Chennai

Being the third oldest port among the 12 major ports, Chennai Port is an emerging hub port in the East Coast of India. It has completed 126 years of service to the nation’s maritime trade.

The port being an artificial harbour was vulnerable to the cyclones, accretion of sand inside the basin due to underwater currents, which reduced the draft. The changing of the entrance of the port from eastern side to the North Eastern side protected the port to a large extent from the natural vulnerabilities.

Till 1920 the port was equipped with a dock consisting of four berths in the West Quays, one each in the East and South Quay along with the transit sheds, warehouses and a marshalling yard to facilitate the transfer of cargo from land to sea and vice versa. Some extra berths were added with a berth at South Quay and another between WQ2 & WQ3 in the forties.

Click here to see the ships’ schedule: at berth and to be berthed. 

Main Characteristics Latitude: 13° 6' 40" N Longitude: 80° 18' 3" E UN/LOCODE: INMAA Port Type: Seaport Port Size: Large Official Website

Contact Information Chennai Port Trust Rajaji Salai Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600 001 Phone: 91 44 25362201 Fax: 91 44 25361228 Email: