History of Tuticorin Port:
Tuticorin has been a center for maritime trade and pearl fishery for more than a century. The natural harbour with a rich hinterland, activated the development of the Port, initially with wooden piers and iron screw pile pier and connections to the railways. Tuticorin was declared as a minor anchorage port in 1868. Since then there have been various developments over the years.

Tuticorin became the citadel of the freedom struggle in the early 20th century. In 1906, one of the greatest freedom fighters of India, Mr. V.O. Chidambaram Pillai, launched the first Swadeshi "S.S. Gaelia" in British India.DD

After Independence, the minor Port of Tuticorin witnessed a flourishing trade and handled a variety of cargo meant for the neighbouring countries of Sri Lanka, Maldives etc. and the coastal regions of India.

To cope with the increasing trade through Tuticorin, the Government of India sanctioned the construction of an all-weather Port at Tuticorin. On July 11,1974, the newly constructed Tuticorin Port was declared as the 10th major port 1st April 1979, the erstwhile Tuticorin minor Port and the newly constructed Tuticorin major Port were merged and the Tuticorin Port Trust was constituted under the Major Port Trusts Act, 1963.

Berthing Facilities

Berth	Type	Max.permissible Draft / Mt	Quay length (mtr.)	Maximum size of vessel that can be accommodated
				Length(Mtr.)	DWT
V.O.C.Berth No.I	Alongside	9.30	168	183*	25,000
V.O.C.Berth No.II	Alongside	9.30	168	183*	40,000
V.O.C.Berth No.III	Alongside	10.70	192	245*	50,000
V.O.C.Berth No.IV	Alongside	10.80**	192	245*	50,000
Berth No.V (A.B.1)	Alongside	8.60	168	183*	40,000
Berth No.VI (A.B.2)	Alongside	9.30	168	245*	40,000
Berth No.VII (PSA- SICAL Container Terminal)	Alongside	10.90	370	245	50,000
Berth No.VIII	Alongside	10.90	345	245*	65,000
Shallow water berth 1	Alongside	5.85	140	120	5000
Shallow water berth 2	Alongside	5.85	110	75	5000
Oil jetty	Jetty	10.70	(A)	229	65,000
Coal jetty	Jetty	10.90	(B)	225	50,000
Coal jetty -II	Jetty	10.90	(C)	225	50,000
Zone - BCan handle lighterage Vessel.

Note:-
(1) *	Subject to availability of space. There should be at least 15 m clearance from forward and after end of the vessel for berthing and unberthing.
(2) **	Vessels drawing in excess of 10.70 shall be berthed at during high water only
(3) (A)	Length of service Platform	82 m
	Distance between mooring dolphins at extreme ends	340 m
(4) (B)	Length of main jetty	185m
	Distance between dolphins at extreme ends	300 m
(5) (C)	Length of main jetty	200 m
	Distance between dolphins at extreme ends	300 m
(X)	Tankers of less than 150 M will not be berthed at Oil Jetty.
(Y)	Subject to availability of space. There should be atleast 30 M available forward and aft.
(Z)	Berthing when add 2 is empty. Sailing out, 40M clearance between Add 1 & 2.

Cargo Handling Equipments

Description	Owned by port
	Number	Rated Capacity (Tonnes)
Electric Wharf Cranes	2 Nos	6T@23.0m
	3 Nos	20T Grab, 32 m Radius
Diesel Fork Lift Trucks	I No	3T
Electric Fork Lift Trucks	-	-
Tractors	-	-
Transfer Cranes	-	-
Container Quay Cranes	-	-
Top Lift Trucks	3 Nos	40T / 35 CH
Gantry Cranes	-	-
Yard Gantry Cranes	-	-
Rail mounted Gantry Cranes	-	-
Rubber tyred Gantry Cranes	-	-
Trailors	-	-
Others
a. Loco	1 No	1500T
Floating Crane	1 No.	6 T @ 19.31 m. Radius & 32.6 T @ 4.57 M. Radius. Bucket Capacity 2 Cu. m

Storage

Open Area for Cargo Stacking Facilities:
Open space for stacking bulk cargo and containers is available inside the security wall to the extent of 5,53,000 sq. m. The open areas can accommodate around 30,000 tonnes of bulk cargo either for import or export and 2500 containers. In addition to containers, the open area inside the wharf are used for temporary stacking of bulk cargo such as coal and sulphur.

Tuticorin Port is having a vast open land of about 2,158 acres outside the main gate. Cargo godowns with a capacity of stacking 36,000 tonnes have been put up in this area by Tamil Nadu Warehousing Corporation. The Port has also permitted a number of other agencies to put up godowns and warehouses in order to augment the import and export trade through the Port. Open lands are also used for stacking of timber imported through the port as well as granite for export.

For additional Information:

Principal Officers of the Port & their contacts

Designation	Department	Phone No		E-Mail Address
		Office	Residence
Chairman		2352500	2321490	chairman@tuticorinport.gov.in
Deputy Chairman		2352580	2352398	dychairman@tuticorinport.gov.in
Secretary	Administration	2352232	2352223	loganathan.v@tuticorinport.gov.in
Chief Mechanical Engineer	Mechanical	2352270	2352312	satishhonnakkatte@tuticorinport.gov.in
Chief Engineer	Civil	2352252	2352218	sankararao.n@tuticorinport.gov.in
Traffic Manager	Traffic	2352221	2352212	tm@tuticorinport.gov.in
Deputy Conservator	Marine	2352313	2352287	mani.j@tuticorinport.gov.in
FA & CAO	Finance	2352254	2352384	fa@tuticorinport.gov.in
Chief Medical Officer	Medical	2352454	2352216	sarkar.j@tuticorinport.gov.in
Deputy Commandant	CISF	2352350	2352204	ttn_tptcisf@sancharnet.in
Deputy Secretary	Administration	2354071	2354072
S.E. (Mechanical)	Mechanical	2352013	2352214
S.E. (Civil)	Civil	2352253	2352626
Deputy Traffic Manager	Traffic	2352451	2352624
Deputy Traffic Manager	CHLP	2352539	Ex2430
	Berthing Cell	Ex2412
	Central Documentation Center	Ex2422
	Shipping Control	2352403
Harbour Master	Marine	2352423	2353067
	Signal Station	2352592
Deputy FA & CAO	Finance	2352594	2390741
Deputy Director (EDP)	E.D.P.	2352091
RSMO	Medical	Ex2702	2352006
P.R.O	Traffic	2352360		sheik.aa@tuticorinport.gov.in
Director	Dock Safety	2352372	2352272
Guest House			2352190