Vizhinjam: Advantage India as an Adani dream docks at a port of plenty

Adani Group and India make history with the arrival of the San Fernando cargo ship at Kerala’s Vizhinjam International Sea Port. The port, a key player in global trade routes, marks India’s entry into global transshipment. Adani Ports plans to invest $1.2 billion to boost the port’s capacity, positioning it as a world-class transshipment hub.

Adani Ports and SEZ CEO Karan Adani announced that the Vizinjham port will significantly cut down logistics costs and time for Indian manufacturers by up to 40%. This milestone follows the arrival of the first mother ship at the port, marking India’s entry into global transshipment. The port’s advanced facilities, including automated operations and modern […]

The Adani Group has announced plans to invest an additional Rs 20,000 crore to complete the remaining phases of the Vizhinjam International Seaport in Kerala. This port, the first transshipment port in India, is being developed by Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd (APSEZ) under a public-private partnership model at a total cost of […]

San Fernando, a 300-meter-long cargo ship, will offload 1,900 containers at VISL on Friday, with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan launching the port’s first phase of operations.

The investment in the first-of-its-kind Vizhinjam port in the state of Kerala is part of the second phase of the project that is expected to finish by 2028, said people familiar with the Adani Group’s plans who did not want to be identified as the details are not announced.

The Supreme Court stayed a Gujarat High Court order requiring the state to reclaim 108 hectares of grazing land allotted to an Adani Group entity near Mundra port. The bench of justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan issued the stay after Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Ltd appealed, emphasizing the need for […]

India has urged for effective measures to tackle seafarer abandonment and ensure maritime workforce safety. Ports, Shipping and Waterways Secretary T K Ramachandran addressed this issue during the 132nd session of the Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London.

Adani’s previously unreported shipbuilding scheme is tucked away in the ₹45,000 crore expansion plan for Mundra Port that received environmental and coastal regulation zone clearance recently, according to the minutes of the Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) attached to the ministry of environment, forest and climate change, which approved the proposal May 15.