Motherport News is published by Glocean Exim Maritime Solutions LLP (GEMS). The same team advises traders and projects on Trivandrum Port. Each service below sits next to the work that backs it.
We track vessel calls, container throughput and berth data, check them against sources, and benchmark turnaround, congestion and corridor disruption.
We help traders find a workable route and carrier through Trivandrum, and we stay with the first shipment.
We assess whether methanol bunkering can work at Vizhinjam: demand, supply, safety and the case for investors.
We prepare local people and firms to earn from the port, through classes, port visits and public information.
Kerala exporters and a freight forwarder · 2022 to date
Aug 2026
first export container from TRV for a Kerala exporter
Exporters new to Vizhinjam did not know which lines call, whom to speak to, or what transit and price to expect. Carrier offices are far away and enquiries often go unanswered.
We advised on routes, transit times and shipping options. We introduced exporters to carriers and agents, obtained quotations and followed up to booking. In September 2026 we found the carrier’s Thiruvananthapuram contact for a 25 × 40’ HQ consignment to Vancouver. The offer arrived within the sailing window.
Bookings made and containers moved, including the first export container from TRV. We gave this support without payment.
Read the first-container story arrow_forwardGovernment of Kerala and port stakeholders · 2024 to 2025
17.5 t/day
methanol from one village-scale plant: 32 direct and 100 indirect jobs (GEMS working estimate)
Shipping lines and fuel suppliers must invest without clear rules, and green-bunkering plans stall. Tuticorin moved on methanol bunkering while TRV did not.
We sent a methanol bunkering and green-fuel proposal to the Chief Minister’s Office in 2024. In December 2025 we completed a feasibility study. It links government policy, such as setting aside 50–60 acres, to port operations and expected calls by green-fuelled ships. It also looks at making methanol from local waste.
Advisory is complete. Implementation is in planning.
Read: Missing the boat arrow_forwardA textile export cluster in Tamil Nadu · 2026
12–15 → 5–6 days
transit to Chittagong on a direct liner service, as reported to the cluster
The cluster wanted to export to Bangladesh, Turkey and Germany. Direct vessel services from Vizhinjam were new to it.
We set out the direct liner options and compared transit times with the current routes. We also tracked cargo bound for Hamburg at the cluster’s request.
The cluster drew strong interest in the Chittagong service and has started to study Vizhinjam as a main logistics hub.
Clients are anonymised unless they have agreed to be named. Two clients have written to us about Motherport News vessel tracking and cargo planning (October 2026). Letters, quotations and correspondence are available on request, and we share third-party messages only with the counterparts’ permission.
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Read the Vizhinjam timeline of our lead adviser, Elias John