Chennai port is planning a Rs 3,700 crore mega container terminal with a continuous quay length of 2 km and 18-22 m side along draft, capable of handling ultra large container ships carrying over 15,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs). As the container traffic was growing, a container terminal of 380 m length was constructed at Bharathi Dock in 1983, as a first full-fledged container hub of the country with container storage yard of 51,000 sq m and a container freight station of 6,000 sq m area.
In tune with the international maritime developments, the port developed the outer harbour, named Bharathi Dock for handling petroleum in 1972 and for mechanised handling of iron ore in 1974.
Contact: Chennai Port Trust
Web: www.chennaiport.gov.in
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