Direct shipping service, a threat to sail vessels industry
The HinduThe direct ship service between Thoothukudi and Maldives poses a threat to mechanised coastal sail vessel service between these two destinations. The service has opened new business avenues for exporters but mechanised sail vessel industry, which was operating vessels to Colombo, Lakshadweep and the Maldives from Thoothukudi, is facing a threat. “Now, the direct shipping service may blow death knell to the mechanised sail vessel industry, feeding around 6,000 workers of this industry directly and indirectly,” says S. Lasington Fernando, president, Mechanized Coastal Sail Vessel Owners’ Association. It should allocate certain quantity of cargo for the sail vessels so that it will also be afloat along with the direct shipping service,” says Mr. Lasington.
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