The Chennai International Terminals Private Ltd (CITPL), the second private container terminal at the Chennai port, will officially start full operations from October first week, according to the Chennai Port Trust Chairman, Capt. Subhash Kumar.

The terminal will help the Chennai Port, which is 88th in the global
top 100 container ports, to add a capacity of 1.05 million TEUs
(20-foot equivalent units) to its current capacity of 1.20 million
TEUs, he said on the sidelines of a conference here.

The terminal began trial operations in June with 480 metres quay
length; three quay cranes and 10 rubber-tyred-gantry cranes. The full
832 metres quay length will be ready by the first week of October.

The company sought time from the Chennai Port Trust to delay the
official opening by nearly four months. Being a ‘brown field’ project,
it took the company more time to get the infrastructure ready, sources
said.

St John Container Lines Pte Ltd Singapore, a subsidiary of the
Tuticorin-based St John Freight Systems Ltd, was the first company to
commence a feeder service from the new terminal — jointly operated by
PSA International of Singapore and Sical Logistics of Chennai.

The Chennai Port Trust has signed a 30-year concession agreement with
CITPL to convert its existing berth into the second container terminal
through the private sector participation.

Source: The Hindu Business Line

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