Prime Minister Narendra Modi formally inaugurated the Vizhinjam International Seaport in Kerala on Friday, marking a significant step toward establishing the southern state on the world marine chart. The deep- ocean harborage, located near Thiruvananthapuram, is anticipated to greatly ameliorate India’s influence in global shipping and marketable routes.
Vizhinjam Port
The largest harborage innovator in India, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd( APSEZ), a division of the Adani Group, banded with the government to construct the harborage under a public-private model.
Vizhinjam’s commissioning promotes India as a new South Asian maritime gateway, poised to compete with major ports such as Dubai and Colombo. It is ideal for large vessels because of its natural depth of around 20 meters and proximity to transnational shipping routes. With trial runs beginning in July 2024 and more than 285 vessels docked prior to its sanctioned induction, the harborage has previously demonstrated its operational capability. Along with being the nation’s first semi-automated harbor, it also features an AI-powered vessel business control system developed in collaboration with IIT Madras.
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It is perfectly situated to connect East and West maritime trade, with only ten navigational long hauls from significant transnational shipping lanes. In Phase 1, the port can accommodate 1.5 million TEUs of holders at any given time and has a vessel-boat cadence of 1,800.
Strategically pivotal, Vizhinjam Port has been honored as a high- precedence design that will ameliorate logistics effectiveness, reduce reliance on foreign harbors for weight transhipment, and strengthen India’s position in global trade. India’s position in transnational trade is further supported by its proximity to one of the world’s busiest maritime trade routes and its naturally deep draft of roughly 20 measures.
Adani Group
According to a Bloomberg report, Vizhinjam is anticipated to ease the flux of transshipment business into India as well as on the main roadways connecting the US, Europe, Africa, and East Asia.
According to a representative for the Adani Group, the Geneva- predicated Mediterranean Shipping Co. added Vizhinjam to its Jade shipping service route from Europe to Asia in March. This route connects harbors in China, South Korea, Singapore, Spain, and Italy.
It’s anticipated that full- scale conditioning at Vizhinjam will start by 2028 or 2029. India’s position in transnational marine trade could be strengthened by the expanded installation, which is anticipated to come a pivotal mecca in Adani’s expanding public harborage network and may cock the scales of indigenous shipping down from capitals under foreign control.
