Enayam Port

Tamil Research Institute
RAPID TECHNO-ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY REPORT FOR
DEVELOPMENT OF COLACHEL PORT AT TAMILNADU
FINAL REPORT
Year 2045
Year 2035
Year 2025
Current
Cargo Growth Estimates
Transshipment potential
% share for Colachel
Total
Containers
traffic of India
Estimation of TS
traffic
1. Map key container
traffic routes to/
from India
2. Estimate % share
of transshipment
on each of these
routes
3. Identify Cargo
origin/ destination
ports and
transshipment
hubs on each
route
1. Calculate end to end cost
economics for current
transshipment cargo
through hinterland ports vs.
gateway through Colachel
2. Identify contours of cost
indifference
3. Estimate cargo traffic in the
region unfavorable to
Colachel
Converts to Gateway
1. Calculate end to end cost
economics for current
transshipment cargo
through hinterland ports vs.
gateway through Colachel
2. Identify contours of cost
indifference
3. Estimate cargo traffic in the
region favorable to
Colachel
1. Identify routes / O/D pairs
that are cost economical
through Colachel
2. Split traffic on favorable
routes by lines – identify
key liners to be attracted
3. Identify key imperative
assess Colachel's ability
to win share
4. Estimate target share of
traffic by route / liner
% share for Colachel
% share for Colachel
1. Assume a higher traffic
share %age given favorable
cost economics
Total
Colachel
Traffic
Figure 70: Description of methodology
2. Trans-shipment cargo
b. Trans-shipment cargo getting converted to gateway cargo
Direct shipment of containers through Enayam instead of trans-shipment through Colombo will have a cost
advantage for most exporters/ importers in the hinterland. The cost- benefit analysis is explained in figure below.
Potential to convert 40-50 % of TS traffic
from South Indian ports to gateway
Economic simulation: ~ 30 % cost
savings for cargo from Madurai district
Contour of indifference
Transport cost per TEU (in USD)
600
-31%
509
Illustration
Krishnaptnam
400
354
383
Area span where
gateway through
Colachel is more
economical than TS
through Colombo or
other hubs
Port in hinterland
Cochin
Colachel
TS cargo (in
'000 TEUs)
Tuticorin
Chennai
% of TS
converted to
direct cargo
CHENNAI 810 20-40%
200
0
Madurai-
Tuticorin-
Colombo-
Europe
Madurai-
Cochin-
Colombo-
Europe
TS in
Colombo
Madurai-
Chennai-
Colombo-
Europe
246
Madurai-
Coalchel-
Europe
TS in
Colachel
V.O. CHIDAMBARANAR 433 >90%
Inland cost
Shipping Cost
Port handling cost
COCHIN 204 >90%
Note: New Mangalore not considered for analysis as there is is no TS container cargo from New Mangalore
Figure 71: Trans-shipment traffic converted to gateway traffic through Enayam (I)
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