Vizhinjam International Port has set a new benchmark by handling a container vessel with a draft of 16.95 meters, the deepest ever recorded at the port and the second-largest ship to call at an Indian port. The vessel MSC Virginia, which earlier arrived from Mundra Port with a draft of 16 meters, departed for Spain […]
The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has inaugurated a new dedicated ICG jetty at Vizhinjam Harbour in Kerala, which is expected to play a critical role in securing India’s southwestern coastline. ICG Director General Paramesh Sivamani launched the facility on Saturday, a release issued here on Sunday said. Talking about its strategic importance, Sivamani said it […]
Vizhinjam International Seaport is getting ready to handle exim (export-import) cargo, but the 9km railway line that is going to be built connecting the port to Balaramapuram railway station to operate goods trains may not have the capacity to handle double-stack container trains as the rest of the railway network is not capable of handling […]
Kerala Ports Minister V.N. Vasavan has said that “though the Centre is dragging its feet” on granting its share of viability gap funding (VGF) to the Vizhinjam seaport project, the State government will go ahead with the project expansion as scheduled. Replying to questions in the Kerala Assembly on Monday (February 10, 2025), the Minister […]
Vizhinjam port may need to set up a dynamic mooring system to prevent ships from getting caught in surge and sway when docked at the port. It is essential to moor the ships in a stable manner to speed up loading and unloading of containers as the port is seeing an increase in number of […]
The state government is set to approve the much-delayed tunnel railway network project from Vizhinjam Port to Balaramapuram railway station in the cabinet meeting this month. Sources close to the project said that all the preparatory works were completed and the government’s nod is expected within two weeks. Two weeks ago, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan […]
