Adani was met by senior officials of his company and taken around the place.
Friday marks the official completion of the port's first phase, which has a 3,000-meter breakwater and an 800-meter container berth ready.
On Thursday the 'San Fernando', a ship from the world's second largest shipping company, Maersk, arrived at the country's port with more than 2,000 containers on board.
Gautam Adani, chairman of the Adani Group, called it a "historic day" for Vizhinjam port, which received its first mother ship.
"This milestone marks India's entry into global transshipment and ushers in a new era in Indian maritime logistics, positioning Vizhinjam as a key player in global trade routes," Group Chairman posted on Thursday. Adani on social media platform X.
The giant ship received the traditional salute from the water, after which she successfully docked.
With the arrival of the first mother ship, the Adani Group's Vizhinjam port has catapulted India into the global port business, as globally this port will be ranked sixth or seventh.
The official function was scheduled to begin with the arrival of chief guests Transport and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
In a post on tourism".
The port is the country's first semi-automated container terminal and will also be a global bunkering hub, supplying clean and green fuels such as hydrogen and ammonia. Fully operational commercial operations at the port are expected to begin within a few months.
The second and third phases of the project are scheduled to be completed in 2028 and will be one of the greenest ports in the world.
The port also has a strategic location as it is located just 10 nautical miles from the International Maritime Route that connects Europe, the Persian Gulf and the Far East.
Friday marks the official completion of the port's first phase, which has a 3,000-meter breakwater and an 800-meter container berth ready.
On Thursday the 'San Fernando', a ship from the world's second largest shipping company, Maersk, arrived at the country's port with more than 2,000 containers on board.
Gautam Adani, chairman of the Adani Group, called it a "historic day" for Vizhinjam port, which received its first mother ship.
"This milestone marks India's entry into global transshipment and ushers in a new era in Indian maritime logistics, positioning Vizhinjam as a key player in global trade routes," Group Chairman posted on Thursday. Adani on social media platform X.
The giant ship received the traditional salute from the water, after which she successfully docked.
With the arrival of the first mother ship, the Adani Group's Vizhinjam port has catapulted India into the global port business, as globally this port will be ranked sixth or seventh.
The official function was scheduled to begin with the arrival of chief guests Transport and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal and Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
In a post on tourism".
The port is the country's first semi-automated container terminal and will also be a global bunkering hub, supplying clean and green fuels such as hydrogen and ammonia. Fully operational commercial operations at the port are expected to begin within a few months.
The second and third phases of the project are scheduled to be completed in 2028 and will be one of the greenest ports in the world.
The port also has a strategic location as it is located just 10 nautical miles from the International Maritime Route that connects Europe, the Persian Gulf and the Far East.
