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MAJOR
PROJECTS INITIATED BY COCHIN PORT AS PART OF NATIONAL MARITIME
DEVELOPMENT PLAN |
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| 1. |
LNG
Re-gasification Terminal
| A
LNG re-gasification terminal of capacity up to 5 MMTPA,
to be set up by M/s Petronet LNG Ltd. |
Location
|
Puthuvypeen |
Area
|
40
ha |
Facility
|
LNG
Re-gasification plant with capacity of 5 million tons |
Investment
|
Rs.
1600 crores |
Terminal
|
To
receive vessels 280 m long & 11.5 m draft |
Time
Frame
|
4
years |
|
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| 2. |
International Bunkering Terminal
| Cochin
Port is just 11 nautical miles away from the maritime
highway connecting Gulf to the Far East and Australia.
Taking advantage of this geo-strategic location of the
port, development of an international bunkering terminal
is on the anvil. |
Location
|
Puthuvypeen |
Area
|
40
ha |
Capacity
|
Initially
1 million tons to reach 5 million tons in phases |
Estimated
Investment by Private partners
|
Rs.
195 crores |
Execution
|
On
Licence Basis |
Time
Frame
|
2
years for First Phase |
STATUS
|
Investors
may contact |
Applicants
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| 3. |
International Ship Repair Complex
| An
International Ship Repair Complex would also be set
up at Cochin to carry out non-survey repairs and other
minor repairs of the vessels. |
Location
|
Puthuvypeen |
Area
|
40
ha |
Expected Investment by Private partners
|
Rs.
315 crores |
Execution
|
On
BOT Basis –
Feasibility study in progress |
Project
Time Frame
|
4
years |
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| 4. |
Crude
Oil Handling for Kochi Refineries
| Kochi
Refineries Ltd. is setting up a Single Buoy Mooring
facility in the port, to enable the handling of VLCCs. |
Location
|
18.7
km (10 Nm) off Puthuvypeen |
| Tank
Farm Area |
89
ha at Puthuvypeen |
|
Facility |
Single
Buoy Mooring for VLCC |
| Tankage
|
3
lakh tons |
| Investment
By KRL |
Rs.
630 crores |
|
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| 5. |
International Cruise Terminal
| Considering
the tremendous potential for promoting port based tourism
products, Cochin Port has decided to set up a Cruise
Terminal offering the most modern services on international
standards. |
Location
|
To
be identified by the Consultant |
Area
|
2
ha |
Facility
|
World
Class Cruise Terminal offering services and amenities
of International standards to the Cruise Liners and
Tourists |
| Estimated
Investment |
Rs.55
crores |
| Execution
|
On
BOT Basis Expression of Interest invited for appointment
of consultants – |
Time
Frame
|
2
years |
|
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| 6. |
Port Based Special Economic Zone - Features
| The
Government of India has notified Vallarpadam and Puthuvypeen
areas within the port limits as two separate Port Based
Special Economic Zones. Several Projects, including
Free Trade Warehousing Zones, are expected to come up
here. |
Location
|
Vallarpadam
& Puthuvypeen |
Area
|
448
ha ( 178 ha at Vallarpadam & 270 ha at Puthuvypeen)
|
Principal Developer
|
Cochin
Port |
Types
of Industries
|
Textiles,
Gems & Jewellery, Petroleum Products, Chemical,
Engineering Goods, Agricultural Products, Marine Products,
Electronic Goods, etc. |
Investment
|
All
port development projects to be brought under the aegis
of SEZ – Total Investment: Rs.7500 crores (includes
Rs.1100 crores for SEZ development) |
Execution
|
Public-Private
participation |
Time
Frame
|
4
years |
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| 7. |
International
Container Trans-shipment Terminal, Vallarpadam
| A
licence Agreement has already been signed with the Dubai
Ports World to develop the Container Trans-shipment
Terminal. Pre-construction activities are in progress.
This hub facility would eliminate the need for trans-shipment
of cargo in neighbouring foreign Ports. It would enable
handling of Vessels of up to 8000 TEUs capacity. |
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