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Feasibility Report Development of Vizhinjam International Deepwater Multipurpose Port Through Ppp FEASIBILITY REPORT DEVELOPMENT OF VIZHINJAM INTERNATIONAL DEEPWATER MULTIPURPOSE PORT THROUGH PPP April 2015 Government of Kerala FEASIBILITY REPORT Table of Contents Executive Summary ............................................................................................................. 11 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................. 16 1.1 Project Background .................................................................................................. 16 1.2 Objective Outline ..................................................................................................... 17 1.3 Salient Features of Phase 1 Port Development ........................................................... 17 1.4 Amendments in Proposed Port Facilities .................................................................... 18 1.4.1 Fishing Harbor ..................................................................................................... 18 1.5 Setting of Port Location ........................................................................................... 18 1.6 Field Investigations and Studies................................................................................. 19 2 Functional Requirement................................................................................................ 21 2.1 Design Ship Sizes ..................................................................................................... 21 2.2 Container Ships ....................................................................................................... 22 2.2.1 General ............................................................................................................... 22 2.2.2 Container Vessels – World Fleet ............................................................................. 22 2.2.3 Container Ships Dimension .................................................................................... 23 2.2.4 Selection of Design Size of Container Ships ............................................................. 23 2.3 Design Ship Size ...................................................................................................... 24 2.4 Berth Requirements ................................................................................................. 24 2.5 Container Terminal Requirements ............................................................................. 25 2.5.1 Container Terminal Capacity Analysis ..................................................................... 25 2.5.2 Berth Requirements .............................................................................................. 25 2.5.3 Storage Requirements .......................................................................................... 27 2.5.4 Receipt and Evacuation of Cargo ........................................................................... 29 2.5.5 Container Terminal Summary ................................................................................ 31 2.6 Dredging and Reclamation ........................................................................................ 32 2.7 Fishery Landing Centre............................................................................................. 33 2.8 Other Requirements ................................................................................................. 33 2.8.1 Port Crafts Berth .................................................................................................. 33 2.8.2 Buildings.............................................................................................................. 33 3 Phase 1 Port Development of Vizhinjam Port ................................................................. 35 3.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................ 35 3.1.1 Breakwater .......................................................................................................... 35 3.1.2 Navigational Requirements.................................................................................... 35 3.1.3 Container Berths .................................................................................................. 38 3.1.4 Fishery Berths ...................................................................................................... 38 3.1.5 Port Craft Berths .................................................................................................. 39 3.1.6 Container Yard ..................................................................................................... 39 3.1.7 Container Freight Stations (CFS) & Warehousing ..................................................... 39 3.1.8 Truck Terminal ..................................................................................................... 40 Development of Vizhinjam International Deepwater Multipurpose Port through PPP 2 FEASIBILITY REPORT 3.1.9 Gate Entry/ Exit Complex ...................................................................................... 40 3.1.10 Rail and Road Connectivity ................................................................................ 40 3.2 Fishery/Harbor Requirements ................................................................................... 41 3.3 Marine Layout for Implementation ............................................................................. 41 3.4 Phase 1 Expansion ................................................................................................... 42 3.4.1 Harbor and Breakwater Alignment ......................................................................... 43 3.4.2 Container Berths .................................................................................................. 43 3.4.3 Fishery Berths ...................................................................................................... 44 3.4.4 Cruise cum Multipurpose Berths ............................................................................ 44 3.4.5 Liquid Berth ......................................................................................................... 44 3.4.6 Container Yard ..................................................................................................... 44 3.4.7 Railway Connectivity/Yard .................................................................................... 44 3.4.8 Entry/Exit Gate Complex ....................................................................................... 45 3.4.9 Phase 1 Expansion................................................................................................ 45 4 Container Handling System........................................................................................... 46 4.1 General ................................................................................................................... 46 4.2 Container Terminal Operation Strategy ...................................................................... 46 4.3 Storage and Evacuation Strategies for Container Terminal .......................................... 48 4.4 Container Yard Operation Strategy............................................................................ 48 4.5 Handling of Inland Containers Depot (ICD) containers .................................................. 48 4.6 Container Terminal Equipment’s ................................................................................ 48 5 Infrastructure and Port Facility ..................................................................................... 50 5.1 External Rail Connectivity ......................................................................................... 50 5.1.1 Exchange Yard ..................................................................................................... 50 5.2 Internal Rail Links .................................................................................................... 51 5.2.1 Rail Yard.............................................................................................................. 51 5.3 External Road Connectivity ....................................................................................... 51 5.4 Internal Roads ......................................................................................................... 52 5.5 Container Terminal Infrastructure ............................................................................. 52 5.5.1 Container Yard ..................................................................................................... 52 5.5.2 Reefer Gantries .................................................................................................... 52 5.5.3 Rail Terminal ........................................................................................................ 53 5.5.4 Gate House .......................................................................................................... 53 5.6 Power Supply and Distribution .................................................................................. 53 5.6.1 General ............................................................................................................... 53 5.6.2 Electrical Demand................................................................................................. 53 5.7 Water Supply ........................................................................................................... 54 5.7.1 Water
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