Addressing the gathering after officially taking delivery of the first mother ship at the country's first transshipment port near Kovalam beach in Kerala, Karan Adani said all the aspects they had planned "are coming together".
"We are privileged to have had this opportunity to use our expertise to transform this part of India, in line with 'Maritime Amrit Kaal 2047', our Prime Minister's vision for the maritime sector," Adani Ports CEO said .
He said today is the day when the dream of 33 years has finally come true for "Vizhinjam, Kerala and India".
The company has already created over 2,000 direct and indirect jobs in construction, operations and other segments and now with these extensive developments, "we will create over 5,500 additional direct and indirect employment opportunities right here in Vizhinjam."
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.
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.
Speaking in the presence of Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal and state Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Karan Adani said that "San Fernando" is a symbol of a new and glorious achievement in maritime history of India.
"It is a messenger that will tell the world that India's first automated container transshipment port and largest deep sea port has started commercial operations," Karan Adani said.
In 1991, when this port project was first announced, Vizhinjam was just another town with normal prospects.
"At that time, no one could have imagined that it would become a world-class port and let me tell you in all humility, this port will be one of the world's leading destinations for global container shipping," he said. .
The 300-meter-long San Fernando, operated by Maersk, one of the world leaders in maritime transport and logistics, is the first commercial container cargo ship to call at this port.
"We can all be sure that this ship is only the first of many thousands of large container ships that will dock at this port in the coming years," said Karan Adani.
He expressed his deep gratitude on behalf of the Adani Group to Chief Minister Vijayan and Union Minister Sonowal along with the state and central governments.
"The people of Kerala are known for their resilience, intellect and progressive outlook. To the world, Keralites or Malayalis represent educated human capital. That gives us confidence that the people of Kerala want this port to be a global leader, a port that will become a beacon of progress and prosperity for Kerala and beyond," Karan Adani emphasized.
As soon as the Adani Group receives environmental clearance and other regulatory approvals, the company will immediately begin work on the remaining phases of the port, and this could begin as early as October this year.
"We already have 600 meters of operational dock length and are preparing 7,500 container yard spaces to accept cargo. While we are expected to handle 1 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) per year in Phase 1, we are confident that we will manage to handle 1.5 million TEU, 50 percent more," said the CEO of Adani Ports.
By 2028-29, when all four phases of this project are completed, the Kerala government and Adani Vizhinjam Port will have invested a total of Rs 20,000 crore in “this excellent example of a large-scale PPP project.”
Through the Adani Skills Development Centre, the company will equip thousands of young women and men with advanced specialist skills relevant to the maritime sector.
"When we took up this project, our president Gautam Adani promised to make Vizhinjam, India's port of the future. That's what it has become," Karan Adani said.
-na/svn
"We are privileged to have had this opportunity to use our expertise to transform this part of India, in line with 'Maritime Amrit Kaal 2047', our Prime Minister's vision for the maritime sector," Adani Ports CEO said .
He said today is the day when the dream of 33 years has finally come true for "Vizhinjam, Kerala and India".
The company has already created over 2,000 direct and indirect jobs in construction, operations and other segments and now with these extensive developments, "we will create over 5,500 additional direct and indirect employment opportunities right here in Vizhinjam."
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.
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.
Speaking in the presence of Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Sarbananda Sonowal and state Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, Karan Adani said that "San Fernando" is a symbol of a new and glorious achievement in maritime history of India.
"It is a messenger that will tell the world that India's first automated container transshipment port and largest deep sea port has started commercial operations," Karan Adani said.
In 1991, when this port project was first announced, Vizhinjam was just another town with normal prospects.
"At that time, no one could have imagined that it would become a world-class port and let me tell you in all humility, this port will be one of the world's leading destinations for global container shipping," he said. .
The 300-meter-long San Fernando, operated by Maersk, one of the world leaders in maritime transport and logistics, is the first commercial container cargo ship to call at this port.
"We can all be sure that this ship is only the first of many thousands of large container ships that will dock at this port in the coming years," said Karan Adani.
He expressed his deep gratitude on behalf of the Adani Group to Chief Minister Vijayan and Union Minister Sonowal along with the state and central governments.
"The people of Kerala are known for their resilience, intellect and progressive outlook. To the world, Keralites or Malayalis represent educated human capital. That gives us confidence that the people of Kerala want this port to be a global leader, a port that will become a beacon of progress and prosperity for Kerala and beyond," Karan Adani emphasized.
As soon as the Adani Group receives environmental clearance and other regulatory approvals, the company will immediately begin work on the remaining phases of the port, and this could begin as early as October this year.
"We already have 600 meters of operational dock length and are preparing 7,500 container yard spaces to accept cargo. While we are expected to handle 1 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU) per year in Phase 1, we are confident that we will manage to handle 1.5 million TEU, 50 percent more," said the CEO of Adani Ports.
By 2028-29, when all four phases of this project are completed, the Kerala government and Adani Vizhinjam Port will have invested a total of Rs 20,000 crore in “this excellent example of a large-scale PPP project.”
Through the Adani Skills Development Centre, the company will equip thousands of young women and men with advanced specialist skills relevant to the maritime sector.
"When we took up this project, our president Gautam Adani promised to make Vizhinjam, India's port of the future. That's what it has become," Karan Adani said.
-na/svn
