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Vizhinjam International Seaport, Thiruvananthapuram
Vizhinjam International Seaport Thiruvananthapuram (, ), also known as Port of Trivandrum is India's first deep-water transshipment port. Located in the city of Thiruvananthapuram, the port is designed to be a multi-purpose, all-weather, green port and is about from Thiruvananthapuram International Airport. It is India's first automated port, and its only port directly adjacent to an international shipping lane. The port is from the heavily-trafficked east-west shipping channel connecting Europe to the Persian Gulf, Southeast Asia, and the Far East (Suez–Far East route and Far East–Middle East route). The port has a natural depth of 24 metres (reducing the need for dredging) and can host many of the world's massive cargo ships, including those exceeding 24,000 TEU such as ULCS container ships. The port was inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 2 May 2025. The port's breakwater is India's deepest, reaching a depth of 28 metres (roughly equal to the heigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port Of Colombo
The Port of Colombo , (known as Port of Kolomtota during the early 14th Century Kotte Kingdom) is the largest and busiest port in Sri Lanka and the Indian Ocean. Located in Colombo, on the southwestern shores on the Kelani River, it serves as an important terminal in Asia due to its strategic location in the Indian Ocean. During the 1980s, the port underwent rapid modernization with the installation of Crane (machine), cranes, Gantry crane, gantries and other modern-day terminal requirements. Currently with a capacity of 7 million Twenty-foot equivalent unit, TEUs and a depth of over , the Colombo Harbour is one of the List of busiest container ports, busiest ports in the world, and ranks among the top 25 ports. It is also one of the biggest artificial harbours in the world handling most of the country's foreign trade. It has an annual cargo tonnage of 30.9 million Metric ton, tons. The port is also the naval base for Sri Lanka Navy, Sri Lanka Navy Western Fleet under the Comman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sangam Literature
The Sangam literature (Tamil language, Tamil: சங்க இலக்கியம், ''caṅka ilakkiyam''), historically known as 'the poetry of the noble ones' (Tamil language, Tamil: சான்றோர் செய்யுள், ''Cāṉṟōr ceyyuḷ''), connotes the early classical Tamil literature and is the earliest known literature of South India. The Tamil tradition links it to Legendary Tamil Sangams, legendary literary gatherings around Madurai in the ancient Pandya dynasty, Pandya kingdom. It is generally accepted by most scholars that the historical Sangam literature era, also known as the Sangam period, spanned from 100 BCE to 250 CE, on the basis of linguistic, epigraphic, archaeological, numismatic and historical data; though some scholars give a broader range of 300 BCE to 300 CE. The Eighteen Greater Texts (Patiṉeṇmēlkaṇakku), along with the Tamil grammar work Tolkāppiyam, Tolkappiyam, are collectively considered as Sangam literature. These tex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vikramaditya Varaguna
Vikramaditya (r. c. 884—911/912 AD or 920 AD) — better known as Vikramaditya "Varaguna"— was the last historically attested ruler of the Ay dynasty in south India. His surname indicates that he was a vassal of the Pandya ruler Varaguna II (r. 862—885 AD). Vikramaditya is described as the ruler of the port of Vizhinjam. He was the immediate successor of Karunanthatakkan (r. c. 856/57–884 AD), the Ay ruler associated with the Parthasarathy Vishnu Temple. The religious pluralism of the Ay rulers during this period is demonstrated by Vikramaditya's various endowments — not only to Hindu temples, but also to a Buddhist vihara in central Kerala and to Jain temples. The act of donation (898 AD) to a Buddhist vihara outside the Ay country is considered as a symbol of friendly attitude towards the medieval Chera rulers of Kerala (after the fall of the Pandyas in the battle of Sripurambiyan in c. 885 AD). Later years of Vikramaditya's reign coincided with the Chola conq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vizhinjam
Vizhinjam () is an area located in the city of Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of the state of Kerala in India. which belongs to Thiruvananthapuram Corporation . It is located 16 km south west from the city centre and 17 km south of Trivandrum International Airport along NH66. Adani Ports (APSEZ), India’s biggest private port operator, developed India's first deep water Transshipment Terminal Vizhinjam International Seaport Thiruvananthapuram in this area which was inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 2nd of May 2025. It is a state owned port, owned by the Government of Kerala and will be operated by the Adani Group for a period of 40 years. History The region around Vizhinjam has been known for maritime trade since ancient times. Pottery finds from the area indicates that Vizhinjam has been a part of Indian Ocean trade at least since the second century BCE. It has been suggested that the coastal town named as Balita in the '' Periplus of the Erythrean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pandyas
The Pandya dynasty (), also referred to as the Pandyas of Madurai, was an ancient Tamil dynasty of South India, and among the four great kingdoms of Tamilakam, the other three being the Pallavas, the Cholas and the Cheras. Existing since at least the 4th to 3rd centuries BCE, the dynasty passed through two periods of imperial dominance, the 6th to 10th centuries CE, and under the 'Later Pandyas' (13th to 14th centuries CE). Under Jatavarman Sundara Pandyan I and Maravarman Kulasekara Pandyan I, the Pandyas ruled extensive territories including regions of present-day South India and northern Sri Lanka through vassal states subject to Madurai. The Pandya dynasty is the longest ruling dynasty in the world. The rulers of the three Tamil dynasties were referred to as the " three crowned rulers (the mu-ventar) of the Tamil Region" in the southern part of India. The origin and the timeline of the Pandya dynasty are difficult to establish. The early Pandya chieftains ruled ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ay Dynasty
