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Marking different milestone successful the operation and cognition of the Vizhinjam planetary seaport successful Kerala, the 2nd signifier of its improvement volition officially commence connected January 24, bringing successful an concern to the tune of ₹9,700 crore by the larboard concessionaire Adani Vizhinjam Port Pvt. Ltd. (AVPPL).
The archetypal signifier of improvement of the public-private-partnership (PPP) larboard task has seen an concern of astir ₹8,867 crore, with the Kerala authorities chipping successful astir ₹5,595 crore (63%) for infrastructure, portion Adani Ports contributed astir ₹2,500 crore (28%).
The operation of the 2nd signifier of the improvement works volition beryllium inaugurated by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan astatine 4 p.m. The function, to beryllium presided implicit by State Ports Minister V. N. Vasavan, volition beryllium attended by Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal, who is the main guest.
Addressing a property league successful Thiruvananthapuram connected Thursday (January 22, 2026), Mr. Vasavan said the 2nd signifier works would beryllium completed by 2028.
He said that wrong a twelvemonth of the port’s commencement of operations, it has demonstrated “excellent operational performance” by handling 1.513 cardinal TEUs containers from 710 vessels. “Within this abbreviated period, the larboard has been capable to commencement nonstop services to large ports crossed Europe, America, Africa and Asia. The larboard has already go an important nexus successful the planetary seaborne cargo question and a strategical commercialized gateway for South Asia,” helium said.
In the 2nd phase, the port’s capableness volition summation from 1 cardinal TEU to 5 cardinal TEU. The berth volition beryllium expanded from 800 meters to 2,000 meters. The breakwater volition beryllium expanded from 3 km to 4 km. Further, caller facilities specified arsenic a railway yard, multipurpose berth, liquid terminal, and a vessel workplace volition beryllium acceptable up. As per the maestro plan, the full concern successful the 2nd signifier is ₹Rs 9,700 crore. By the clip the 2nd signifier of improvement is completed, the EXIM gateway cargo movement, on with instrumentality question by road, volition besides beryllium possible, said the Minister.
With the summation of a cruise terminal, ample rider ships volition besides beryllium capable to telephone astatine Vizhinjam. This volition supply a boost to the tourism assemblage successful Kerala and pave the mode for economical growth, said Mr. Vasavan.
“With the completion of the liquid terminal to beryllium built successful the 2nd phase, ample ships volition beryllium capable to scope the larboard to refuel during agelong journeys. Moreover, a ample fig of ships volition trust connected Vizhinjam for this intent arsenic it is adjacent to the planetary shipping lane to refuel. Currently, this installation is disposable lone successful ample ports. This volition importantly assistance the State’s taxation revenue, which truthful acold has received ₹106 crore by mode of taxation stock from the cognition of the port,” helium said.
‘No request for further land’
The Minister said nary further onshore volition person to beryllium acquired for the 2nd signifier of development. For facilitating the 2nd phase, 55 hectares volition beryllium reclaimed from the sea. With the enlargement of the instrumentality yard, its stacking capableness astatine a clip volition summation from the existent 35,000 containers to 1 lakh. Similarly, the full fig of cranes volition beryllium accrued to 100, including 30 ship-to-shore cranes and 70 gait cranes.
The contiguous 800-meter berth volition beryllium accrued to 2 km. With the larboard becoming the largest consecutive berth larboard successful India, 4 parent ships volition beryllium capable to dock astatine Vizhinjam astatine the aforesaid clip and transship goods. As caller shipping and logistics companies get successful Vizhinjam, occupation opportunities volition increase. The State authorities is successful the process of acquiring onshore for port-related industries. So far, 50 hectares person been acquired by KINFRA for this purpose, said the Minister.
