The construction work on 3,100 metres long breakwater of the Vizhinjam International Container Transhipment Terminal Project Phase-I has been completed. The first trial run of port operations, including loading and unloading of containers from the port by bringing containers to the port on large barges, is expected to commence by mid-June 2024. The commercial operations are likely to commence by September 15, 2024. Currently, a total of 21 cranes have been placed out of the order of 32 cranes, including eight rail mounted quay cranes (RMQC) and 24 rail mounted gantry cranes (RMGC), the order of which was issued to Shanghai Zhenhua Port Machinery Company Limited (ZPMC) in 2018. Besides, the installation and trial run of 15 cranes which arrived at the construction spot earlier have been fully completed. The project involves construction of a greenfield, deepwater international container transshipment terminal (ICTT) at Vizhinjam in Kerala on a design, build, finance, operate and transfer (DBFOT) basis for a concession period of 40 years. The estimated cost of the project is Rs 77 billion.