) was occupied by......

India throws open its ports to cruise tourism

A task force, under the chairmanship of the secretary (tourism), with the secretary (shipping) as co-chairperson, has been constituted to promote cruise tourism in the country, reports Megha......

11 SEZs sanctioned in Kerala

A total of 11 special economic zoneshad been sanctioned in Kerala, Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan informed the state assembly on Friday. Most of these, sanctioned under the SEZs Act 2005, are......