Being a greenfield seaport, it provides flexibility in design and future expansion. It is also the first automated port in India and the sole port in the country to be located adjacent to an international shipping route. It is a multi-purpose,all-weather, green port located 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) away from the Trivandrum International Airport at Vizhinjam, Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala. The Vizhinjam International Seaport Thiruvananthapuram locally known as Vizhinjam Seaport ( Malayalam: വിഴിഞ്ഞം അന്താരാഷ്ട്ര തുറമുഖം തിരുവനന്തപുരം) is India's first deep-water mega container transshipment port, which is under construction. Multipurpose ,Green Deep-Water Mega Seaport Vizhinjam International Seaport Ltd (VISL) & Adani Vizhinjam Port Pvt Ltd (AVPL)
