Ennore Port plans general cargo berth by 2010
Ennore Port Ltd, India’s only corporate major port, has planned to construct a general cargo berth for which tendering for construction works has begun. Speaking to Projectmonitor, senior EPL officials said that by the current plan of action, contractors were likely to be finalised by February-end. The facility is expected to turn commercial during the third quarter (July to September) of 2010, they said.
Elaborating on the project, officials said that the new berth would facilitate export of Nissan cars. In October last year, Ennore Port Ltd entered into an agreement with the Japanese automaker by which the port will give priority to Nissan in using the new marine facilities. According to the MoU, Nissan is expected to export 1.1 lakh cars per year in 2011, which would subsequently grow to 1.8 lakh cars. Nissan is likely to use the Ennore marine facility for exporting the “Micra”, a new generation A-platform car.
Discussing the berth details, officials said that the project would cost around Rs 110 crore, including the cost of dredging and construction, but excluding equipment that would be sourced by Nissan. The berth will be owned and operated by the port, and will not be on BOT basis, officials clarified. With a quay length of 250m and a width of 27.5m, the berth will come on the northern side of the port basin.
Meanwhile, EPL is also on the verge of commissioning phase-I of its capital dredging project that aims to provide draft for the upcoming coal, iron ore and liquid chemical terminals. Work on the Rs 90-crore contract, which began in September 2007, is being executed by Samsung Engineering of Korea. Phase-II will provide draft to the upcoming container terminal (see box).
These two terminals, for which concessions have been awarded, are scheduled to commission within the 11th Plan period. The 12-million tpa iron ore terminal is being developed by Sical Iron Ore Terminals Ltd (a joint venture of Sical Logistics Ltd and Larsen & Toubro Ltd), while for the 8-million tpa coal terminal a joint venture between South India Corporation Ltd, Portia Management Services of UK, and Navayuga Engineering Ltd, is the concessionaire.
Officials also added that the dedicated liquid chemical berth with an annual capacity of 3 million tonnes began operations on January 18. The berth is being operated under concession by Ennore Tank Terminal Pvt. Ltd, a joint venture of L&T Ltd and IMC Ltd. This is Ennore Port’s first PPP project to begin operations, it is learnt.
In 2007-08, Ennore Port handled 11.563 million tonnes of cargo that was 12 per cent higher than the 10.714 million tonnes moved in 2006-07. The east coast port's traffic largely comes from coal imports for Tamil Nadu Electricity Board's thermal power plants. Chennai Port Trust, the only other major port in Tamil Nadu, has proposed to eventually stop handling “dirty” cargo—a move that is seen to benefit Ennore Port. This is also the rationale for Ennore Port Ltd to build dedicated iron ore and coal terminals.
Elaborating on the project, officials said that the new berth would facilitate export of Nissan cars. In October last year, Ennore Port Ltd entered into an agreement with the Japanese automaker by which the port will give priority to Nissan in using the new marine facilities. According to the MoU, Nissan is expected to export 1.1 lakh cars per year in 2011, which would subsequently grow to 1.8 lakh cars. Nissan is likely to use the Ennore marine facility for exporting the “Micra”, a new generation A-platform car.
Discussing the berth details, officials said that the project would cost around Rs 110 crore, including the cost of dredging and construction, but excluding equipment that would be sourced by Nissan. The berth will be owned and operated by the port, and will not be on BOT basis, officials clarified. With a quay length of 250m and a width of 27.5m, the berth will come on the northern side of the port basin.
Meanwhile, EPL is also on the verge of commissioning phase-I of its capital dredging project that aims to provide draft for the upcoming coal, iron ore and liquid chemical terminals. Work on the Rs 90-crore contract, which began in September 2007, is being executed by Samsung Engineering of Korea. Phase-II will provide draft to the upcoming container terminal (see box).
These two terminals, for which concessions have been awarded, are scheduled to commission within the 11th Plan period. The 12-million tpa iron ore terminal is being developed by Sical Iron Ore Terminals Ltd (a joint venture of Sical Logistics Ltd and Larsen & Toubro Ltd), while for the 8-million tpa coal terminal a joint venture between South India Corporation Ltd, Portia Management Services of UK, and Navayuga Engineering Ltd, is the concessionaire.
Officials also added that the dedicated liquid chemical berth with an annual capacity of 3 million tonnes began operations on January 18. The berth is being operated under concession by Ennore Tank Terminal Pvt. Ltd, a joint venture of L&T Ltd and IMC Ltd. This is Ennore Port’s first PPP project to begin operations, it is learnt.
In 2007-08, Ennore Port handled 11.563 million tonnes of cargo that was 12 per cent higher than the 10.714 million tonnes moved in 2006-07. The east coast port's traffic largely comes from coal imports for Tamil Nadu Electricity Board's thermal power plants. Chennai Port Trust, the only other major port in Tamil Nadu, has proposed to eventually stop handling “dirty” cargo—a move that is seen to benefit Ennore Port. This is also the rationale for Ennore Port Ltd to build dedicated iron ore and coal terminals.