The Chennai International Terminals Pvt Ltd, a JV between Port of Singapore
Authority and Sical Logistics, will commence operations on the second private
container terminal at the Chennai port by end-April 2009.
When fully commissioned, the new terminal, built at a cost of Rs 495 crore at
East Quay and South Quay III, will have a quay length of 832 mtrs and 15.5 mtrs
alongside berth. There will be a back-up area of 35 ha, including 7.8 ha to be
reclaimed by the ChPT. The terminal's designed capacity is to handle 1.5 million
TEUs. The new terminal has imported 10 new rubber tyred gantry cranes from
China's ZPMC.
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