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Vizhinjam International Seaport : Docking Of The First Ship

Kumari Sonali

Vizhinjam International Seaport : Docking Of The First Ship

The docking of the first ship at the Vizhinjam International Seaport has been deferred recently

  • Vizhinjam International Seaport is located at Vizhinjam, a coastal town in Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala.
  • It is designed primarily to cater to container transhipment besides multi-purpose and break bulk cargo.
  • It is developed in a 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 has, commenced the construction on 5th December 2015.
  • The Port is merely a 10 NM diversion from the international east-west shipping route and is also close to the national/regional road and rail network.
  • There would be about 30 berths, most of which would be capable of handling Mother Vessels.

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