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Vizhinjam Port sets record with 16.95m Draft Container Ship

Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 8 (UNI) Kerala’s Vizhinjam International Seaport has achieved a new milestone by handling a container vessel with a draft of 16.95 metres, the deepest ever recorded at the port.
The vessel MSC Virginia, which left for Spain yesterday morning, arrived at Vizhinjam from Adani Mundra Port with a draft of 16 metres.
After handling close to 5,000 TEUs of cargo at the port, the draft increased to 16.95 metres, making it the second-deepest draft container ship ever managed at any Indian port.
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