Chennai:
Chennai Port is coming out with a comprehensive proposal and necessary technical inputs to show that the Port can handle dusty cargoes like coal with nil pollution.
The proposal will be submitted to the apex court by the first week of July this year, according to Chennai Port.
This comes after the Supreme Court during its hearing of the Special Leave Petition on the coal and iron ore handling case urged Chennai Port to come out with such a proposal.
Prior to the ban on dusty cargo imposed by Madras High Court, Chennai Port was handling around 10 million tonne of iron ore and around eight million tonne of coal and earning around Rs 226 crore of revenue. The ban has hit hard the Chennai Port which posted a a loss of 173.76 crore in 2013-14. Interestingly, this year, Chennai Port managed to post a net profit of rs 4 crore.
Meanwhile, the Request for Qualification for the ambitious Outer Harbour Project is being formulated afresh after discussions with prospective bidders. The Project will cater to a cargo mix comprising containers, dry, break bulk and liquid cargoes over the long term. When commissioned, the capacity of the Port will exceed 100 Million tonnes per annum.
Chennai Port has also launched an aggressive marketing strategy to showcase its strengths vis-a-vis the neighbouring private and government ports. Consultations with various Trade Associations and Chamber of Commerce are being held and Trade Meets organized at key industrial centers in the State to create awareness of the Port’s facilities and locational advantages among exporters and importers.
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