New Delhi: Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal received the first mothership 'MV San Fernando' marking the beginning of operation at India's first deepwater container transhipment port here today.
The ship, with a capacity of up to 9000 TEUs, docked at India's first automated port which is equipped with state of the art that offers large-scale automation for quick turnaround of vessels including the capacity to handle megamax containerships.
Kerala Chief Minister of Kerala, Pinari Vijayan was also present on the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, Union Minister, Sarbananda Sonowal said, "Today is a historic day for the maritime sector of India as the maiden mothership docks at Vizhinjam, India's first truly deepwater International Container Transshipment terminal.
This is a testament to the vision of 'Make in India' where a PPP collaboration among Govt of Kerala, Govt of India, as well as the Adani Port SEZ, has created a wonderful asset for the growth of India's maritime sector.
"Under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji, India is equipping and enabling entrepreneurial ventures and collaborating as and when required to build capacity for the cause of nation building.
This wonderful achievement marks the beginning of a new era in the ports sector of the country. This is a big step towards realisation of the vision of PM Narendra Modi ji of creating world-class port infrastructure in the country." he added
Speaking further, Sarbananda Sonowal added, "Under the dynamic leadership of PM Modiji, India has fast-tracked development of the ports sector in the country, as we aim to become the top maritime global power in the years to come. (with Agency inputs)
