Cochin Port, Shipyard & Vallarpadam ICTT

[AAJACOB]

Thanks Krishna for the update .

Kochi would lead the bandwagon for Kerala tourism this decade . It is investing heavily on setting up medical tourism facilities / 18 hole golf course / Marina / Star hotels and it's blessed as being a focal point for proceeding to the three tourism thrishools of Kerala tourism - Beach(Kovalam/Varkala/Alleppey)-Backwater(Kochi/Alleppey/Kottayam)- Highranges(Munnar/Wagamon/Peerumade)

[sakrishna]

I accidently came across an interesting article on container ships. I think it's relevant here.

http://container50.org.uk/RotterdamBackground.pdf

Inorder to have more container carrying capacity, ships need to increase their length, beam and draft accordingly.

But it's not possible to increase the size too much, beyond certain limit considering various risk factors.

The article mentions that Korean Shipyards are designing ships with more capcity (12000+ TEU) still with limited draft (14.5) so that they'll be able to call at ports like Hamburg.

The advantages include cost benefit of about 29 % for ships of 13000TEU capacity compared to 7500TEU capacity according to Hyundai heavy industries.

That means, Vallarpadom too will be able to handle ships of 12000+ TEU capacity in the future.

Thus, Kerala will have two ICTTs in the future which will be able to handle mega container ships.

[induzcreed]

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Site earmarked for Port SEZ

[induzcreed]

31.03.2010

Hystory unveiled

First Loco arriving at ICTT Vallarpadom

[ABRAHAM@TVM]

Originally Posted by induzcreed

31.03.2010

Hystory unveiled

First Loco arriving at ICTT Vallarpadom

Proud moments for Kerala Nice snaps as well .

[sakrishna]

nice snaps induzcreed. Thanks.

[sakrishna]

DHL opens new ocean freight terminal in Kochi


Kochi, May 5 (IANS)

Leading logistics company DHL Wednesday opened a new ocean freight terminal here and launched weekly direct 'Less than Container Load' (LCL) consolidated services connecting Kochi to Europe, north America and other emerging markets through the gateway in Colombo.
Operated by Danmar Lines, DHL's in-house carrier, the new service from Kochi via Colombo will offer customers services with reduced transit time of up to three days.
With the introduction of this new LCL service, 'we can offer opportunities to our customers to increase their footprint in global commerce,' said Amadou Diallo, chief executive officer, DHL Global Forwarding, South Asia Pacific.
'This fixed direct LCL Consol service connecting Kochi to the rest of the world has further strengthened our ocean freight product to support customers especially in the spices, palm oil and coir business sectors,' said Diallo.

Yahoo News

DHL launches weekly Cochin-Colombo freight service
Wed, May 5 07:34 PM

New Delhi, May 5 (PTI) DHL, a leading logistics company, today announced the launch of its weekly direct freight service from Cochin to Colombo and opening of a new ocean freight terminal in the southern city. "With the timely introduction of this new LCL service, we can offer opportunities to our customers to increase their footprint in global commerce as the world economy picks up," DHL Global Forwarding South Asia Pacific Chief Executive Officer Amadou Diallo said in a statement.
The weekly freight service between Cochin and Colombo, dubbed Less than Container Load (LCL) Consol service, is expected to help the exporters from Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. "This (facility) is in line with our commitment to the Indian logistics industry to provide value-added solutions to customers through constant product innovation and increased efficiency," added DHL Lemuir Logistics India CEO Christoph Remund.

Yahoo News

[KMC]

First set of cranes arrives at Vallarpadom

One famous critic of Kochi once commented , " Last Nail in the coffin for Vallarpadom" , when things were not moving favourably...
wish I could see him in person.....




http://www.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bi...d=11&BV_ID=@@@

[KMC]

DP WORLD has revealed it will invest up to US$1 billion into a 13,000-TEU annual capacity terminal on the Indian west coast at Kochi to challenge Colombo's hold over India's trade with Europe and China."Presently, long-haul vessels are unable to stop in India, which forces importers and exporters to spend an extra $150 million a year ferrying goods to and from Colombo, Singapore or Dubai," said Anil Singh, DP World's man in India, told Bloomberg News.

