Dear sir,
Sub: Report on business openings at Tuticotin Port
I have visited the Port of Tuticorin along with Dr.T.K.n.Kailash during 15th and 16th of December 2000. We met the Public Relations Officer, The Traffic Manager and the Statistical Officer of the Tuticorin Port and gathered the relevant informations about the operations of the Port and the type of cargo handled. Also we met the leading C&F agents and a software company to gain the detailsof cargo handled. We also gathered the information about the possibility of doing business from the tuticorin port. I submit the detailed information in the enclosed report for your perusal and necessary guidance.
Thanking you,
R.Subramanian.
REPORT ON THE EXPLORATION OF BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY AT TUTICORIN PORT.
• Port Details • Types of Import Cargo • Types of Export Cargo • Types of Vessels called at this port • Container Traffic • Business opportunity at Tuticorin Port • CFS – Own / Long term lease.
• PORT DETAILS.
Tuticorin port was upgraded to a major port from the erstwhile Anchorage/Minor Port during the year 1974. In 1979 the port was brought under the control of Major Port Trust Act. The Port is divided into two zones. Zone A comprising the new major port and Zone B comprising the old anchorage and minor port.
The Port is equipped with 7 along side berths and two coal jetty and one oil jetty. Out of this one along side berth is licensed to M/s PSA Corporation during the year 1998. The port also having a shallow draught berth to facilitate small vessels with 6 m draft. All other berths are having a draft of 8.24 m to 10.7 m.
The Port is located east coast of India about 540 kms south west of Chennai. This port is sheltered from the fury of stroms and cyclonic winds and strategically located very close to the major international sea routes.
The Port is well connected by broad gauge rail and by raod to all major cities and ICDs. Tuticorin is also connected