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It signifies the Adani Groupu2019s enhanced resilience and its aim towards making it big in the port sector of India. It has also paved the way for Adani Monopoly to exist in the port sector.
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THE VIZHINJAM PORT SUCCESSFULLY TESTS ITS DEPTH ADVANTAGE WITH THE ARRIVAL OF MSC KAYLEY AT ITS DOCK
With this, the port’s depth advantage has been successfully tested. This is also the second-highest draught for a ship docked in an Indian port. Now this is a huge win for the Adani Group in the port sector. It signifies the Adani Group’s enhanced resilience and its aim towards making it big in the port sector of India.
THE DOCKING OF MSC KAYLEY The ship MSC Kayley was docked after it sailed smoothly to the port. The highest draught was 17m by the ship MSC docked at the Mundra Port in Gujarat. The Liberian-flagged mother vessel berthed around 4:00 p.m. when it arrived from Singapore. The ship has a length of 366m. It is 51m wide and was built in 2023. This marks a significant achievement for the Adani Group in the port sector. There are no other ships which had docked at an Indian port with so much draught. Another feeder vessel named MSC Suape II is also in the outer anchorage at the port to load the containers that were unloaded by Kayley and MSC Orion container vessels that left the port 2 days ago.
Tempo berthed at the Vizhinjam port and loaded and unloaded containers. There are reports that MSC will be the anchor customer of the Vizhinjam port. The discussions between the Adani Group and MSC are already in progress. The port is likely to be commissioned next year. Once the port becomes successfully commissioned, Adani Monopoly will prevail in the port sector.
ADANI’S PRESENCE OVER THE PORT SECTOR This includes the Haifa Port in Israel and the Colombo Port in Sri Lanka. It also makes use of cutting-edge technology at its ports. Multiple port operations are automated to allow quick turnaround of vehicles. The conglomerate is also currently aiming towards further increasing its boundaries by taking more ports under its control.