I'm back to obsessing about my retirement destination halfway around the world! This is a new series of posts about what I see into the future for “God's Own Country” - Kochi. Kochi’s future is intertwined with its role as a trade port. Kochi originated from Muziris, the legendary spice-trading port city, which led to the ‘Spice Route’. Kochi’s location gave it the name ‘Queen of the Arabian Sea’. The crown jewel of Kochi’s port (called Cochin Port) is Dubai Port World's Vallarpadam Transshipment Terminal. The government-owned Cochin Port is spread across two islands: Willingdon Island, which is India’s largest man-made island, and Vallarpadam Island, which houses Dubai Port World's Transshipment Terminal. Dubai Port World's Vallarpadam Transshipment Terminal (started in 2011) competes with Adani's new Vizhinjam port (started in 2025), which is just 180 nautical miles away. Like the Los Angeles and Long Beach Ports made Califo...
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