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extended gate facility at Concor yard for imports and CWC The port failed to create facilities for Ware house for direct port delivery. Have these facilities made a dent into congestion? trailers carrying the blocks: Dr. Arul Joseph Dr. AJ: No. As of now the vehicular traffic in has increased three fold with the commissioning For instance granite blocks which Silica and quartz sand used to be of Katupalli and the container terminal used to come to for export handled in the port in a big way but they at Kamarajar port. The ten year long have since shifted to Kakinada port. The were given up on the ground they were delay in completing EMRIP has port failed to create facilities for trailers dusty cargo. not solved the intention. You have carrying the blocks. The cargo was treated SS: With the near implementation to now construct a fly over above as traffic hazard and given up. of EMRIP Manali Road EMRIP to solve the current problems of Chennai port had flourishing business improvement program providing congestion. in handling both imported and indigenous dedicated lane for container traffic coal. Since there was no place to stack from Chennai port to Ennore, has the coal especially the imported ones to stack, congestion problem been addressed? the vessels shifted to other ports. There In short term the Chennai port has given Turn to Page - 2 Dr Arul Joseph, was no Ennore port then. The ships got Managing Director of UNICORN diverted to other ports. To ensure quick evacuation of imported coal from the port, the trade (Interview Continued) suggested to the customs authorities to Sagar Sandesh: Not long ago collect the full duty before the vessel Chennai was the only port for South India. carrying imported coal arrived at the port. Now there are three ports around Chennai After this rule was imposed there was Port competing for the same cargo and no problem in evacuation of coal from operating in the same hinterland. Should the port. Otherwise the importers were Chennai port diversify its operations like clearing coal in driblets. bunkering and Cruise shipping? Dr. Arul Joseph: The Sagar Mala project has envisaged setting up of one port every one hundred kilometers. There is no question of competition. Everyone will get cargo. More ports will be busy and more cargo will be generated. Chennai port is the best port in the east coast with excellent logistics facilities. Every exporter and importer will prefer using Chennai port on logistics Chennai port ordered to stop and location. The cargo from the port handling coal and iron ore, on however has not picked up since the environmental grounds port administration did not take into consideration forward thinking of the customers. In the process they have lost When handling of coal cargo in the lot of cargo to neighboring ports. port was sought to be stopped by people approaching the court on environmental grounds and on the basis of right to life, the trade gave lot of suggestions which would have helped the Port to retain the cargo. We suggested the construction of a tall Mumbai: Delhi: Chennai: Bengaluru: boundary wall higher than the coal stacks Mr Deepak Saindane Ms Anjana Sai Ms Ranjani Kumar Mr Mukesh Chakraborty +91 99203 30976 +91 99991 17185 +91 98846 62852 +91 96202 33277 in the port and put up advertisement bill Ms Sabiha Shaikh Ms Soni Lakhera boards over the wall. No one will know +91 82918 91713 +91 99991 17186 what is happening in the port’s coal yard. Cochin: Kolkata: Pune: The suggestions were not implemented Mr Binoy Jose Mr Anjan Roy Mr Manish Singh and the Chennai port lost the vital coal +91 99477 78270 +91 98748 13382 +91 95455 32252 Kakinada port got granite blocks cargo a few years ago. Coal handling in fb.com/GACgroup linkedin.com/company/gac-group which Chennai port treated as the port which stopped several years ago traffic hazard is yet to commence. 2 Wednesday, December 05, 2018 Editor speaks... The Chennai port failed to ... From Page -1