"What we are trying to do is compete in the regional and international market," he said in Mumbai interview. "It will change the logistic pattern of the country."

DP World, controlled by state-owned holding company Dubai World, spent INR13 billion (US$288 million) on the first phase of the new Kochi facility on southern west coast to first handle one million TEU a year.

The rest of the money According to Mr Singh, the rest of the investment will be sunk into building the second phase that is expected to add a further three million TEU in box handling capacity within five years. Container Corp of India Ltd is among three other partners in the terminal venture.

The new terminal is scheduled to open in August when it will be able to accommodate the 13,000-TEU vessels commonly used on Asia-Europe routes.

DP World will pay its share of the investment using its own funds, with Mr Singh dismissing suggestions that Dubai World's massive debt will have an impact on expansion plans.

The Indian government is also dredging Kochi port and building rail links to help boost traffic, Mr Singh said. The government has also agreed to lower port fees that are said to be more than eight times higher than Colombo's for larger ships to attract more traffic.

The report added that Kochi aims to lure large container vessels from Colombo, which currently handles 40 per cent of India's transhipment trade, according to Mr Singh. Indian shippers use the Sri Lankan port because of lower costs, deepwater and looser regulations, said Bloomberg.

DP World handles almost half of India's eight million containers annually that pass through the nation's five ports, and the company intends to pursue further projects and expansion plans in the country, the report added.

[induzcreed]

I don't understand the need of a golf course at ICTT area, when there is a golf course already functioning at KTDC, Bolgatty
I think the land should be used for ICTT's future expansion.

[Gotcha]

Originally Posted by KMC

DP WORLD has revealed it will invest up to US$1 billion into a 13,000-TEU annual capacity terminal on the Indian west coast at Kochi to challenge Colombo's hold over India's trade with Europe and China."Presently, long-haul vessels are unable to stop in India, which forces importers and exporters to spend an extra $150 million a year ferrying goods to and from Colombo, Singapore or Dubai," said Anil Singh, DP World's man in India, told Bloomberg News.

"What we are trying to do is compete in the regional and international market," he said in Mumbai interview. "It will change the logistic pattern of the country."

DP World, controlled by state-owned holding company Dubai World, spent INR13 billion (US$288 million) on the first phase of the new Kochi facility on southern west coast to first handle one million TEU a year.

The rest of the money According to Mr Singh, the rest of the investment will be sunk into building the second phase that is expected to add a further three million TEU in box handling capacity within five years. Container Corp of India Ltd is among three other partners in the terminal venture.

The new terminal is scheduled to open in August when it will be able to accommodate the 13,000-TEU vessels commonly used on Asia-Europe routes.

DP World will pay its share of the investment using its own funds, with Mr Singh dismissing suggestions that Dubai World's massive debt will have an impact on expansion plans.

The Indian government is also dredging Kochi port and building rail links to help boost traffic, Mr Singh said. The government has also agreed to lower port fees that are said to be more than eight times higher than Colombo's for larger ships to attract more traffic.

The report added that Kochi aims to lure large container vessels from Colombo, which currently handles 40 per cent of India's transhipment trade, according to Mr Singh. Indian shippers use the Sri Lankan port because of lower costs, deepwater and looser regulations, said Bloomberg.

DP World handles almost half of India's eight million containers annually that pass through the nation's five ports, and the company intends to pursue further projects and expansion plans in the country, the report added.

shoddy reporting as usual... first the article says the port will have an ANNUAL capacity of 13,000 TEUs (which is completely bogus)... and then says it can service ships with capacities as high as 13,000 TEUs. So basically it could service a ship that large and then call it quits for the rest of the year since its annual capacity has been reached!!

