Enayam Port

Tamil Research Institute
RAPID TECHNO-ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY REPORT FOR
DEVELOPMENT OF COLACHEL PORT AT TAMILNADU
FINAL REPORT
6. TRAFFIC AND MARKET STUDY
6.1. APPROACH
A detailed traffic modelling and analysis has been conducted to arrive at the traffic estimates for the port. Based
on the overall analysis of the current traffic, it has been assessed that the principal commodities that contribute to
majority of the cargo volumes in the region are: POL (petroleum, oil and lubricants), Container and Coal.
Hence, this traffic study has been further detailed out for these three principal commodities.
% of total cargo through Indian ports
100
80
5%
4%
2%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
1%
7%
60
19%
40
23%
100%
20
34%
0
POL
Container
Coal
Iron ore
85% of total traffic handled
by the 5 ports
Fertilizers
Other
liquid
Edible Oil
Other ore
Iron/ steel
Food
grains
Salt
Cement
Other
cargo
Total
Source: IPA data on major ports, BCG analysis
Figure 36: Commodity wise cargo split from Indian ports
Further, the container traffic has been studied in detail in two categories: trans-shipment traffic and gateway
separately, keeping in mind that the one of the key objectives of this port project is target and gain back share of
the Indian container cargo being trans-shipped outside India.
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