Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi dedicated India’s first Deep-Water Container Transshipment Port i.e. Vizhinjam International Deepwater Multipurpose Seaport to the nation at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala on 02 May 2025.
The Vizhinjam International Deepwater Multipurpose Seaport in Kerala is a significant advancement in India’s maritime infrastructure.
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» Vizhinjam International Deepwater Multipurpose Seaport is developed by Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) under a public-private partnership model with the Kerala government.
- The port has been developed in landlord model with a Public Private Partnership component on a design, build, finance, operate and transfer (“DBFOT”) basis. The private partner, the Concessionaire M/s Adani Vizhinjam Port Private limited, commenced the construction on 5th December 2015.
About India's First Deep-Water Container Transshipment Port:
- The Vizhinjam International Transhipment Deepwater Multipurpose Seaport is an ambitious project taken up by Government of Kerala.
- It has been developed at a cost of Rs 8,800 crore.
- It is designed primarily to cater container transhipment besides multi-purpose and break bulk cargo.
- Vizhinjam International Deepwater Multipurpose Seaport is country’s first dedicated container transshipment port that represents the transformative advancements being made in India’s maritime sector as part of the unified vision of Viksit Bharat.
- It is India’s first semi-automated port equipped with remote-controlled quay cranes and an AI-powered vessel traffic management system. Hence, Vizhinjam will significantly reduce vessel turnaround times.
- Vizhinjam Port, having strategic importance, has been identified as a key priority project which will contribute in strengthening India’s position in global trade, enhance logistics efficiency, and reduce reliance on foreign ports for cargo transshipment.
- Its natural deep draft of nearly 20 meters and location near one of the world’s busiest sea trade routes further strengthens India’s position in global trade.