Thiruvananthapuram, April 18 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on May 2 inaugurate Vizhinjam International Seaport, a strategic maritime project near Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala.

Making the announcement, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said Vizhinjam is India's first semi-automated trans-shipment port.

"Vizhinjam International Seaport, India's first semi-automated transshipment port, will be dedicated to the nation by Hon'ble PM @narendramodi on May 2. With 265 ships and 5.48 lakh TEUs handled since commercial launch, @PortVizhinjam marks Kerala's rise on the global maritime trade map," Vijayan said in a post on X.

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