Tamilnadu & Karaikal - Ports Updates

[Arul Murugan]

This thread is for ports projects and development news in Tamilnadu and Pondycherry which has about 1000KM coastal line.

Major Ports:

Chennai Port:

Chennai Port updates

Tuticorin port:

Tuticorin city updates

Karaikal port:

Karaikal Port is the Green Field Port Project awarded to Develop and Operate for 30 years under BOT model by the Government of Puducherry in January 2006 to Marg Limited. The Concession agreement is signed in January 2006 and the Financial Closure is done in November 2006.

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Two Intermediate Ports

1.Cuddalore and
2.Nagapattinam

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Twelve Minor Ports

1.Kattuppalli
2.Ennore
3.Thiruchopuram,
4.PY-3 Oil field,
5.Tirukkadaiyur,
6.Pamban,
7.Rameswaram,
8.Valinokkam,
9.Punnakkayal,
10.Manappad,
11.Kanyakumari and
12.Colachel

[Arul Murugan]

Karaikal port:

Karaikal Port is the Green Field Port Project awarded to Develop and Operate for 30 years under BOT model by the Government of Puducherry in January 2006 to Marg Limited. The Concession agreement is signed in January 2006 and the Financial Closure is done in November 2006.Marg Limited is Chennai based Infrastructure Company having business interests in Infrastructure Projects like Ports, SEZs, Dredging, IT Parks, Theme Cities, Multi modal logistics, Airports etc.The development of Karaikal Port is being carried out by Karaikal Port Private Ltd, a Special Purpose Company (SPC) - a wholly owned subsidiary of Marg Limited. The Port is being developed in Phase wise manner. The Port is envisaged to be ultimately 47 MMTPA capacity with Capability to handle bulk, break bulk, general cargo, containers, dry & liquid bulk.The construction of the port is on a vast expanse of 600 acres with a unique state of the art cargo handling and backup facilities.

http://www.karaikalport.com/index.php

[Arul Murugan]

Karaikal port to get its first vessel today

Special Correspondent

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It is being built by Karaikal Port Private Limited

Two of the nine berths planned are ready


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CHENNAI: The privately built the Karaikal port will receive its first vessel on Wednesday when M.V.Beluga Fan Fare, a “project cargo specialist vessel,” docks at the newly built berth in the morning.

The deep sea, all-weather port is being built by Karaikal Port Private Limited (KPPL), at Vanjore near Karaikal, on a Build-Own-Transfer (BOT) basis.

Of the nine berths planned to be built on 600 acres leased from the Puducherry government, two were ready, company officials said.

Phase-I of the project was complete, they said, and the completed berths were being opened for commercial use, they said.

The first phase was completed in a record time of 18 months, a senior government official said. The first two berths, each 213-metre-long, were complete and dredging has been completed to a depth of 9 metre, he said.

M.V. Beluga Fan Fare, a 40-metre-long cargo vessel, would be the first commercial vessel docking at the port, and would carry two Liebherr Harbour mobile cranes of approximately 400 tonnes each as cargo.

Link Shipping South, the company representing Beluga Carriers, said the cranes had a lifting capacity of 104 tonnes.

The Karaikal port, with a total project cost of Rs. 1,400 crore, is intended to primarily handle cement and coal to serve the hinterland in Ariyalur, Perambalur and Tiruchi. The port is also expected to provide an alternative to the Chennai and Tuticorin ports, which are the major ports in the coastline but are separated by long distance.

While the port has been opened for commercial exploitation, the railway line work to connect Nagore to Karaikal was progressing and the port could receive rail connectivity by July, the government official said.

http://www.hindu.com/2009/04/15/stor...1550040100.htm

[Arul Murugan]

Location of the port and railway connectivity



SR should wake up for connecting Mayiladuthurai with Karaikal via Tharangambadi (Tranquebar) in old alignment.

[stalward]

does any body knew the status of L & T kaptupalli Ship building project.
Which is supposed to build naval Ships as well as commercial ships.

[Arasu]

Strange, Villupuram is shown in two places in the map.

The one shown below Chidambaram is probably Sirkazhi (instead of Villupuram).

[krishnancv]

Originally Posted by stalward

does any body knew the status of L & T kaptupalli Ship building project.
Which is supposed to build naval Ships as well as commercial ships.

Follow the Chennai and Ennore ports thread in Chennai forum.

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=774966

[Arul Murugan]

Originally Posted by Arasu

Strange, Villupuram is shown in two places in the map.

The one shown below Chidambaram is probably Sirkazhi (instead of Villupuram).

Yes that is Sirkazhi. Official Map prepared by Indian railways and looks not properly reviewed by Southern railways.

