CHENNAI PORT:

.Chennai Port follows the concept of single window clearance. The

Export Documentation Center housing Customs, Chennai Clearing
and Forwarding. Labor and the Dock Labor Board is within the Port
Complex.
2. Palletized cargo is given 10% rebate on wharf age and the weight
of the pallet is not taken into account for the purpose of calculating
wharf age.
3. 30 day free time is allowed for aggregation of cargo on the wharf
before the arrival of the vessel.
4. Private equipment is allowed in certain areas to augment rate of
loading/discharging of dry bulk cargoes.
5. Priority berthing is given for Export oriented vessels.
6. Demurrage is charged on minimum flat rate basis for export goods
left lying in transit area beyond cargoes.
7. Open Space in transit area for export cargo such as barites, lumps,
quartz etc. is offered on concessional basis.
 
ADVANTAGES FOR CONTAINERISED CARGO

1. Manning strength for stuffing containers is the lowest and

matching international standards (i.e.) 4 mazdoors, one EFLT driver
and one Tally Clerk and the average stuffing/destuffing charge is
Rs.375.00 per TEU.
2. Exclusive Container Freight Station for Export cargo has
commissioned recently with "ON WHEEL" loading facilities and
LCL shippers can advantage of this.
3. Exclusive Container Freight Station to handle import LCL
containers.
4. Terminal handling charges at Chennai Port Container Terminal is
Rs. 1415.00 for 20 containers and Rs. 2125.00 for 40 containers. The
handling charges are the lowest among the Indian ports.
 5. ICD boxes are handled totally by Container Corporation of India
who receive incoming export loads from various ICD's in plot
allotted inside the port. The boxes are moved by their own tractor
trailers to the terminal for shipment. Similarly, import boxes brought
by the common feeder vessels are moved from the terminal to their
own yard, dedicated trains are moved out of the port to the respective
IDC's.
6. The Chennai port is well connected with inland container depots at
Coimbatore, Bangalore, Guntur, Anaparti, Hyderabad and New
Delhi. Weekly dedicated trains run on nominated days from Chennai
Port to IDC's.
7. Under the Long Term Berth Reservation Scheme introduced in
Chennai Port, feeder vessels in the Chennai-Singapore sector are now
available with fixed day schedule viz. on Wednesdays and Sundays.
This enables the exporters to plan export containers for those
dedicated vessels which would in turn reach Singapore in time to
connect to the mainline vessels.

GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION 

  Latitude   13° 06'N

  Longitude   80° 18'E

HARBOUR

Entrance
 
Channel
Length of the 7 Kilometers
Channel
The Width of channel gradually increased from 244
Width of
meters to 419 meters at the bent portion, then maintains
Channel
a constant width of 305 meters.
Depth of Inner
18.6 meters below chart datum
Channel
Depth of Outer
19.2 meters below chart datum
Channel
Swell
3,00 meters
Allowances
The approach channel to the port has two sections
1
The entrance channel within the protection of outer arm.
.
2
The outer channel beyond the protection of outer arm
.

PORT AREA 

1. Water Spread 220 acres.

2. Land Area 441 acres.
3. Area Reclaimed Nil

OUTER HARBOUR 

1. Water Spread 220 acres (80.94 hectares)

2. Land Area 145.96 (59.07 hectares)
3. Area Reclaimed Nil
 

PORT FACILILTIES 

Depth Length
No. Berth Type Remark
Meters Meters
1. N.Q. Passenger/General 8.53 198.00 Transit shed attached
General/Other
2. W.Q.1 7.92 170.60  
Liquid Bulk
3. W.Q.2 General 9.14 170.60  
4. C.B. General 9.14 170.60 Transit shed attached
5. W.Q.3 General 9.14 170.60  
6. W.Q.4 Fertilizer/General 8.53 170.60  
7. S.Q.1 Fertilizer/General 9.50 246.00  
8. S.Q.2 General/Fertilizer 9.50 179.00  
9. S.Q.3 Other Ores/General 9.14 181.00  
Allotted to
10. S.Q.4 Service berth 8.53 184.00
ONGC/Navy/C.G.
Allotted to
11. S.Q.5 Service berth 7.92 185.00
ONGC/Navy/C.G.
Allotted to
12. E.Q. Service berth 7.92 157.00
ONGC/Navy/C.G.

 
 CONTAINER TERMINAL 

Depth Length
No. Berth Type Remark
Meters Meters
Container Freight
22. C.T.1 Containers 13.40 200.00
Station
Container Freight
23. C.T.2 Containers 13.40 200.00
Station
24. C.T.3 Containers 13.40 200.00  

CARGO HANDLING EQUIPMENT 

  Description Total Units

1. Locos (Diesel) Chittaranjan 8
2. BHEL Loco 10
3. Diesel/Electric Loco 2
4. Mobile Cranes 12

CARGO HANDLING EQUIPMENT 

Description Total Units

Fork Lift Trucks 55
Floating Crane 1
Electrical Forklift Trucks 24
Pay Loaders 7
Shore Electric Cranes 25
Transfer Cranes 10
tractor Head 34
Container Quay Cranes
4
(35.5T/40T Capacity)
Top lift Trucks
5
(25T and 35T Capacity)
Tailors 32
Crawler Mounted Cranes 3
Empty Container Handler 1
Reach Stackers 3
10T/3T FLT 7