Vizhinjam Port transforms in line with PM’s Maritime Amrit Kaal 2047 vision

Transshipment Port:

•  Vizhinjam Port catapulted India into world port biz, as it will rank 6th or 7th
•  It officially received 1st mothership at the country’s first trans-shipment port in Kerala
•  APSEZ created over 2,000 direct and indirect jobs in construction, operations

Thiruvananthapuram: Vizhinjam Port is a perfect example of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s triple focus - Ports for Prosperity, Ports for Progress and Ports for Productivity -- Karan Adani, Managing Director of Adani Ports and SEZ Ltd (APSEZ) said on Friday, adding that the company has fulfilled the promise to convert Vizhinjam into a world-class port.

Addressing the gathering after officially receiving the first mothership at the country’s first trans-shipment port near Kovalam Beach in Kerala, Karan Adani said that every aspect that they had planned for “is coming together”.

“We are privileged to have been given this opportunity to use our expertise to transform this part of India, in line with ‘Maritime Amrit Kaal 2047’, our Prime Minister’s vision for the maritime sector,” said the Adani Ports Managing Director.

He said that today is the day when a 33-year-old dream has finally come true for “Vizhinjam, for Kerala and for India”.

The company has already created over 2,000 direct and indirect jobs in construction, operations and other segments and now, with these wide-ranging developments, “we will create more than 5,500 additional direct and indirect employment opportunities right here in Vizhinjam”.

On Thursday, ‘San Fernando’, a vessel of the world’s second-largest shipping company Maersk, arrived at the port country with over 2,000 containers on it.

With the arrival of the first mothership, Adani Group’s Vizhinjam Port has catapulted India into the world port business as globally this port will rank 6th or 7th.

Speaking in the presence of Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, and state Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Karan Adani said that ‘San Fernando’, is a symbol of a new, glorious achievement in Indian maritime history.

“It is a messenger that will tell the world that India’s first automated container transhipment port and largest deepwater port has begun commercial operations,” said Karan Adani. In 1991, when this port project was first announced, Vizhinjam was just another village with ordinary prospects.