[Arul Murugan]

Rs. 86-crore Nagore-Karaikal broad gauge line works under way

P.V.Srividya



—Photo: M. Srinath

GETTING READY: Construction of railway track in progress for the line between Nagore and Karaikal.

NAGAPATTINAM: Works are under way on the Nagore-Karaikal broad gauge line, a 11-km-stretch. The new line, being laid on an outlay of Rs. 86 crore, will have seven major bridges, 40 minor bridges and 12 level-crossing gates of which six will be manned.

The BG line will have a halt station at Thirumalairajanpattinam between Nagore and Karaikal. Sources said that as most of the work would be completed before water from the Mettur Dam is released when most of the construction area would be submerged. Similarly, when the fields get water-logged, it becomes difficult for bank formation. Hence plans are on to take up parallel works on bank formation in summer now.

According to sources, once sub structures are in place, work is expected to speed up. The difficult nature of the work involved considering the marshy land that comes under the Nagore-Karaikal BG line entails its high cost for the 11-km stretch.

Works were delayed due to the rains last year and waterlogging posed additional problems.

Work is still to commence on the Karaikal station and the halt station at Thirumalairajanpattinam. As of now, sub-structural works are under progress at the site and launching girders are being erected.

The work on the line began in early 2008. The BG line is slated for completion by March 2010, sources said.

Work on Karaikal Port is under way at a faster pace. It makes sense for the port to commence its operations only on completion of the Nagore-Karaikal BG line. The Karaikal Port will have to depend on this line to handle its container and cargo traffic once it commences its operations. This places additional leverage on the project along with demands for its speedy completion.
http://www.hindu.com/2009/06/12/stor...1257430100.htm

[Arul Murugan]

11KM port connectivity line needs 3years for construction. Earlier the dead line was given as July 2009 and easily it is dragged to 2010 march.

Just we should forget about the proposal for lines like

1. (Karaikal-Tranquebar-Mayiladuthurai) or (Chidambaram) -Jayamkondam-Ariyalur (mega bridge of Kollidam)-Perambalur-Attur new line

2. Kumbakonam-Vridhachalam.

It will progress for centuries. Now sucessfully railways completed one decade for construction of Coimbatore-Irugur 18KM doubling and 81KM new line Salem-Karur. Still the projects has to go progress much....

[barrykul]

All Govt run projects in India are under some serious execution problems. There does not seem to be a sense of urgency in any of them. Little does the govt realize the loss in economic activity due to delays. The Uni-gauge project started way back, I remember Narasimha Rao Govt making this into a priority in the 90s. Since then the project has moved very slowly. TN state is perhaps the worst hit since for some god forsaken reason the Brits decided to go with meter gauge instead of broad gauge. Train travel throughout India is a must since most ordinary folks travel by train. Railways need to adopt concurrent engineering principles wherein small manageable units of work is done by an autonomous crew. Each unit is then worked upon simultaneously. This is the only way to hasten projects.

During the BJP govt the golden quad was executed quite well. Maj Gen Kanduri is perhaps credited with a military like precision for executing the complex and ambitious project. I was reading how Disney created Disney Land in Anaheim California on 160 acres of land. Disney land was created in 1 year from scratch way back in the 1950s/60s. One of the men in charge happened to be an ex-general of the US army. Disney land in Florida was also executed by the same ex-general and an ex-admiral. Maybe India needs to induct ex army personnel into the public sector and hastened projects. Time is money and each day wasted is a cost to the economy.

[Kewl Batty]

Call to develop Colachel minor port

Source

Nagercoil: A cross section of unemployed youths and fishermen in different parts of the district urged the Central Government to develop Colachel minor port into a major port in order to create employment opportunities to the unemployed youths as well as to ensure sustainable livelihood for fisherfolk.

Colachel, a minor port used mostly by the fishing boats or vessels, is strategically located at the southern tip of India (Kanyakumari district).

It is also strategically located on the southwest coast of the Peninsula along the major shipping routes.
Studies conducted

The State Government earlier planned to develop the port into a major container port. In 1998, TACID, a private firm conducted a feasibility study and submitted the report to the Government.

Apart from that, as requested by the State Government, a Malaysian construction company also conducted another feasibility study and submitted the report.

Both the feasibility study of the reports indicated that the economic potential for the development of Colachel was very high.

But owing to inadequate fund, the State Government could not proceed further.

Subsequently, it had given no objection certificate to the Central Government long back to develop it as one of the major container ports. But the project is still pending with the Central Government.

According to official sources, the port traffic has significantly increased in the past years.

[Arul Murugan]

Port coming up in following places:

Kanchipuram-Cheyyar-1500 crores
Tuticorin-Uddangudi-350 crores
Cuddalore-Parangipettai -1000 crores

Poompuhar - 500 crores
Mugaiyur-Kanchi - 750 crores - ship repair facility will be coming up here.

http://dkn.dinakaran.com/showxml.asp...327&code=20686

[Kewl Batty]

one correction...

