Delhi - Centre has set in motion a plan to foray into the global container shipping business, which will be led by Container Corporation, and has commissioned a study by consultants for a roadmap in this regard, sources revealed recently.

This assumes significance in light of the challenging geopolitical scenarios emerging out of the middle-east, and the disruption in Arabian Sea trade route seen in the last year or so. Shipping companies have reported more erratic vessel schedules, as well as congestion in transshipment at ports. The emerging risks to international sea trade has also . . .