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[ajithv]

KOCHI: Amidst reports of dredging for the Vallarpadam project getting delayed, the Cochin Port Trust on Wednesday decided to engage the port’s grab dredger to speed up the process.

The port has come up with an official explanation that the dredging was affected as the vessel carrying cranes for the purpose could not be brought to the terminal owing to inadequate depth in the basin. The port said the depth could not be achieved owing to the presence of an unexpected hard patch.

The vessel carrying Quay Cranes for the project had arrived at the outer anchorage of the port last Thursday. However, it could not be berthed at the terminal as adequate depth was not available at the basin.

The Cochin Port Trust had engaged Jaisu Shipping Company for capital dredging for deepening and widening of channels and basin areas.

The operational completion of the capital dredging of outer and inner channels have already been completed. Capital dredging in the basin started on May 1, 2010. Over 90 percent of the overall capital dredging has already been completed.

The port had asked the dredging contractor to provide for adequate depths to bring in the vessel carrying the quay cranes. Based on this, the contractor had deployed three dredgers of 14,300 cubic metre capacity. However, the required depth could not be achieved uniformly, owing to the presence of an unexpected hard patch parallel to the jetty with 35-metre width and 300-metre length. The hard patch could not be broken by the suction dredgers.

Following this, a specialised mechanical dredger was brought from Mumbai. The mechanical dredger was deployed since Tuesday for cutting and removing the hard patch. Port sources said that in an effort to expedite the process it has been decided to engage the port’s grab dredger GHD Nehru Satabdi on payment basis.

The arrangement is expected to help speed up the dredging work and facilitate offloading of the quay cranes expeditiously, the port said.

In May, the port had berthed two vessels carrying RTG cranes for the project at the ICTT berth which required lesser draft.

Source

[induzcreed]

Amidst all the fears, speculations, expert comments and worries....here they comes,... the giant quay cranes have arrived and now docked at new ICTT at Vallarpadom

Enjoy !!!

sorry for the poor quality pics....


















stay tuned good pics will hit your screen soon....

[DileepKS]

India: Vallarpadam ICTT Nears Completion

The countdown to the opening of India’s first dedicated international container transhipment terminal (ICTT) at Vallarpadam has begun with the arrival of four state-of-the-art giant gantry cranes.

The four post-Panamax quay cranes, capable of lifting two TEUs at a time, will service customers at the new terminal’s 600-metre quay and 40 hectares of yard. The ZPMC barge, m.v. ZHENHUA, is now at berth and offloading the cranes, after which the commissioning process will begin.

Mr Anil Singh, Senior Vice-President and Managing Director of DP World, Subcontinent, said, “This is an important milestone in the development of our new terminal at Cochin, which we plan to officially open this year. The ICTT will extend the services we offer our customers, helping them to improve efficiency and reduce their supply chain costs.”

The ship-to-shore cranes being commissioned at the ICTT have the capacity to handle 65 tonnes under the spreader. The boom has an outreach of 56 metres, enabling it to serve the largest vessels, carrying 22 containers across the deck, comparable with any modern container terminal in the world. Fitted with numerous safety devices and sensors, the cranes ensure high productivity and safe working conditions.

The four twin-lift quay cranes will be complemented by the 15 rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) ready for operation at the facility.

ICTT is India’s first transhipment terminal, and has the solid support of its partners—DP World and the Cochin Port Trust. The progress at ICTT has quickened over the last two months.

In May, the project achieved two significant milestones—the completion of all 11 bridges on the new highway connectivity and the arrival of 11 latest-technology eco-friendly RTGs that will service the terminal’s 1 million TEU capacity (Phase 1A).

Capital dredging work is due to be completed this month, equipping the terminal with a 14.5-metre draught, giving Cochin the ability to handle some of the largest vessels afloat today.

[sakrishna]

Kochi port Q1 cargo handling rises 23%

Kochi, July 27

The Cochin Port Trust has registered a growth rate of 23.1 per cent in cargo handling during April-June 2010 compared to the corresponding period last year.

