The Vizhinjam International Port was formally inaugurated after a successful five-month trial period with great fanfare and celebration last week for full-fledged commercial operation. This port’s first phase has been completed due to effective team effort among Vizhinjam International Seaport Ltd, Adani Vizhinjam Port Private Ltd, and agencies like IIT Madras.
All agreed procedures have been finalised and the work may begin operations. “Wednesday, an independent engineer is going to issue a provisional completion certificate for the first phase of construction after examining it,” said the Minister. The remaining minor work could be done in three months without hindering the continued operations.
The formal commissioning was carried out as per the supplementary concession agreement signed recently between the state government and Adani Ports. In its trial run, the port performed remarkably well by successfully handling 70 cargo ships, including ultra-large mother ships, and handling a total of 147,000 containers. By averaging one vessel every alternate day, the port confirmed its readiness to emerge as a major player in the handling of export-import (exim) containers.
Vasavan underscored that “the port’s operations will transform Kerala’s international trade and drive substantive economic growth for the state.”
