TPT to develop Outer Harbour with an eye at the future

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Tuticorin, June 5 (UNI) The Tuticorin Port Trust (TPT) is embarking upon a major expansion plan- the development of its Outer Harbour-- to expand the present harbour basin and infrastructure utilisation to tap the advantages of its proximity to international sea route, says its Chairman N K Raghupathy.

In a release Mr Raghupathy said with the development of the Outer Harbour, the Port would be encapacitated to service larger vessels and mainline ship calls-- making it one of the hub-ports in the Indian Port system to attract traffic for transhipment.

The proposed Outer Harbour development would be an extension of the Inner Harbour water area on south of north east side with a new approach road. Initially, in Phase one, a 1500 m container terminal is proposed and a separate rail line would be laid.

Considering the present growth rate of the economy, country's sea-borne traffic is projected to go up by 20 per cent annually-- calling for additional port infrastructure.

''If outer harbour is developed, not only the available normal growth potential will be realizable but a new opportunity would emerge due to the fact that the outer harbour can service larger vessels and mainline container ship calls'', he noted.

Mr Raghupathy expressed hope that the Port could achieve the proposed growth leveraging its growth possiblities with Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project becoming a reality. He said it could become a transhipment Port and attract traffic for coastal transhipment within east Ports, in particular.

Its proximity to Sethusamudram Ship Channel, access to east coast ports and nearness to mainline trade route would boost its prospects as a transhipment hub.

The Outer Harbour would boost increase in container traffic due to the possibility of higher cargo aggregation and coastal feedering, the release added.

UNI

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