Adani Group’s Vizhinjam trans-shipment port can put India on the global map as a shipping hub. It will also boost India s foreign reserves and can potentially rev up the country s woeful status in the global shipping world. Vizhinjam is Adani s toughest project yet. It is also critical to its ambition of becoming the world s biggest port operator by 2030. Why has India not had a successful trans-shipment port yet? What can Adani do that others haven’t been able to? And how will this project help its ambitions to rule the global ports business? Listen to host Anirban Chowdhury on the latest episode of The Morning Brief podcast as he talks to Jagannarayan Padmanabhan, Head of Transport at Crisil, and ET’s in-house shipping expert P Manoj. Tune in!
The government is working on a plan called ‘Maritime India Vision 2030’ that seeks to develop world-class mega ports, transshipment hubs and modernise infrastructure at an estimated investment cost of Rs 1.25 trillion
A large number of fisherfolk had been staging demonstrations outside the main entrance of the multi-purpose sea port at Mulloor near Thiruvananthapuram for over four months.
Noting that the government is committed to the infrastructure development of the state that lays the foundation for Kerala's sustainable economic growth, Pinarayi Vijayan said it is also particular about the fact that the projects should be implemented with a humane approach.
The state government's submission to the court comes in the wake of a petition filed by the Adani Group alleging that the Kerala government is failing to comply with the court's earlier orders to provide police protection at the site.