"The southern Indian port of Vizingam was officially opened on Monday, the country's first mega port that will allow India to grab a slice of the China-dominated pie of international maritime trade." The "Indian Shipping News" commented on the 16th that the first cargo ship was unloaded at the port of Vijinjam on the previous day.

    Despite several delays and the overall project is not yet complete, the long history of Vizingam Port and its unique geographical location connecting Central Europe have made India excited about the economic benefits that this deep-water port will bring. However, the protests of fishermen and the supporting facilities that have not been seen may throw cold water on India at any time in the future.

    India has 7,517 km of coastline and currently has 13 major ports and more than 200 small and medium ports. The 13 main trading ports account for about 60% of India's total trade volume, but port development has been slower. As of 2022, India has no deep-water port, the largest port in Mumbai is about 12 meters deep, and ocean-going cargo needs to be transferred to Colombo and Singapore. The former correspondent of Global Times in India has been to the port of India, and although it is very busy, large and very large ships cannot dock at the port.

    The Federal government of India is formulating the "Indian Ocean Vision 2030", which aims to develop world-class large-scale ports, transit centers and modernize infrastructure, with an estimated investment of 1.25 trillion rupees.

    Now that large ships are becoming more and more important for trade between Europe and China, India is in a very strategic position on this trade route and should include itself in this route. Although India's container throughput is currently less than 10% of China's, if the port of Vizingjam can attract more vessels, it will put India and Adani ports on a stronger footing in global maritime trade.

    However, India's road and rail network connecting ports to land-based warehouses and factories has yet to be established. "The Hindu" reported on the 13th that the overall project of Vizinjam port is far from completion, and the local government has not yet built a 12-kilometer road connecting the port to the highway, or even launched an open tender for it. Bloomberg analysis said that the lack of such a main road support is a "Waterloo" for the development of any port.