Adani’s new mega port can lure world’s biggest ships to India

CHENNAI: When Zhen Hua 15 - a heavy load cargo carrier sailing from the East China sea - unloads at Vizhinjam port this Sunday, it’ll do more than just set down the site’s first gigantic cranes. It’ll also put India on the map for world’s biggest container ships.

Located near the southernmost tip of the country, the Vizhinjam transshipment container port - the first of its kind in India that will be inaugurated on Oct. 15 - will allow India to grab a bigger slice of the international maritime trade currently dominated by China. It will also bolster its aspirations to be an alternative manufacturing hub by reducing logistics costs for cargo coming to and from the country.