The Vizhinjam seaport that was dedicated to the nation early May will likely see the kick-off of its Phase two expansion next month. Phase two, expected to be completed by 2028, targets increasing the port’s container capacity to some 4.5 million TEU a year and will add a break-bulk berth, a tanker berth and a … Read more
Police officers on duty in the vicinity of Vizhinjam Port ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit in Thiruvananthapuram on April 30, 2025. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Vizhinjam International Seaport, an all-weather port which is poised to be a pivotal hub for India’s maritime transshipment, will script a new history in the annals … Read more
Opposition leader V.D. Satheesan inaugurating a public meeting organised by the district wing of the United Democratic Front in Kochi to highlight the role of former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy in the Vizhinjam port project. | Photo Credit: R.K. Nithin Opposition leader V.D. Satheesan on Friday said the Vizhinjam port project was the United Democratic … Read more
January 06, 2023 11:34 am | Updated January 16, 2023 06:39 pm IST – Thiruvananthapuram Late in the night Vizhinjam’s ‘restaurant row’ is a sea of activity as the salty breeze mingles with the mouth-watering aroma of fried seafood, peppered with merry conversations. The seafood restaurants on Vizhinjam Harbour Road are packed with customers from … Read more
An injured police personnel being shifted to a hospital after a mob of agitators attacked Vizhinjam police station following the arrest of one person in connection with violent protests against the construction of Adani port, in Thiruvananthapuram | Photo Credit: PTI The Kerala government has agreed to the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) opposition’s demand … Read more
The fishermen’s strike against the Vizhinjam port should be withdrawn against the backdrop of the State government’s decision to appoint an expert committee to study whether shoreline changes along the coast of Thiruvananthapuram are port-induced, P.P. Chittaranjan, general secretary of the Kerala State Fishermen Federation that is affiliated to the CITU, has said. He was … Read more