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The Vizhinjam International Seaport, developed and operated by Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone Limited (APSEZ) nether a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) with the Kerala government, has acceptable different operational benchmark by consolidating its presumption arsenic 1 of India’s fastest-growing instrumentality transshipment hubs. In January 2026, Vizhinjam recorded its highest-ever monthly instrumentality throughput of 1,23,092 Twenty-foot Equivalent Units (TEUs).
The station besides achieved a bid of operational milestones successful January underlining some its execution capableness and rising relevance successful planetary shipping networks.
During the month, the larboard handled 62 vessels, the maximum processed determination successful a azygous period since operations began, and achieved its highest Gross Crane Rate (GCR) of 30.12 instrumentality lifts an hour. Together, these constituent to a crisp betterment successful productivity astatine the larboard that began commercialized operations a twelvemonth ago.
83rd position
The larboard has besides moved up to the 83rd presumption worldwide among instrumentality ports by handling-volume. Since the commencement of operations, Vizhinjam has handled 740 vessels and 1.57 cardinal TEUs, demonstrating a maturation trajectory that compares favourably with established transshipment hubs successful the region, said the larboard authorities successful Thiruvananthapuram connected Thursday (February 5, 2026).
The larboard handled much than 50 Ultra Large Container Vessels (ULCVs) with lengths exceeding 399 m betwixt December 2024 and January 2026. Over 160 vessels handled during this play were longer than 300 m, portion 50 vessels arrived with drafts exceeding 16 m.
The larboard besides acceptable respective determination benchmarks during this phase. MSC Verona became the deepest-draft vas ever handled successful South Asia astatine 17.1 m, portion MSC IRINA, presently the world’s largest instrumentality ship, besides called astatine Vizhinjam.
Vizhinjam benefits from earthy depths of 18 to 20 ms, minimal littoral drift and a 3-kilometre-long breakwater, enabling year-round operations with constricted dredging. Located adjacent to large east–west shipping lanes, the larboard offers shipping lines a viable alternate to accepted transshipment hubs specified arsenic Dubai successful the UAE, Colombo successful Sri Lanka, Singapore, and Port Klang successful Malaysia.
Vizhinjam is present entering its adjacent signifier of maturation with the larboard concessionaire announcing an concern of ₹16,000 crore during the 2nd signifier of the port’s expansion, which officially began connected January 24, 2026. Phase 2 of the task forms the halfway of this concern and volition widen the instrumentality berth magnitude from 800 m to 2,000 m, portion expanding the breakwater magnitude to astir 3,900 m, with completion targeted by 2028. Once afloat developed, Vizhinjam’s capableness is expected to standard from 1 cardinal TEUs to 5.7 cardinal TEUs by 2029.
