New Delhi, April 9 -- Vizhinjam International Seaport near Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala on Wednesday welcomed the world's largest, eco-friendly container ship MSC Turkiye.

The ship can load about 24,346 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs), making it one of the largest container ships ever built.

Vizhinjam International Seaport, operated by Adani Ports and SEZ Ltd (APSEZ), is India's first Mega Transshipment Container Terminal.

This world-class, future-ready port is the only transshipment hub in the Indian subcontinent, closest to the international shipping routes, and centrally located on the Indian coastline.

It is just 10 nautical miles (19 km) from the busy east-west shipping channel that connects Europe, the Persian Gulf, Southeas...