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ZPMC’s “turnkey” terminal for Vizhinjam

News18 Jul 2024

The Vizhinjam International Seaport in India recently welcomed its inaugural cargo ship, featuring equipment from ZPMC and automation system...

Historic day for Vizhinjam

News12 Jul 2024

The Vizhinjam International Seaport in Kerala welcomed its first cargo ship, marking the launch of India's first semi-automated port....

ZPMC delivers final STS units to Oman

News27 May 2024

ZPMC delivers STS cranes to Salalah and Vizhinjam, dispatches RTG duo to Los Angeles....

Two bidders on Vizhinjam shortlist

News19 Nov 2011

Mundra Port and Special Economic Zone and a consortium of Welspun Infratech Ltd, Welspun Corp Ltd and Leighton Welspun Contractors Pvt Ltd h...

Indian box hub to open next month

News28 Dec 2010

India’s first International Container Transhipment Terminal (ICTT) at Vallarpadam near Kochi port in the southern state of Kerala is sched...

IFC Helps India’s Kerala State to develop port infrastructure

News20 Nov 2009

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, will work with the Indian state of Kerala to develop a green field port at Vizhinjam, near the state ...

Vizhinjam gets nod

News1 Sep 2008

Some 20 years after it was first mooted, India’s Shipping Ministry has approved the construction of a container transhipment terminal at V...

Vizhinjam in demand

News1 Oct 2007

Twenty-eight international and local companies have bought “request for proposal” documents for the Rs53.48B (US$1.34B) container transh...

Vizhinjam moves on

News1 Feb 2006

Plans to develop Vizhinjam as a mega port facility in the south Indian state of Kerala (see WorldCargo News June 2005 p12) have finally move...

Vizhinjam effort redoubled

News1 Apr 2005

The south Indian state of Kerala has renewed its campaign to sell The Port of Vizhinjam as a mega transhipment port, believing that its pros...

Kerala in a jam….

News1 Jan 2005

The oft-extended deadline to submit technical and economic bids for the development of an international container transhipment terminal at V...

Kerala action plan

News1 Sep 2004

The south Indian state of Kerala has launched a 100-day action plan to speed up the process of finalising tenders for at least three ports, ...

Vizhinjam attracts interest

News1 May 2004

The South Indian state of Kerala’s Ports Department has received 11 expressions of interest from Indian and international port developers ...

PSA for Vizhinjam?

News1 Feb 2004

PSA Corporation has expressed its interest in developing an international container transhipment terminal at Vizhinjam in the south Indian s...

…Vizhinjam moves on

News1 Jan 2004

The government of Kerala has invited expressions of interest (EoIs) for developing a deepwater international container transhipment terminal...

Still Jam tomorrow?

News1 Aug 2003

Development of a new port at Vizhinjam in the south Indian state of Kerala could begin early next year, the state’s Minister for Ports, M ...