Enayam Port

Tamil Research Institute
RAPID TECHNO-ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY REPORT FOR
DEVELOPMENT OF COLACHEL PORT AT TAMILNADU
FINAL REPORT
Shipping cost savings of 2-3%
Time Savings of ~1 day
From US/ Europe (relayed in ME)
Jebel Ali
Salalah
Indian TS hub
To China (Far-East)
Current routes
Potential changed routes due
to Colachel
Note: % of shipping cost savings calculated only on shipping voyage costs (fuel, opex etc.) and does not include port charges, inland transport charges
Figure 7: Potential time and cost savings for liners by using Colachel (II)
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Africa to Asia (Far East) traffic currently trans-shipped/ relayed in the Middle Eastern TS hub
Africa to Asia trade is expected to grow at a 6-7% rate in the next decade. Currently, most of the traffic gets
relayed in Middle Eastern port cluster with the cargo arriving from China and destined to US / EU. A TS hub
such as Colachel will once again be an attractive alternative as will result in voyage time saving of3-4 days and
potential cost savings of 10-12% for the liners.
Africa to/ from Far East
Current Route
Voyage time
(in days)
Route with
Indian TS hub
Voyage time
(in days)
Cape Town to
Salalah
13-14
Cape Town to
Colachel
14-15
Salalah to
Shanghai (relay)
17-18
Colachel to
Shanghai (relay)
12-13
Total voyage
time
30-31
Total voyage
time
27-28
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