New Delhi, April 18 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to inaugurate Vizhinjam International Seaport in Kerala on May 2. The strategic maritime project near Thiruvananthapuram is India's first semi-automated trans-shipment port.

Making the announcement, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said that the Vizhinjam International Seaport will help Kerala rise on the global maritime trade map.

"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.

1. The Vizhinjam Internatio...