Not long ago Chennai used Though Chennai port started the SS: In the long term say in two to three years the concessions in handling charges for transshipment to be the only port for entire container business way ahead elevated corridor project between Chennai port and cargo. South India. The monopolistic of other ports, it did not take will be commissioned. Other projects Besides, neighboring ports like Kakinada have tendencies take time to die care to improve the approach implemented by the port include a Logistics park also entered transshipment business. The port down as in the Case of Chennai road to container terminals. The at Jolarpettai railway station and a Satellite port at has recently handled a Cape size vessel (one lakh Port. The port which enjoyed a one and only approach road Puducherry. Will completion of these projects help twenty thousand DWT) in its outer anchorage. monopoly status when there were through Northern Chennai had to improve the prospects for increasing container SS: Arrival of mainline vessels to the East coast no private ports in the vicinity, two lanes before Ennore-Manali volumes in Chennai Port? ports has come down substantially in the last five hardly listens to constructive Road Improvement project Dr. AJ: The completion of elevated corridor years. Tuticorin port which was handling three suggestion. This was brought (EMRIP) was implemented. project will not help to increase volumes in Chennai mainline vessels a week to United States, Continent out succinctly by Dr Arul With TN Government dragging container terminal. The intention of the project is to and China a decade ago has become a complete Joseph in his interview to Sagar its feet on land acquisition ease traffic. Besides, the same Corridor will be used feeder port, with Colombo becoming the mother issues, it took nearly ten years Sandesh when he dealt with by Katupalli and Kamarajar ports. port. What are the steps that need to be taken to how the suggestion to improve for the 30 kilometer project the functioning of the Port and could be implemented. Even SS: With the relaxation of cabotage laws revive the arrival of mainline vessels to the East to retain the existing cargo after this inordinate delay, the allowing foreign vessels to carry domestic cargo, coast? were brushed aside by the port State government is yet to clear empties and fertilizers, do you see any scope for administration in 1990’s. the encroachment near the port increase in transshipment business at Chennai He had spoken of how entrance. The fishermen of the Port? The nearby Krishnapatnam port which granite, quartz and coal had area enjoy political patronage started the transshipment business a year ago is shifted to nearby ports, which and hence the port administration currently handling 25000 TEUS a month by way of could have otherwise, been is taking its own time to remove transshipment. What are the prospects of handling retained if only the suggestions the encroachments. The net transshipment cargo from ports in Bangladesh and of the trade were implemented result EMRIP Project providing Myanmar besides the East Coast ports? by the Port administration. Take dedicated lane to Container Dr. AJ: The relaxation of Cabotage laws is a the case of coal which used to be trailers is 98 per cent complete. welcome move by the Shipping Ministry. Now the one of the main cargo handled Another major evacuation problem comes on what type of cargo you have for by Chennai port till the Supreme project Chennai port transshipment and the type of ships being used for Maduravoyal Elevated corridor Tuticorin port has become a feeder port court ordered its stoppage on the operation whether they are geared or non geared. environmental grounds. was put on hold by the TN Bunker rates should be slashed considerably as it The suggestion of the trade government for over six years. was to build a high boundary wall Though the late chief minister will not be economical to pay the same rate as for Dr. AJ: The contract that Chennai port entered adjoining the Northern boundary J Jayalalitha claimed that work international operations. into DP World terminal has stipulated that the and set up bill boards on top of it was stopped on environmental The ports interested in transshipment should terminal will ensure the arrival of certain number so that Chennai’s neighbourhood grounds, the trade is convinced have one or two dedicated berths fully equipped of mainline vessels. Many of them have started will not be aware of what is that the decision was political. with cargo gear for multiple handling. avoiding Chennai port due to delays in the Port. being handled at the Port. The Her decision to stop the project Chennai port which has entered the The mainline need faster turn round since the suggestion was not implemented midway virtually killed the transshipment business recently cannot compete freight rates are expensive. The