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TUTICORIN PORT Tuticorin Port is an artificial deep-sea harbour formed with rubble mound type parallel breakwaters projecting into the sea for about 4 km. (Length of North breakwater is 4098.66 m, length of South breakwater is 3873.37 m and the distance between the breakwaters is 1275m). The Port was designed and executed entirely through indigenous efforts. The harbour basin extends to about 400 hectares of protected water area and is served by an approach channel of 1,450 metres length and 183 metres width. Location Tuticorin Port is located strategically close to the East-West International sea routes on the South Eastern coast of India at latitude 8o 45'N and longitude 78o 13'E. Located in the Gulf of Mannar, with Sri Lanka on the South East and the large land mass of India on the West, Tuticorin port is well sheltered from the fury of storms and cyclonic winds. The port is operational round the clock all through the year. Berthing Facilities V.O.C I & II of length 168m each (With Transit Sheds) V.O.C III & IV of length 192m each (With backup area for cargo stacking) Additional Berth I & II of length 168m each Oil Jetty of length 150m to 228m Coal jetties I & II of length 235m each Permissible draught 10.7m Equipment Facilities PSA Tuticorin Container Terminal: Two Quay cranes with 44m outreach to handle gearless vessels Four RTG cranes to stack 5-containers high Reefer plug points - 84 Port container yard: Six Top Lift Trucks 35T - 5 nos & 25 T - 1 no. Others: Mobile cranes (TATA P&H) 75T - (max)Ten Wharf Cranes ranging from 3T to 10 T (4with grabs) . Storage
In addition, the port has got vast open land for the storage of cargo. The Port has allotted Lands to private parties on Long-term, Short-term lease and on license basis for storage of cargo, Containers, to build their own tank farms for liquid cargoes, and for the users to build their office premises in the World Trade Avenue. Open Area For Cargo Stacking Facilities Open space for stacking bulk cargo and containers is available inside the security wall to the extent of 54,000 sq. m. The open areas can accommodate around 30,000 tonnes of bulk cargo either for import or export and 2500 containers. In addition to containers, the open area inside the wharf are used for temporary stacking of bulk cargo such as coal and sulphur. Tuticorin Port is having a vast open land of about 2,158 acres outside the main gate. Cargo godowns with a capacity of stacking 36,000 tonnes have been put up in this area by Tamil Nadu Warehousing Corporation. The Port has also permitted a number of other agencies to put up godowns and warehouses in order to augment the import and export trade through the Port. Open lands are also used for stacking of timber imported through the port as well as granite for export. Specialised facilities are available at Berth No.8 for handling petroleum products and other liquid cargoes like phosphoric acid. About 1.5 million tonnes of liquid cargoes are handled at Mormugao Port per annum. Phosphoric acid can also be discharged at Berth No. 10 & 11 also. Liquid cargoes like caustic soda, furnace oil etc., are also handled at the tankages provided by private operators near Berth No.5 & 6. Other Facilities
Traffic Handled CONTAINER TRAFFIC The container handling operations in Tuticorin Port commenced during 1979-80 with a modest beginning of 121 containers, during the year the growth of container traffic was phenomenal, over a period of 20 years, the total container traffic per annum has crossed one lakh TEUS with the conventional method of handling. The traffic in containers for the past three years is furnished below:
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