The Tuticorin Port Trust (TPT) has drawn up plans to triple its cargo handling capacity from 23.18 million tonnes now to 71 million tonnes by 2020, Exim News Service reports.
This would be done in two stages, first by doubling the capacity and then through capacity addition. The doubling of capacity would be achieved within two years as the work on three major projects-capital dredging and construction of North Cargo Berths 1 and 2-would be over by that time, Mr A. Subbiah, TPT Chairman, elaborated.
In 2009-10 with 14 berths, the Port handled 23.78 million tonnes and the target for the current fiscal has been set at 25.23 million tonnes.
As per the trend so far, the target could be surpassed, he indicated.
There is a proposal to convert a cargo berth into a container berth as the present container berth is nearing saturation point, he added. |
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Source: transportweekly
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