Ay dynasty (transliteration: Āy, ), also known as Kupaka in medieval period, was an Indian dynasty which controlled the south-western tip of the Indian peninsula, peninsula, from the early historic period up to the medieval period. The clan traditionally held sway over the port of Vizhinjam, the fertile region of Nanjinad, and southern parts of the spice-producing Western Ghats, Western Ghat mountains. The Ays were traditionally subject to the Pandya dynasty, Pandya rulers of Madurai. The Ay formed one of the major rulers of early historic Kerala, along with the Chera dynasty, Cheras of central Kerala and the Mushika dynasty, rulers of Ezhimalai in the north. List of Graeco-Roman geographers, Greek geographer Claudius Ptolemy (2nd century CE) described the "Aioi" territory as extending from the Pamba River, Baris (Pamba) to Kanyakumari, Cape Comorin (Kanyakumari). The Indian elephant, elephant was the emblem of the early historic Ay rulers. The Ay kingdom, whose ancient ruler ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vizhinjam Port
Vizhinjam Port (Location Code: IN VZJ) is a minor port located within the Vizhinjam harbour near Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. Administered by the Kerala Maritime Board, it functions as a fishing harbour and facilitates coastal shipping operations. This port is distinct from the Vizhinjam International Seaport Thiruvananthapuram (Location Code: IN TRV), which is a deep-water transshipment port. Berth details Seaward wharf Length of 83 metres with a draft of 4.0 metres. The seaward wharf complies with International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Level 1 standards. Leeward wharf Length of 81 metres with a draft of 5.0 metres. It is used for coastal shipping and fishing vessel operations. The wharf provides berthing facilities for small cargo vessels. Coast Guard berth A dedicated berth for the Indian Coast Guard is under construction at Vizhinjam harbour. This berth is designed to be 76.7 metres long and 8 metres wide, with an estimated cost of ₹25 crore. The constr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port Of Jebel Ali
Port of Jebel Ali, also known as Mina Jebel Ali, is a deep port located in Jebel Ali, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Jebel Ali is the world's ninth busiest port, the largest man-made harbour, and the biggest and by far the busiest port in the Middle-East. Port Jebel Ali was constructed in the late 1970s to supplement the facilities at Port Rashid. Geography Jebel Ali port is located 35 km southwest of Dubai, in the Persian Gulf. The port is part of the Maritime Silk Road that runs from the Chinese coast to the south via the southern tip of India to Mombasa, from there through the Red Sea via the Suez Canal to the Mediterranean, there to the Upper Adriatic region to the northern Italian hub of Trieste with its rail connections to Central Europe, Eastern Europe and the North Sea. History Jebel Ali Port, credited to the efforts of Rashid bin Saeed Al-Maktoum, was constructed in the late 1970s and opened in 1979 to supplement the facilities at Port Rashid. It was inaugurated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port Of Salalah
The Port of Salalah is the largest port in Oman and has been in operation since 1998. Situated in the Dhofar Governorate, on the Arabian Sea which is on the northern part of the Indian Ocean, it is centrally located at the crossroads of trade between Asia and Europe. With over 2.5 billion consumers, it serves the markets of East Africa, the Red Sea, the Indian Subcontinent and the Arabian/Persian Gulf on its doorstep. The port is part of the Maritime Silk Road that runs from the Chinese coast via the Suez Canal to the Mediterranean, there to the Upper Adriatic region of Trieste with its rail connections to Central and Eastern Europe Eastern Europe is a subregion of the Europe, European continent. As a largely ambiguous term, it has a wide range of geopolitical, geographical, ethnic, cultural and socio-economic connotations. Its eastern boundary is marked by the Ural Mountain .... In 2009, a container ship that had departed from this Oman port was hijacked by Somalian pirates ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adani Group
Adani Group (, ) is an Indian Multinational corporation, multinational Conglomerate (company), conglomerate, headquartered in Ahmedabad. Founded by Gautam Adani in 1988 as a commodity trading business, the Group's businesses include port, sea and airport management, electricity generation and Electric power transmission, transmission, mining, natural gas, food processing, food, Military technology, weapons, and infrastructure. It is particularly active in metal commodity exchange. More than 60% of its revenue is derived from coal-related businesses. Noted for its close association with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, Adani was the largest Indian conglomerate as of 2022 with a US$206 billion market capitalization, surpassing Tata Group. It lost more than $104 billion in value after #Stock manipulation and accounting fraud allegations, fraud and market manipulation allegations by short-seller firm Hindenburg Research. In May 2024, the Adani Group's market capitalization retur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
