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Chennai Port
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Chennai Port in 1996
Location
Country India India
Location Chennai (Madras)
Coordinates 13.08441°N 80.2899°ECoordinates: 13.08441°N 80.2899°E
Details
Opened 1881; 137 years ago
Operated by Chennai Port Trust
Owned by Chennai Port Trust, Ministry of Shipping, Government of India
Type of harbor Coastal breakwater, artificial, large seaport
Size of harbor 169.97 ha (420.0 acres)
Land area 237.54 ha (587.0 acres)
Size 407.51 ha (1,007.0 acres)
Available berths 26
Employees 8,000 (2004)
Chairman Raveendran P IRTS (since 2016)
Main trades Automobiles, motorcycles and general industrial cargo including iron ore, granite, coal, fertilizers, petroleum products, and containers
Major exports: Iron ore, leather, cotton textiles
Major imports: Wheat, raw cotton, machinery, iron & steel
World Port Index Number 49450
UN/LOCODE INMAA
Statistics
Annual cargo tonnage 50.06 million tonnes (2015–16)
Annual containervolume 1.55 million TEUs (2014–2015)
Annual revenue ₹ 8,904.0 million (2007–08)
Vessels handled 2,181 (2010–2011)
Capacity Cargoes: 55.75 million tonnes (2008–09)
Containers: 2 million TEUs
Website- www.chennaiport.gov.in

  • Chennai Port, the third oldest port among the 12 major ports, is an emerging hub port in the East Coast of India. This gateway port for all cargo has completed 134 years of glorious service to the nation’s maritime trade.
  • In 1983, the port heralded the country’s first dedicated container terminal facility commissioned by the then Prime Minister Smt.Indira Gandhi on 18th December 1983. The Port privatized this terminal and is operated by Chennai Container Terminal Private Limited. The port is ranked in the top 100 container ports in the world. Witnessing a phenomenal growth in container handling post 2009, they commenced the Second Container Terminal with a capacity to handle 1.5 M TEU’s to meet the increasing demand.
  • Chennai Port is one among major ports having Terminal Shunting Yard and running their own railway operations inside the harbour. The port is having railway lines running up to 41 kms, 8 sidings to handle wide range of cargo like granite, food grains, dry bulk, etc. For handling containers separate sidings are available.

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