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).
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Chennai Port to build air freight station
An air freight station (AFS) has been planned by the Chennai Port Trust near the Chennai airport under public-private-partnership mode. The Port Trust owns 2.13 acre of land about 2 km from the Anna International Airport.
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Chennai Port to build air freight station
An air freight station (AFS) has been planned by the Chennai Port Trust near the Chennai airport under public-private-partnership mode. The Port Trust owns 2.13 acre of land about 2 km from the Anna International Airport.
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Chennai Port stops coal, iron ore cargo handling
The Chennai Port has stopped handling coal and iron ore cargoes as per the directive of the Madras High Court.As a result, the port will lose revenues to the tune of Rs 225 crore which it earned last year by handling 18 mt of coal and iron ore cargoes, according to the Shipping Minister.
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Maritime: ICTT stuck in the dock
Almost 80 per cent of Colombo’s container traffic represents cargo transhipped from Indian ports. One year after India’s first ICTT was commissioned, transhipment transactions have been almost insignificant. Will the terminal’s second year be any different?
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Ennore, Chennai ports merger
The Shipping Ministry is considering merging Ennore port with the Chennai port. This option is being considered to secure the future of Chennai port's revenues.