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HISTORICAL FACTS: Tharoor urges centre to restore crew changes at vizhinjam - The Untold Story

Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor has urged the Centre to reconsider its decision to discontinue crew changes at the Vizhinjam seaport.

In letters submitted to Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal, he forwarded a representation from the Trivandrum Chamber of Commerce and Industry that decried the recent order from the Directorate General of Shipping in this regard.

The representation highlighted that the seaport carried out over a thousand crew changes that benefited transcontinental shipping companies that operate ships through nearby routes and stimulated the local economy through additional jobs and by way of supporting the State’s travel, tourism, and hospitality sectors.

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