Enayam Port

Tamil Research Institute
RAPID TECHNO-ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY REPORT FOR
DEVELOPMENT OF COLACHEL PORT AT TAMILNADU
FINAL REPORT
Finally, both top down and bottom up hinterland traffic growth estimates have been compared and there is good
convergence in both these estimates. Thus, these assumptions have been taken to project hinterland traffic
growth. Hinterland traffic is projected to at 7.3 -11.5 Mn TEU in 2030 (figure below).
Traffic volumes for
hinterland
(2014 traffic)
1 Top down estimates 2
2.3 Mn TEUs
Bottom up estimates
2-2.5 Mn TEUs
Growth of hinterland cargo
10-11 %
(to taper down over time)
10-12 %
Hinterland container traffic projections
Mn TEUs
25
20
23.8
21.1
Conservative
Aggressive
Base
15
10
5
11.5
9.8
7.3
16.1
0
2014 2020 2025 2030 2035
Figure 61: Hinterland traffic projections
2040 2045
6.2.1.3. Enayam container traffic projections
Container traffic for Enayam is projected by estimating traffic using the following approach
1. Trans-shipment cargo
a. Continues to be trans-shipment cargo - Estimation of the likely share of Enayam from the existing
trans-shipment traffic in the region.
b. Gets converted to gateway cargo - Conversion of current trans-shipment traffic originating from
hinterland into gateway traffic due to lower cost of logistics at Enayam (due to single port handling).
2. Gateway cargo
Enayam would also capture some of the existing gateway cargo that would get diverted from other hinterland
ports due to proximity / lower cost of logistics.
The following figure describes the methodology for container traffic projection for Enayam.
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