Overview
- Port authorities reported January highs of 123,092 TEUs, 62 vessel calls, and a gross crane rate of 30.12 lifts per hour.
- Since commercial operations began just over a year ago, Vizhinjam has handled 740 vessels and 1.57 million TEUs.
- The second-phase expansion, launched on January 24 with a ₹16,000 crore investment, will extend container berths from 800 m to 2,000 m and lengthen the breakwater to about 3,900 m by 2028.
- Capacity is projected to rise from about 1 million TEUs to 5.7 million TEUs by 2029, as part of Adani Group’s broader ₹30,000 crore commitment in Kerala.
- Operational capabilities include handling more than 50 ULCVs over 399 m, a South Asia record 17.1 m draft with MSC Verona, a call by MSC IRINA, and deployment of a made‑in‑India VTMS and women automated crane operators.