🇮🇳 INDIA · SOUTH ASIA / GULF OF MANNAR · INTUT
V.O. Chidambaranar Port (Tuticorin)
IndiaUNLOCODE: INTUTContainer / Bulk
Near East-West sea route
15 berths; drafts 8.6–14.2 m
Capacity ~69.2 MTPA
Sheltered from cyclones by Sri Lanka
Overview
- Near East-West sea route
- 15 berths; drafts 8.6–14.2 m
- Capacity ~69.2 MTPA
- Sheltered from cyclones by Sri Lanka
- Indian Coast Guard station on-site
10th major Indian port (1974). Renamed 2011 after freedom fighter V.O. Chidambaram Pillai. Near East-West sea route.
Port Identity & Location
- Alternate Name
- Tuticorin / Thoothukudi / VOC Port
- State
- Tamil Nadu
- City
- Thoothukudi
VTS & Communications
- VTS
- Available
- Reporting
- ETA required
Pilotage
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
Anchorages
- Anchorage Depth
- ~9.4–10 m (31–35 ft)
Channel Depths & Approach
- Channel
- Deepened 10.9 m → 12.8 m (phase 1); target 14.5 m
- Container Berths
- 370 m × 12.8 m draft
- Max LOA
- ~310 m
Berths & Terminals
- Berths
- 15; drafts 8.6–14.2 m; capacity ~69.2 MTPA
- Terminal
- PSA Sical (3 quay cranes, 4 RTGs)
Documentation & Customs
- Customs
- Indian Customs
Weather & Tidal
- Tidal
- Mean ~1 ft; all-weather; NE monsoon Oct–Dec
Security & Hazards (ISPS)
- ISPS
- Compliant
- Hazards
- Minimal cyclone exposure
Port Authority
- Authority
- V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority (renamed 2011)
- Website
- vocport.gov.in
SAR & Emergency
SAR Authority
Indian Coast Guard Station Thoothukudi
Ship Services
- Bunkering
- Available
- Tugs
- Available
- Repairs
- Limited
Port Details
- Country
- 🇮🇳 India
- Region
- South Asia / Gulf of Mannar
- UNLOCODE
- INTUT
- Type
- Container / Bulk
- Website
- vocport.gov.in
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