<p>Thiruvananthapuram: Three more vessels from China will be arriving at the Vizhinjam seaport here next month, bringing with them 17 more cranes for the international deep-sea facility being built at a cost of Rs 7,700 crore, VISL said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>The three ships will reach Vizhinjam coast on April 4th, 17th and 23rd, the Vizhinjam International Seaport Ltd (VISL) said in a statement.</p>.<p>The first vessel will have six cantilever railmounted gantry cranes, the second one will be carrying two ship-to-shore cranes and four cantilever rail-mounted gantry cranes and the third will have two ship-to-shore cranes and three cantilever rail-mounted gantry cranes, it said.</p>.<p>Till now, 15 cranes have been transported to the seaport from China, the statement said.</p>.<p>The first ship docked at the deep-sea facility in October last year.</p>.<p>The Vizhinjam port is being constructed under the public-private partnership model.</p>.<p>The Adani Group is the private partner in the development of what will become one of the largest ports in the world, once commissioned.</p>.<p>The project, scheduled to be commissioned in 2019, was delayed due to issues with land acquisition.</p>.<p>Fishermen had carried out violent protests opposing it, alleging that the port would adversely affect their livelihood.</p>
<p>Thiruvananthapuram: Three more vessels from China will be arriving at the Vizhinjam seaport here next month, bringing with them 17 more cranes for the international deep-sea facility being built at a cost of Rs 7,700 crore, VISL said on Wednesday.</p>.<p>The three ships will reach Vizhinjam coast on April 4th, 17th and 23rd, the Vizhinjam International Seaport Ltd (VISL) said in a statement.</p>.<p>The first vessel will have six cantilever railmounted gantry cranes, the second one will be carrying two ship-to-shore cranes and four cantilever rail-mounted gantry cranes and the third will have two ship-to-shore cranes and three cantilever rail-mounted gantry cranes, it said.</p>.<p>Till now, 15 cranes have been transported to the seaport from China, the statement said.</p>.<p>The first ship docked at the deep-sea facility in October last year.</p>.<p>The Vizhinjam port is being constructed under the public-private partnership model.</p>.<p>The Adani Group is the private partner in the development of what will become one of the largest ports in the world, once commissioned.</p>.<p>The project, scheduled to be commissioned in 2019, was delayed due to issues with land acquisition.</p>.<p>Fishermen had carried out violent protests opposing it, alleging that the port would adversely affect their livelihood.</p>