Viriam Port, part of the Adani Group, has been approved by the Indian government to operate as India's first transshipment port. Viriam Port, located at the southern tip of India, is India's first large deep-water port, and the industry has high expectations for Viriam Port because it is 20 meters deep, can dock the largest class of container ships, and is close to busy east-west international shipping routes. Previously, due to poor port conditions, about 75% of India's transshipment containers were transferred through the neighboring ports of Chittagong and Colombo.

Viriam Port is an automated port with a handling capacity of 1 million TEU in the first phase and an additional 6.2 million TEU in subsequent phases. The port has ordered eight shore Bridges and 24 yard Bridges, some of which are already in place and the rest will be delivered in May. According to people familiar with the matter, the Viriam port will be in trial operation by the end of May this year, picking up and unloading cargo from two container ships.

Previously, according to industry sources, Adani Group attempted to replicate the growth strategy of other ports in the port, that is, to cooperate with shipping companies to increase throughput. Adani Group is ready to enter into a joint venture agreement with MSC for terminal operations at the Port of Viriam. Due to its geographical proximity, the port will be a direct competitor to the Port of Colombo. Editor/Wang Tian