Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ), India’s largest port developer and part of the Adani Group, has started development of India’s first international transhipment project in Vizhinjam, Kerala. It shall be completed within the stipulated time period of four years.
Oommen Chandy, chief minister of Kerala, along with Union Minister for Transport, Highways and Shipping, Nitin Gadkari, chairman of Adani Group, Gautam Adani and other dignitaries from the Government of Kerala laid the foundation stone at the ground breaking ceremony at the proposed international port site in Vizhinjam. The project will be Kerala’s first ever deep water container transhipment port.
Speaking on the occasion, Gautam Adani, Chairman, Adani Group, said, “We are honoured by the trust bestowed on us by the Government of Kerala. Developing India’s first international deepwater seaport project in a record time of just one thousand days is another opportunity for us to fulfill our commitment to Nation Building. Given Vizhinjam’s access to prominent international waterways, the project will be a significant catalyst in positioning India strategically as a global transhipment hub. It will also help us in accelerating our journey towards achieving our vision of annually handling 200 million tons of cargo by 2020.”