First boat arrives at Vizhinjam port
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A boat conveying gigantic cranes secured at the Vizhinjam Global Seaport in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday, in front of the conventional gathering on Sunday. The Chinese boat 'Zhen Hua 15' was gotten with a standard water salute. The ship reached the outer sea on Wednesday and was tugged towards the berth on Thursday.
The ship started its journey from Shanghai Port on August 31 and went straight to Mundra Port in Gujarat before leaving for Vizhinjam. Adverse weather conditions delayed the arrival of the ship by at least 10 days.
The Vizhinjam port is build on a public-private-organization (PPP) mode with financing from the Kerala government, Center and the Adani Ports Private limited being the developer . In fact, it is the first greenfield port project to receive viability gap funding from the government of India, the project documents said.