Its Cheyyur... not Cheyyar.. (Cheyyar is near cheyyar river and not near the coast)

These port projects are for captive coal transfers for power projects..

[venkatm]

Too many ports are not good. They cause extensive loss of beaches and are polluting.

[Rasnaboy]

Sanction given for three captive ports and a jetty

CHENNAI: The State government has sanctioned three captive ports and a jetty to be developed at a total investment of Rs. 3,350 crore.

The sites of the proposed captive ports are Paramankeni village in Kancheepuram district, Udangudi in Tuticorin and Parangipettai in Cuddalore, while a captive jetty will come up near Poompuhar in Nagapattinam district. All these facilities will handle coal for proposed thermal power projects.

The Paramankeni port, estimated to cost Rs.1,500 crore, is meant for an ultra mega power project of 4,000 megawatt at Cheyyur while the Rs.350-crore Udangudi port is for the 1,600-MW Udangudi plant and the Rs.1,000-crore Parangipettai port for the 4,000-MW power plant. The Rs.500-crore Poompuhar jetty will serve the 1,320-MW plant.

The ultra mega power project is being implemented by the Coastal Tamil Nadu Power Limited, a special purpose vehicle floated by the Union government. The Udangudi port is for the project jointly executed by the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board and the Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited. The Parangipettai port and the Poompuhar jetty are for the projects promoted by IL & FS and PEL Limited respectively.

Announcing the government’s decision in the Assembly, Highways and Minor Ports Minister Vellakovil M.P. Saminathan, in his reply to a debate on the demands for grants to his department, said that steps were on to demarcate boundaries for a captive port in Mugaiyur, Kancheepuram district where a ship repair yard, costing about Rs.750 crore, would come up, for which approval had been given.

The State government has decided to improve about 1,600 points of junction of State Highways with other roads in order to avoid accidents. Initially, 800 junctions would be taken up this year. As part of the improvement work, speed breakers would be formed and sign boards erected. Work was underway to establish a centralised accident data management cell, Mr.Saminathan said.

The Minister added that the State Highways Department would observe August as the month of maintenance of bridges, which numbered 1,12,963.

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2009/07/12/stor...1255310600.htm

[comet]

Originally Posted by venkatm

Too many ports are not good. They cause extensive loss of beaches and are polluting.

http://www.slideshare.net/equitywatc...cherry-beaches

The above presentation shows how Pondicherry beach was lost to the harbour.

[Rasnaboy]

RAMANATHAPURAM: The State Tourism department plans to introduce cruise tourism to cash in on the increasing trend of tourists opting for cruise travel.

The ambitious move is expected to get shape in the next few months and is expected to provide a major boost to the Tamil Nadu’s tourism and marine industries.

V. Irai Anbu, Secretary, Tourism, told The Hindu on Sunday, “There is a great demand for cruise tourism in the country. Since the State Tourism has the reputation of pioneering new tourism initiatives, we have planned to start cruise tourism. A detailed discussion has been conducted”.

Since it required a lot of expertise for the State tourism to operate vessels on its own, private parties could be roped in, he said. Chennai-Puducherry was among the proposed routes.

A.C. Mohandoss, Director of Tourism and Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation Ltd (TTDC), said the idea was to operate cruise boats to cover 120 km from the shore. The boats could attain a speed of 60 nautical miles and could be operated from bigger ports. It was expected to get good patronage from the tourists.

He said that it was necessary to take approval from the Indian Navy, Port Trusts, Tamil Nadu Maritime Board and other agencies.

A series of procedures had to be followed for operating cruise boats. Necessary facilities to operate boats from ports were needed. Efforts were on to meet these requirements.

He added that importance was being given to promote eco-tourism. A separate wing had been started for this. Since it required the cooperation of Forest Department, an Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forest level officer had been appointed to explore the possibility of promoting eco-tourism potential centres. Efforts were on to seek the cooperation and integration of other departments to start tourism initiatives.

Infrastructure

The Director said the State had a large number of facilities for adventure tourism and stood next only to Goa. Parasailing, bungee jumping, scuba diving, archery and others had been introduced in Beach Resort Complex in Mamallapuram and Island Ground. Though the tourism industry had been hit in various countries due to global recession, the TTDC-run hotels were not affected at all. The average occupancy rate was being maintained.

Source: http://www.hindu.com/2009/08/31/stor...3150120100.htm

[Kewl Batty]

X posting from projects thread..

