India’s ambition to become a manufacturing powerhouse as well as the world’s factory has got a boost with a key project by Adani Group getting the government nod. Adani’s Vizhinjam Port in Kerala has received the shipping ministry’s approval for operating as India’s first transshipment port, it was reported. It
The Vizhinjam International Seaport in Thiruvananthapuram has reached a significant milestone with the completion of the 3,100-metre-long breakwater. This crucial development sets the stage for the commencement of trial operations, marking a pivotal moment in the port’s journey towards full-scale functionality. Breakwaters are mainly built to shelter vessels and are
Vizhinjam International Port has successfully obtained the International Shipping and Port Security (ISPS) code, a crucial authorisation sanctioned by the International Maritime Organisation under the United Nations.This certification is mandatory for international ships to operate within its premises, encompassing high-speed cargo vessels, bulk carriers, and other cargo ships, a port
Adani Vizhinjam International Seaport is expected to begin the trial run of port operations in May by pressing barges loaded with containers. According to the officials with the Adani Group, which develops the port on Design, Build, Finance, Operate, Transfer (DBFOT) basis, they are hopeful of commencing the full-fledged commercial
The government has received expressions of interest (EOIs) from 11 players for the Rs 41,000-crore international transhipment port project at Great Nicobar Island in the Bay of Bengal, Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal said on Wednesday.Last year, the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways in a statement said the project is
Mundra port Mundra Port, the flagship port of Adani Ports and Special Economic Port Ltd (APSEZ), will levy a double stack lock charges of Rs500 per double stacked wagon, inward or outward, from 1 February, the port operator owned by tycoon Gautam Adani said in a trade notice. Mundra, India’s
Ports minister V N Vasavan told the Assembly that the first phase construction of Vizhinjam international transshipment terminal will be completed by Dec this year. At present, 72% of the total works expected to be finished in the first phase has been completed, said the minister. The original schedule was
Vizhinjam seaport’s proximity to the international shipping route appears to have raised hopes that it will emerge as a top container transhipment hub in South Asia. But a soon-to-be-released extensive study on Vizhinjam port states that the projections are not in sync with the ground reality. The report, prepared by
The third Chinese vessel, carrying six-yard cranes from Nantong, China, docked at the under-construction Vizhinjam International Seaport in Kerala on Monday. The vessel, Zhen Hua 24, reached the port without any interruptions, unlike the first two ships, and was cleared to enter the port within hours after reaching the outer
Marking a significant step towards port operation, the Vizhinjam International Seaport in Kerala has taken delivery of 10 giant cranes, comprising eight yard cranes and two ship-to-shore cranes. The last ship, Zhen Hua 24, carrying six-yard cranes from Nantong, China, docked at the port last week and delivered six-yard cranes,
