Thiruvananthapuram - The first containership arriving at the Vizhinjam International Port will be greeted with a water salute. The huge mother ship San Fernando that will anchor at Vizhinjam on the night of the 10th will be brought to the harbour berth between 9 am and 10 am on the 11th after completing the mooring. The Chief Minister and Union Ministers will attend the reception on the 12th. Led by the large tug Ocean Prestige, docked in the harbour, the smaller tugs Dolphin Series 27, 28 and 35 will give water salutes.

Officials said that the berthing would . . .