Port Name | Tuticorin Port |
Also Known As | V.O.Chidambaram Port |
Opened | In 1974 |
Operated by | V.O.Chidambaranar Port Trust |
Owned by | V.O.Chidambaranar Port Trust, Ministry of Shipping, Government of India |
Location | Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu |
Lat / Long | 8.756108, 78.178867 |
Type of harbor | Artificial, Medium deep seaport |
Size of harbor | 960 acres |
Land area | 870.75 hectares |
Available berths | 13 |
Wharfs | 7 |
Chairman | Shri. S.Anantha Chandra Bose |
Main trades | Industrial coal, Copper concentrate, Fertiliser, Timber logs, Iron ore. |
Major exports | General cargo, building materials, liquid cargoes, sugar, granite, limonite ore. |
Major imports | Coal, Cement, fertilizers, raw fertiliser materials, rock phosphate, petroleum products, petroleum coke, and edible oils. |