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Karunanidhi to open Tuticorin port berth
CHENNAI: The ninth cargo berth at the Tuticorin port, designed to handle mainline vessels of 65,000 DWT (deadweight tonnes) and bulk carriers of 70,000 DWT with a draught of 12.8 metres, will be inaugurated by Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi on July 14.
It will be used for handling wheat, maize, sugar and edible oil cargo. It could be utilised for berthing cruise vessels too. The 15-month-long Rs.44.57-crore project was completed in May.
With the commissioning of the berth, the port capacity would be 4.5 million tonnes per annum, according to a release issued by the office of the Union Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways. — Special Correspondent
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