Tuesday, June 19, 2018

VO Chidambaranar Port Trust – Tuticorin Outer Harbour project




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a’XYKno carried out Financial Feasibility -Development of VOC Port -Outer Harbour, Tuticorin. It is located in the state of Tamil Nadu is a fast growing Major Port situated on the South East coast of India. The port is one of the twelve major ports of India. Tuticorin is emerging as a hub of Thermal power stations in south India basing their coal needs channelized through VOC Port. Because of its strategic location at the southern tip of Indian Sub-continent and closer to the great East-West international trade route, it has great potential to attract transshipment containers.
The port traffic has grown due to industrialization in and around Tuticorin. Keeping in view the current growth and traffic potential, the Outer Harbour development is planned with matching infrastructure needs in terms of deep draft, efficiency and capacity to attract major shipping lines and ultimately to be an international transshipment hub. At full capacity, the Outer Harbour is expected to handle approx 217.50 million tonnes of cargo annually. The total project cost for the same is Rs.18, 820 crores.
Location: India
Client: VO Chidambaranar Port Trust – Tuticorin
Market: Railways