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Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 27 (IANS) Kerala’s Vizhinjam International Port has crossed a historic milestone in record time, positioning itself as a global player in maritime trade, state Ports Minister V.N. Vasavan said on Wednesday. The port has handled over 1.012 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) within just nine months of commencing commercial operations, outperforming projections by more than threefold, the minister said. "When operations began on December 3, 2024, the concession agreement had estimated that the port would handle around 300,000 containers in its first year. Instead, Vizhinjam has already tripled that figure and is now on track to process 1.3–1.4…