New Delhi - The broad contours of Bharat Container Shipping Line–which could be India’s first big attempt at entering the global container shipping business–is slowly taking shape with the government asking Shipping Corporation of India Ltd (SCI) to finalise a partnership with Container Corporation of India Ltd (CONCOR), both so-called ‘navratna’ state-owned firms, to launch the new line, multiple sources said.

“The strategy behind the plan to float a new national container shipping line between two state-owned ‘navratna’ companies is that there is no one in India to compete with the likes . . .