Originally Posted by Subra

http://www.constructionweekonline.in...power_project/

Tridem Port & Power Company Pvt Ltd will soon commence its integrated port and power project in Nagapattinam, near Chennai. Tridem was incorporated as an SPV in 2007 with the main objective of developing the project. ISMT Ltd, Pune, a listed Company, (integrated specialized seamless steel tube manufacturer ), has joined hands with the Tridem Group to undertake this giant integrated Project.
The total investment of the project will be Rs10,000 crore. The initial phase will have an integrated investment of Rs4,000 crore – Rs2,500 crore for power plant and Rs1,500 Crore for the port. The investment will be funded through 30% equity and 70% debt.
The Government of Tamil Nadu gave a letter of facilitation to the Company in September, 2007 for setting up a Merchant Power Plant of 2000 MW capacity in Kilapidagai and Karapidagai North and South Village areas of Nagapattinam District.

The Government also accorded approval for establishing a captive port at Vettaikaran Iruppu Village in Nagapattinam District, 3 km east of the above Thermal Power Plant site. The Government further sanctioned the port limits with a seafront of 3.2 km for establishing a deep water Port. This integrated project will occupy a sprawling 3000 acres wasteland and convert it into economically vibrant infrastructural industrial base.
According to Company sources, this Coastal Power Plant will largely depend on imported coal for its fuel. In order to ensure fuel security for the coal fed Thermal Power Station, the Company has taken steps to invest in coal mines in South and Central Kalimantan provinces in Indonesia, with adequate reserves.
The Power component: The Detailed Project Report for the Power Project was prepared by the globally reputed firm Fichtner Consulting Engineers (India) Pvt. Ltd. All relevant studies have been completed. Notice Inviting Tender (NIT) for Boiler-Turbine-Generator package including it’s auxiliaries through International Competitive Bid (ICB) was issued on 4th June 2009. The bids for BTG package have been received and are being evaluated.
The total Power Plant capacity will have to be necessarily reached in stages due to the constraints on equipment delivery by Manufacturers and is planned to be executed in phases. The first 2 phases will be sub-critical followed by super-critical technology based units. The Port and the First unit of the Power Plant will be commissioned in the last quarter of 2011 and the subsequent phases will start functioning every six months thereafter.
Power will be sold to discoms and HT users. The Company has already signed relevant MOUs for execution of PPAs with Organizations like Power Trading Corporation Ltd.,and other users.
The port componet: Tridem, engaged the reputed Oceanography Department of IIT, Madras, for preparing the Detailed Project Report for the Port, with optimal designs, which was completed in February, 2009.
The final design was also vetted by the Internationally Acclaimed Australian Port Consultancy Firm, SOROS. Under the guidance and supervision of IIT Madras, all the necessary Seabed Investigations, Shallow Seismic Surveys, Delineation of HTL, LTL and CRZ boundaries (by the National Institute of Oceanography in October, 2008), Mathematical Model Study for all weather Port, Geotechnical investigations, Rapid Marine Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Managerial Plan were completed in 2008.
The all weather deep water Port will initially have a capacity of 20 million tonnes per annum. To start with 40,000 DWT Coal vessels will call at the Port, fully equipped with mechanized coal handling systems with coal unloaders and conveyors in the Port area. The coal handling capacity will be 40,000 tonnes per day. On completion of the second phase, 1,00,000 DWT vessels will call at the Port.
Vendor discussions and contracts are at advanced levels after negotiations with Dredging and Breakwater Contractors, Berth Construction Agencies, Equipment Suppliers and Civil Contractors. The construction works are scheduled to begin in September, 2009.
The Company has achieved in-principle financial closure for Phase I of the project. The Port and Project sites enjoy excellent road and broad-gauge railway connectivity. The Company spokesman further said that “Tridem Port and Power Company on commissioning will offer unlimited employment potential to the locals and is bound to kickstart unparalleled infrastructural growth activities and will help unleash the immense potential for small and big industries in the vicinity”.

Originally Posted by Subra

http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/s...0Thirukkuvalai

[Kewl Batty]

Here's the more on it... Its designed to handle 40 Mtpa..

Source

The modality and details of our design breakdown for the Port and Backup Areas for the Port included:

· Port limits up to 15 km from the shoreline.

· Approximately 278-acre waterfront area with some 3.2 km coastline.

· Reclaimed area from dredged materials extending outwards from the 3.

· 2 km coastline. Size of area is to be determined by Consultant.

· A contiguous 2,000 acre Free Trade Zone area with a suitable area so me 3 km away for storage of thermal coal directly from the berths and evacuated subsequently to the power plant and to other port users by rail or road. The size and modality of storage area are to be determined by the Consultant.

· Areas in the same Free Trade Zone for (a) a Tank Farm for the handling and storage of Bulk Liquid through the Port and (b) storage of RoRo vehicles. The size and modality of storage area are to be determined by the Consultant.

Another major port in the making.... with this, TN will have 5 major ports including the one @ Kattupalli (though it is for military purposes)