Vizhinjam International Seaport
▪ Location: It is located at Vizhinjam, a coastal town in Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala. Expected to be completed by 2028.
▪ It is India’s first dedicated transshipment port and also the country’s first semi-automated port.
▪ Public-private partnership (PPP) mode – It is operated by the Adani Group, with the Kerala
government holding the majority stake.
▪ Features:
✓ The breakwater at Vizhinjam is the deepest in India and stretches nearly three kilometres. It has a natural draft of around 20 metres.
✓ It also features India’s first home-built, AI-powered Vessel Traffic Management
System,developed with IIT Madras.
✓ It is equipped with fully automated yard cranes and remotely operated ship-to-shore cranes for faster and safer operations.
✓ Unlike most Indian ports, Vizhinjam experiences minimal sand movement along the coast (littoral drift), which reduces maintenance costs
