Kerala_Maritime_Institute
Kerala Maritime Institute is a premier institute for Maritime education in the state established by the Government of Kerala at Neendakara in Kollam city, India. The institute was created by the Port Department of Kerala state to give quality training for students in Kerala. The campus is located on 10 acres of land attached to the Neendakara Port. More than 5,000 students have been trained at Neendakara maritime institute under the Boat Crew training programme. The institute has played a major role in reducing the number of state-wide inland navigation accidents.[1] The headquarters of the institute is at Neendakara.[2]
The institute was inaugurated on 4 May 2010, by V. S. Achuthanandan, former Chief Minister of Kerala.[3]