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A tale of two ports
At long last, after paddling aimlessly for over a decade, the authorities have finally cleared the proposal to set up a massive international container transhipment terminal at Kanniyakumari - a project they claim would simultaneously reduce the dependency on the existing facilities at Colombo and Singapore, even as it would help establish the country as a major player in global transhipment sector.

However, industry experts are not looking at the impact the proposed port would have on the established big players in the littoral neighbourhood. Instead, many are wondering about the cannibalising effect this would have on the other proposed project a few km away at Vizhinjam in Kerala, a port that the Adani Group is developing.

Those like J Krishnan, a former trustee of the Chennai Port Trust, have voiced their opinion against setting up ports at Enayam and Vizhinjam. Rather than complimenting one another, these will compete with each other, he said.

Even this does not convey the full picture. Industry insiders told Sunday Express these were not the only ports, as Thoothukudi on the East coast is a major port on the Tamil Nadu side while Vallarpadam container terminal in Kerala is yet another important facility. Thus, there are four important ports on a coastal stretch spanning less than 300 km.

According to South Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) secretary S Raghavan, four ports at such close proximity is not a feasible situation. When pointed out that Chennai, too, has three ports close to one another, Raghavan noted that the older port in the northern part of the city was a government-owned one and the Kamarajar Port in Ennore was built on Public Private Partnership model. The third one, further north, at Katpuli is a private facility. They all have different primary purposes.

As the existing major ports are in northern and southern ends of the State, a study commissioned by the Madras Chamber of Commerce and Industry recommended a greenfield port near Nagapattinam, which would benefit the districts in central Tamil Nadu. But this proposal has not moved forward. There are concerns expressed across the border, too. Minister for Ports ‘Kadannappally’ Ramachandran told Sunday Express that he would discuss the issue with Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. The minister said it was not usual to propose a project so close to another major port. But not all are wary of the move.

Among those who back the proposed port is P Sirivasavaradhan, the vice-chairman of the Confederation of Indian Industries, Madurai Zone, who says that having a port at Enayam is a welcome move. At present, only Thoothukudi Port has the necessary draft (depth) to accommodate mother ships - those massive container carriers that sail from continent to continent. This forces them to depend on feeder vessels, which is not always feasible. The Enayam Port could be particularly beneficial for the fireworks industry in Sivakasi - the industrial hub popularly known as 'Little Japan'. The industry players here now rely on Mumbai Port to send the consignment abroad, as no other port has infrastructure to handle hazardous materials.

The proposal has found another backer in Rafique Ahmed, former president of the Federation of Indian Export Organisation. "Exporters will now have a choice. If there is congestion in one port, I can move my cargo to another. There will be a healthy competition instead of monopoly, and exporters will benefit," he opined.

Vizhinjam International Seaport managing director and CEO A S Sureshbabu added that the Enayam port would not pose a challenge to them. "We are much ahead. We have completed all studies and got necessary clearances and have started the work," he said.
Source: Indian Express

Posted On:11-Jul-2016



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PortMiami joins big-ship era
PortMiami officially joined the Neopanamax era Saturday when the MOL Majesty - a vessel too big to fit through the original Panama Canal - became the first ship to arrive at the port after transiting the newly expanded canal.

To a soundtrack of Kool & The Gang's Celebration and a water canon salute, the arrival of the Majesty was as much a celebration of Miami's $1.3 billion in port improvements to accommodate bigger ships as it was a culmination of Panama's nine-year locks project.

"It's a wow day for Miami," said PortMiami Director Juan Kuryla as super post-Panamax cranes plucking cargo from the Majesty loomed in the background. The Majesty, which transited the canal from the Pacific to the Atlantic on July 4, is part of the fleet of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, a Japanese company.

"That we have the mayor [Carlos Gimenez], the Panama Canal administrator, the chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission, the president of Florida East Coast Railway and so many shipping line executives here speaks to the importance of the day and the importance of having 50-feet deep water," Kuryla said.

Before it dredged its shipping channel to a depth of 50 to 52 feet, the port was too shallow to handle the Neopanamax vessels that are now expected to transit Panama’s new locks with regularity. Since the June 26 opening of the expansion, there have been 18 transits.

A port access tunnel directly linking the port to the interstate highway system and a rail bridge and on-port track that connects PortMiami to the Florida East Coast rail yard also are part of the improvements the port made to be big-ship ready.

"No port is any good if it doesn't have a transportation system behind it," said Jorge Quijano, administrator of the Panama Canal Authority. Now, he said, PortMiami has that transportation system.

Gimenez acknowledged that both the tunnel and channel dredging had been controversial. But, he said, "we wouldn't have been able to accept this ship without the dredge." And the tunnel, he said, keeps 14,000 vehicles daily off the streets of Miami and provides a vital link to the interstate highway system.

"This has been a very, very good week for the port," said the mayor. Both a newly approved $200 million cruise terminal and the canal expansion and the arrival of big ships should add up to thousands of new jobs for Miami-Dade County, he said.

"The megaship era is here, and yes, PortMiami is prepared and ready," said Commissioner Jose "Pepe" Diaz, who presented a ceremonial plaque to Yutaka Uno, the captain of the MOL Majesty.

For Panama, locks that can handle longer, wider and heavier ships had become a competitive necessity. The chambers of the new locks are 1,400 feet long, 180 feet wide and 60 feet deep. The original 102-year-old locks are just 965 feet long and 110 feet wide with a depth of 42 feet.

The 991-foot MOL Majesty, which has a 6,724 TEU (the equivalent of a standard 20-foot container) capacity, arrived in PortMiami just before dawn and already was offloading cargo by the time 11 a.m. festivities began at the port. The event ended with a BBQ under an old cargo crane.

"This is a small vessel compared to what we will see in the future," Quijano said. The original canal can only handle 5,000-TEU ships, while the new locks can accommodate ships carrying up to 14,000 TEUs.

Water canons saluted the MOL Majesty as PortMiami and the Panama Canal Authority renewed a cooperation memorandum that allows them to share information and make joint marketing trips on behalf of the port and canal.

The first container ship to pass through the new locks was another Mitsui vessel, the much larger 1,105-foot MOL Benefactor that transited the locks on July 1, but it is still en route to New York so Miami got the honors as the first U.S. port to receive a Neopanamax ship.

The MOL Majesty, which began its trip in Asia, will also call on Jacksonville, Savannah, Charleston and Norfolk before heading to the U.S. West Coast and ultimately returning to Japan. Not all its U.S. ports of call have deep water, but because the ship won’t be fully laden, they can handle it.
Source: Miami Herald

Posted On:11-Jul-2016



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