The Institute of Maritime and Nautical Studies (IMNS), a leading institute providing training to students in marine and allied courses, for the first time in the country has come up with a three month course here.
Further proof of the rich maritime heritage of the Malabar coast has been brought to light by excavations undertaken by the Kerala Council of Historical Research (KCHR) at Pattanam near Kodungalloor.
The Centre would be asked to set up a distant campus of the proposed Maritime University in Kerala, Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan told the Assembly today.
Coast Guard Deputy Commandant Deepak Singh discussed with district administration officials here on Tuesday the proposal for setting up a South Indian Marine Academy in the district.
First mooted in the wake of the 1993 Mumbai terror bombings, an ambitious plan to create Marine Police forces in India's coastal states is finally taking off but doubts remain over the manner in which they will be administered.
Organisers of the World Maritime Day celebration here on Thursday decided to take up with the State Government the formation of a `Kerala State Maritime Board' that would ensure that inland vessels were certified for safe operation under the guidance of
The LDF Government in the state is planning to set up an aqua park to promote ornamental fish export, Fisheries Minister S Sarma told the Assembly on Monday.
