CHENNAI SEA PORT

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INTRODUCTION
Chennai Port, formerly known as Madras Port, is the second largest port of India, behind the Mumbai port, and the largest port in the Bay of Bengal. Being the third oldest port among the 12 major ports of India, it is over 125 years old, although maritime trade started way back in 1639 on the sea shore. It is an artificial and all-weather port with wet docks. It was a major travel port before becoming a major container port. It is a substantial reason for the economic growth of Tamil Nadu, especially for the manufacturing boom in South India, and has contributed in no small measure to the development of the city. It is due of the existence of the port that the city of Chennai became known as the Gateway of South India.

HISTORY
The little fishing village called Chenna Patnam, which was founded in 1639, became prominent during the early part of the 18th Century when the East India Company was active on the East Coast. In the absence of the Harbour, the Company ships were anchored about quarter mile offshore and the cargo to and from the ships were transported through small lighters called Masula boats. As the loss of cargo while transporting through Masula boats was high, it was proposed to build a pier to berth larger crafts.

Cont.
The official inauguration of the wet dock was done on 6th November 1964 by Shri. Lal Bahadur Shastri, the then Prime Minister of India. The dock was christened Jawahar Dock in memory of Shri. Jawaharlal Nehru, Indias first Prime Minister. In 1970s the Madras Port Trust started handling containers in Inner Harbour and as the container traffic was increasing. Consequent to the renaming of the city of Madras as Chennai with effect from 30.9.1996, the Madras Port Trust has been renamed as Chennai Port Trust.

TERMINALS
The port has two container terminals, run separately by DP World Pvt. Ltd Singapore's PSA International Pte Ltd With a combined capacity to handle 2.8 million standard containers a year. Both the terminals have daily trains to Inland Container Depots (ICDs).

Chennai Container Terminal

Chennai Container Terminal (CCT) is the first container terminal in Chennai port built in 1983. The terminal is capable of handling fifth generation vessels up to 6,400 TEU and has direct services to China, West Africa, Europe and the United States.Presently, CCT is connected to 50+ ports worldwide.

Chennai International Terminal

Chennai International Terminal Pvt Ltd (CITPL) is the second container terminal that started operations from June 22, 2009 with berths SCB1, SCB2 and SCB3. The build-operatetransfer facility, built at a cost of about US$110 million, is a joint venture between PSA International and Chennai-based Sical Logistics Ltd.

Ro-ro car terminal

Chennai is base to several international car makers, namely, Ford Motor Co., Hyundai Motor Co., Nissan Motor Co., Renault SA, Daimler AG and BMW AG. The port is now the number one ro-ro car terminal in the country. After Hyundai, the port have started attracting global manufacturers like Mahindra, Toyota, and Ford. Ford has decided to move exports to Chennai Port by 2010.

Cruise terminal
Chennai Port is one of the five major ports in the country that have been identified by the Ministry of Shipping for development of cruise terminals, the other four being Goa, Cochin, Mumbai and Mangalore. The port has had passenger and tourist services to Burma,Malaya, Singapore, Manila, London, Suez, Aden and Colombo for over 100 years.

MILESTONES
Chennai Port is a ISPS Compliant Port. Chennai Port Trust awarded with Certification of ISO 14001 : 2004. 24 deep drafted berths. All weather port. Round the clock operations. Handling multiple cargo, Third position among all Major Ports. Passenger terminal of international standard.

 First of its kind in Indian Ports, Chennai Port has established the Marine Pollution Management to ensure Protection for Marine life. EDI connectivity with Customs, Bank, Online Port users Portal established and various port activities for the effective use of information technology under process. Excellent Rail Connectivity. Excellent Road Connectivity.

ACCESS TO HINTERLAND

Extra-port connectivity
The foundation stone for the 6,000-million Chennai Port-Ennore road connectivity project was laid in January 2011. The project envisages improvement of a 30.1kilometre (18.7 mi) road network in north Chennai that connects all the container freight station handling containers for Chennai port.

Intra-port connectivity
The total port roads run to a length of 27.5 km with a minimum width of 6 m and a maximum width of 26 m. The port is served by the Chennai Beach railway terminus in the Chennai Suburban Railway Network of the Southern Railway, chiefly handling suburban trains on the Chennai Beach-Tambaram section of the Chennai Suburban Railway Network. The port is one among the major ports having terminal shunting yard and running its own railway operations inside the harbour.

Pipelines
The port is connected to the Chennai Petroleum Corporation's (CPCL) refinery in Manali via a 30-inch-diameter pipeline. CPCL is planning to replace this with 42-inchdiameter pipeline at a cost of 1,260 million along the proposed Quadrilateral Road Network from Chennai Port to Ennore-Manali Highway. However, citing threats to habitation, the government has refused clearance to the project.

Vision and Mission

Achieve excellence in Port operations with State-ofthe-Art technologies. Enhance competence and enthuse workforce to maximize customer satisfaction. Anticipate and adapt to the changing global scenario. Act as a catalyst for sustained development of the Region. To be recognized as a futuristic Port with foresight

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