ships run on a tight by the Port administration and thriving container business of with Krishnapatnam port since they have entered schedule with no compromise on delays. consequently the port lost the Chennai port with the g trade the market early, and have bagged several long term precious coal cargo forever. The moving to neighboring ports like contracts in their kitty. They have also offered huge (To be continued...) right to life of Chennai’s northern Katupalli. Though the project got neighborhood from coal dust was revived after Ms Jayalalitha’s conceded by the Apex court death, it would take several years Another major problem for the Chennai Port to recover the Chennai port I faced with from the shock administered by is that it has only one approach her government. Indian Coast Guard Ships CGS Samar and road for the container traffic. with warm regards Aryaman are on a week long visit to Sri Lanka

COLOMBO latest Advanced Offshore Patrol Sagar Sandesh News Bureau Vessels Sayurala and Sindhurala were built. The ship is designed Mumbai Office ndian Coast Guard ships CGS to carry high speed boats for 217, Secands Road, Unique Industrial Estate, off Veer Savarkar Marg, ISamar and Aryaman arrived fast boarding operations, search Bombay Dyeing Compound, Prabhadevi, Mumbai - 400025 in Colombo Port on November and rescue, law enforcement Ph: 022 - 24211583 / 24210193. Fax: 022 - 2421 2149 after participating in the India- and maritime patrol. CGS Chennai Office Sri Lanka-Maldives Tri-Lateral Indian Coast Guard Ship Aryaman is also an ingeniously No.6, Ground Floor, First Lane (Opp. Regional Office,Indian Oil Coast Guard Exercise ‘Dosti’ Corporation), Nungambakkam High Road, Chennai - 600 034 designed vessel that was Ph: 044-42664408 / Mob: +91 72000 84866 that was conducted earlier this building of Sri Lanka Coast constructed at Cochin Shipyard. Admin. Office week in Maldives. Two junior Guard. Interaction between both Like CGS Samar she is also 21 “LAKSHMI”, Sathya Sai Nagar, Madurai-625 003. Ph : 0452 437 8300 / +91 72000 84864 Sri Lanka Coast Guard Officers the services has seen a steady tasked to carry out fast boarding have travelled on the ships increase over the years with a operations, search and rescue, EDITOR & PUBLISHER : Dr R Lakshmipathy since their departure from number of high level delegations law enforcement and maritime EXECUTIVE EDITOR : Dr G.R. Balakrishnan, M.A Phd., India to provide them valuable and four ship visits undertaken CONSULTING EDITOR : Mr M Subramanian, F.I.Mar.E., M.I.E., patrol. sea experience and first hand by Indian Coast Guard to Sri "During their stay in Sri ADVISORY EDITORIAL BOARD insight into Coast Guard Lanka since the last year. The Lankan Ports, the Indian Coast Mr Aswin K Atre, Consultant, Shipping and Seafaring operations. During their stay in operational and professional Guard ships will undertake Capt. S S Jairam, Master Mariner, Director, Searland Management Services (P) Ltd. Sri Lanka, the ships would also exchange that takes place training on aspects such as Dr B K Saxena, M.Sc., Ph.D., Past President, Institute of Marine Engineers (India). be visiting Galle according to between both the Coast Guards search and rescue, vessel search Mr G K Ramakrishnan, C.Eng., M.I.Mar.E., Sr. HSE Consultant, Kuwait Oil Company, Kuwait. Sri lankan media reports quoting has also served to build mutual procedure and documentation, Capt. Naveen Passey, Managing Director, Wallem Shipmanagement (India) Pvt Ltd. Indian High Commission trust and provide an opportunity pollution control etc. In addition, officials.. to learn from each other. a series of professional exchanges SAGAR SANDESH - Maritime Tabloid English Weekly E-Paper Published by Dr R Lakshmipathy (Owner) on behalf of "The visit is aimed at "CGS Samar is an and sports fixtures have been Professional Publications (P) Ltd, “Sriram” , 27, Sathyasai Nagar, Madurai - 625 003. furthering the level of cooperation indigenously designed state of also planned ashore between the Published at “Lakshmi”, 21, Sathyasai Nagar, Madurai - 625 003, Tamilnadu. and interoperability that exists the art vessel that was built in ships’ crew and Sri Lanka Coast RNI No. TNENG/2012/41759, Postal Registration No. TN/MA/140/2018-2020. Licence No. TN/WPP-115/SR/2018-2020. between Coast Guards of both Goa Shipyard, the same yard Guard personnel at Colombo as nations and to assist in capacity where Sri Lanka Navy’s two well as Galle."