Chennai Port Trust is planning to set
up a mega terminal for container handling at an estimated cost of Rs.3,050 crore.
The terminal will have an along-side
depth of 18 metre, continuous quay length of 2 km and a backup area of about 100
ha. The two new breakwaters for a total length of about 4 km - one as extension
of the existing outer arm and the other extending from the fishing harbour
breakwater - will provide a basin area of about 300 ha. The channel will have a depth
of 19 metre and the basin will be dredged to 18 metre. The dredged material will
be used for reclaiming the required backup area.
The terminal will be the first deep
water terminal of its kind in India and will be able to handle ultra-large
container ships of 13,000-15,000 TEUs capacity and length exceeding 400 metre.
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