Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 15 (UNI) Kerala can shift up to 50 per cent of its road traffic to sea route

Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 15 (UNI) Kerala can shift up to 50 per cent of its road traffic to sea routes by effectively utilising its maritime potential, Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan has said in the Assembly while introducing the Kerala Maritime Board (Amendment) Bill, 2026. Transporting goods by sea would cost only one-third of the expense involved in road transport, he said, outlining the government's proposed Mission Samudra to develop Kerala into an integrated maritime and port-based economic hub. The project envisages connecting the state's ports and promoting coastal shipping, inland water transport, port-based industries, maritime tourism and shipbuilding. Kerala's nearly 600-km…