Tuticorin Port
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Tuticorin Port, also known as the V.O. Chidambaranar (VOC) Port, is located in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, India. Coal is handled through five facilities:
- VOC Port Coal Jetty I
- VOC Port Coal Jetty II
- VOC Port NCB-I Coal Terminal
- Tuticorin NCB-II Coal Terminal
- JSW Tuticorin Multipurpose Terminal
Location
The map below shows the location of the recently built coal terminals, known as North Cargo Berths I-IV, at the Tuticorin Port. Two additional coal berths are located farther east along the jetty. Berth 9, located directly across the harbor from the North Cargo Berths, also has mechanized coal unloading facilities.[1]
Background
Coal Jetties I and II were developed as captive facilities serving the adjacent Tuticorin Thermal Power Station. NCB-I is a captive coal berth serving the NTPL power station. NCB-II is an operating common-user coal berth. NCB-III is operated by JSW Infrastructure as a multipurpose dry-bulk terminal capable of handling coal and coke, limestone, gypsum, rock phosphate and copper concentrate.[2][3]
Articles and Resources
Sources
- ↑ Port Layout, V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust, Accessed Nov. 16, 2021
- ↑ "V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority". Sagar Vidya Kosh. Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways. Retrieved 2026-09-18.
- ↑ "NCB-III – Commencement of Interim Operations by Concessionaire" (PDF). V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority. 2025-05-03. Retrieved 2026-09-18.
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External Articles
Wikipedia also has an article on Tuticorin Port. This article may use content from the Wikipedia article under the terms of the GFDL.
