Enayam Port

Tamil Research Institute
RAPID TECHNO-ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY REPORT FOR
DEVELOPMENT OF COLACHEL PORT AT TAMILNADU
FINAL REPORT
Scheduled ship repairs
• Pre-planned, scheduled maintenance
activities for vessels
• Schedule ship repair required -
– to ensure seaworthiness
– to keep ship in optimum operating
condition to maximize earning
capacity
– to pass class inspections by
classification societies
Unscheduled ship repairs
• Includes minor repairs, which are
defined as those limited to the vessel’s
superstructure, deck and hull above the
waterline
• Minor repairs do not need dry dock
• Examples: replacement of seals on
hatch covers, minor engine repairs,
repairs to lifting equipment or rigging etc
• Dry docking facility needed
• Indian vessels go to hubs in Dubai,
Singapore, China currently
Figure 86: Types of ship repair
Scheduled repair facility is not critical to attract traffic and will be difficult to establish due to investment and land
requirements
Key characteristics
• Ship operators try to minimize
time spent on scheduled
repairs– not more than 9
days in two years
• Periodic activity, so operators
plan and choose port as
required
• Ships aim to complete all
scheduled maintenance
activity at one location
Implications
• Not critical to
attract traffic
• Full spectrum of
services need to
be offered in
integrated
facility
Requirements
• Land requirement > 1000 acres –
– waterfront acreage for dry
docking and berthing large ships
– lifting installations
– machine shop
– training centre
– electrical shop
– carpenter shop
– trade shop
• 20,000-25,000 tradesmen required
with supporting social infrastructure
Comparison with Colombo
• Ship repair traffic only ~5% of vessel traffic -Most vessels port do not call because of availability
of scheduled repair facilities
– Colombo Dockyard serves ~200 vessels annually while over 3870 vessels handled overall
Source: Discussion with expert, OECD
Figure 87: Scheduled ship repair
However, minor ship repair services can be offered by Enayam port. Minor ship repairs would also help the port
to be competitive. Minor ship repairing services includes:
• Inspection and degasification of tanks
• Certification
• Cleaning
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