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Thiruvananthapuram: Fishing boats anchored near the newly-inaugurated Vizhinjam International Seaport, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, Friday, May 2, 2025. PTI
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Quantum Valley in AP by Jan 2026
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday said that the state will dedicate its pioneering "quantum valley" to the nation on January 1, 2026.
The chief minister inked agreements with IBM, TCS and L&T at his residence in Undavalli, which aim to establish India's "most advanced and first-of-its-kind quantum valley tech park in Amaravati".
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"In a historic step toward India's technological future, Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu today announced that the state's pioneering quantum valley will be dedicated to the nation on January 1, 2026," said an official release.
The quantum valley tech park will be anchored by IBM's cutting edge 156-qubit Quantum System Two, which is expected to be the largest quantum computing system to be installed in the country.
Vizhinjam International Seaport commissioned
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday officially commissioned the Vizhinjam International Seaport at Thiruvananthapuram. it has been completed at an estimated cost of Rs 8,867 crore.
Within one year, India's all transshipment cargo will be handled from Vizhinjam International Seaport as this strategic deep-water maritime project is 'much better equipped, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) managing director Karan Adani said on Friday.
Currently, 75 per cent of India's transshipment cargo is handled at ports outside India and Indian ports lose up to USD 200-220 million of potential revenue each year on transshipment handling of cargo originating/destined for India.
" Vizhinjam International Seaport is much better equipped...Give us a year, you will see all Indian ships getting transshipped from here," Adani told reporters after the inauguration event. "Our ultimate goal is to reduce logistics cost by 30 per cent by increasing efficiency and reducing turnaround time." The Vizhinjam project is intended primarily to bring home the Indian cargo transshipment presently being undertaken at the foreign ports of Singapore, Colombo, Salalah and Dubai.
The project site is the closest and deepest location in India to the international shipping routes.
Middle East - Far East shipping route connecting Europe, Persian Gulf to Far East and International Seuz-Far East Shipping route is only 10 nautical miles away from the international shipping route.
A transshipment port is a kind of transit hub where cargo from one ship is transferred to another ship on the way to its final destination. Mostly transhipment happens to transfer smaller cargoes to bigger mother ships which saves shipment cost and time. Since all the ports in the world are not directly linked, transshipment ports are needed.
Adani said APSEZ is targeting 90 per cent utilisation of the resources.
The deep-water port has been developed by APSEZ, India's largest port developer and part of the Adani Group, under a public-private partnership model at an estimated cost of Rs 8,867 crore. The port received its commercial commissioning certificate on December 4, 2024.
The Vizhinjam port offers large-scale automation for quick turnaround of vessels with state-of-the-art infrastructure to handle Megamax container ships.
Its capacity in Phase 1 is 1 million TEUs, with an additional 4.5 million TEUs to be added in subsequent phases.
APSEZ, a part of globally diversified Adani Group, is the largest port developer and operator in India with 7 strategically located ports and terminals on the west coast and 8 ports and terminals on the east coast.
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