The statistics released by the Indian Ports Association (IPA), which assessed the performance of various Indian ports, pointed out that Kochi has made an increase of 8,26,282 tonnes in its cargo handling compared to the same period last year.

In April-June 2009, the port had handled 36,55,974 tonnes of cargo which increased to 44,82,256 tonnes during the same period in 2010.

According to IPA data, the general growth rate of various ports at the national level is 1.92 per cent.

Container handling

There is also a considerable increase in the number of containers handled at the port.

The number has increased from 72,122 TEUs last year to 84,545 TEUs this year, a growth of 17 per cent.

The port also registered a considerable increase in the handling of liquid cargo, including crude, petrol and lubricants. The cargo handling increased from 24,43,028 tonnes last year to 31,65,504 tonnes this year, an increase of 30 per cent.

The import through the port also increased in the same period. The cement import, which was 7,590 tonnes last year rose to 61,663 tonnes this year.

Imports up

The timber import went up from 8,476 tonnes in April-June 2009 to 12,958 in the same period this year.

Sulphur import declines

However, the traditional import of sulphur, urea for the public sector FACT has shown a declining trend in the quarter whereas construction materials such as timber and cement registered a growth.

The import of sulphur during the first three months of this year is only 27,000 tonnes against 53,000 tonnes in the corresponding period whereas urea import was nil during the period.

The Hindu Businessline

[arundinil]

The work on the exclusive wharf at the Kochi port for Lakshadweep vessels which will reduce the travel woes of the islanders visiting the city, will start soon, Lakshadweep Collector N. Vasanthkumar has said.

The Lakshadweep Administration has already paid a part of the cost of construction of the Rs. 37.52 crore wharf to the Cochin Port Trust, Mr. Vasanthkumar told The Hindu. The 300-metre wharf with a passenger terminal would have a lot of modern amenities. The work was expected to be over in 18 months.

The passenger terminal has been a dream of the islanders coming to Kochi for medical care, education and shopping.

The wharf will come up close to South Coal Berth at Wellington Island.

Currently, Lakshadweep vessels have no fixed place to berth and need to wait a long time to get the berthing space.

Since there are very little passenger amenities, passengers boarding the ships are put to a lot of hardship.

Following the introduction of security check for the passengers, the woes of the passengers have increased.

Mr. Vasanthkumar said a new 250-seat passenger ship would join the Lakshadweep fleet by end-September. The ship was built at the Colombo dockyard.

The administration had almost finished the formalities for getting two more ships built.

These 200-seat ships would be ready in about three years, he said.

Source:- http://www.hindu.com/2010/08/31/stor...3161950300.htm

[arundinil]

The formal inauguration of International Container Transshipment Terminal at Vallarpadom will be delayed till end of November, considering the delay in LSG Elections in Kerala. The original formal inauguration was planned in last week of September. As moral code of conduct will be in force from end of September, it won't be possible for a formal function

Hence the ceremony may be extended to end of November, depending upon availability of Prime Minister to officiate the function. PM Manmohan Singh was supposed to open in Sept.

The soft launch of the ICTT will start by end of Sept, as last phase of dredging is going on. Currently works of direct road connectivity is only pending. The first consignment may reach by mid of October, if things goes as per schedule

he prestigious ICTT project, developed by Dubai Port World, is expected to change the face of Kochi. Once operational, the about ` 2,000-crore project is expected to bring in major industrial development to the state.

Currently, the major portion of the Indian container cargo is being transshipped at the ports of Colombo, Singapore, Dubai and Al Salalah. Once the ICTT is commissioned most of the cargo would be transshipped through Vallarpadom. Recently, top officials with the ICTT had decided to drop the vessel-related charges for ships calling at ICTT to match the rates prevailing in rival ports at other countries.

On Thursday, Dubai Port World vicepresident Anil Singh met the Cochin Port Trust Chairman and held discussions about the project.

Thanks