Kerala Tourism, Kochi Port to host Volvo Ocean Race

• It’s the first for India, and it’s an added feather in Kerala’s hat. The Kerala Tourism along with the Kochi Port Trust is bringing the world’s premier catching event, Volvo Ocean Race, to India.
• The deal which will then officially make the Kochi port and Kerala one of the glamourous ports and states on the world map.
• The Volvo Ocean Race is a 33,000-nautical mile odyssey of unimaginable highs and desperate lows, that is played out on a worldwide stage over nine months. It takes place in key cultural and economic regions across the globe as well as the remote reaches of the planet.