Chennai port is the oldest port built by Chennai port trust on a natural Royapuram Beach. This port deals with container transfer facility. A very giant sea port. DP world container jetty is here. Heaven for sea route and water transportation with a depth of approx 25 + metere which is suitable for all kind of cargo ships.

Old world charm, can be lots of changes can be applied

Chennai seaport is a beautiful harbour.Its new coastal jetty is expensively beautiful.Sitting on natural rocks you can enjoy magnificent sunrise and sunset.Swell is quite strong here washing the rocks repeatedly.Simply splendid.

Awesome experience

Good..I went andaman from this port by a big ship.Such a memorable experience.

Chennai Port for cargo ships, merchant ships and othersVery nice but entry restricted

Cennai Harbor nice place, but not allow for unrelated personnel.Hope future could building and tourist point.

One.of very old fa6 port its located in Bay of Bengal its parrys corner this port very close to beach ,Chennai Central Railway station. Also near High court of Tamilnadu , state secretariat , Reserve bank building neavy port so all feasibilityare very close to port heavyweight major imports ,exporting from the port

Normal people not allowed but you will see the in bridge

Post-Independence, the development of the port gained momentum. In 1959, a passenger station on the first floor of the transit shed at north quay was commissioned. In 1961, construction of signal station at north quay was completed. In the same year, the ports Jawahar Dock was inaugurated by the then prime minister of India, Lal Bahadur Shastri. In 1964, the Jawahar dock with capacity to berth 6 vessels to handle dry bulk cargoes such as coal, iron ore, fertiliser and non-hazardous liquid cargoes was created on the southern side changing the topography of the port. To handle vessels with as much as 16.2 m (53 ft) draft, the port developed the outer harbour, named Bharathi Dock, for handling petroleum in 1972 and for mechanised handling of iron ore in 1974. In 1972, the first oil jetty was constructed at Bharathi Dock-I capable of handling tankers up to 100,000 DWT to handle imports of crude oil destined for the Manali Oil Refinery (later named the Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited).In 1974, the iron ore berth was added to the port for exports to Japan and other countries in the Far East. The second oil jetty was added at Bharathi Dock-III in 1986 capable of handling tankers up to 140,000 DWT to meet increasing demands for crude oil and petroleum products.The iron ore terminal is equipped with mechanised ore-handling plant commissioned in 1977 at Bharathi Dock-II capable of handling ore carriers of maximum size 1,45,000 DWT, one of the three such facility in the country, with a capacity of handling 8 million tonnes and a loading rate of 6,000 tonnes per hour.The ports share of iron ore export from India is 12 per cent. The dedicated facility for oil led to the development of oil refinery in the hinterland. This oil terminal is capable of handling Suezmax vessels.In the 1970s, containerisation started in India in a limited way with the creation of interim container handling facilities at Mumbai and Cochin ports in 1973. During the same period, Chennai Port began handling containerised cargoes. In 1983, a container terminal was built at the Bharathi Dock with a 380-metre (1,250 ft) quay, a 51,000-square-metre (550,000 sq ft) container yard, and a 6,000-square-metre (65,000 sq ft) container freight station, which was commissioned by the then prime minister Indira Gandhi on 18 December 1983 as the countrys first dedicated container terminal facility. The terminal was provided with tow-shore cranes and other shore facilities. In 1991, the ports container terminal quay was lengthened by 220 m (720 ft) with two additional tow shore cranes. In November 2001, the container terminal and back-up area was privatised through a 30-year concession with Chennai Container Terminal Private Limited. Continually increasing container traffic resulted in another 285-metre (935 ft) extension of the quay in 2002, bringing the total berth length to 885-metre (2,904 ft).During 2008–09, the port recorded a 17.2% share of container traffic in India. Having the capability of handling fourth-generation vessels, the terminal is ranked among the top 100 container ports in the world. To meet the demand in container handling, the port is added with the second container terminal with a capacity to handle 1.5 million TEUs. The port is also planning a mega container terminal, capable of handling 4 million TEUs per annum expected to be operational from 2013, when the first phase of the project will be completed. The full project will be completed by 2017.When the city of Madras was renamed as Chennai in 1996, the Madras Port Trust followed suit and was renamed as Chennai Port Trust. In 2000, the port began to handle pure-car-carrier shipments of automobiles. In 2003, the 200 m naval berth was given for 30-year lease.The 2004 tsunami devastated the shores of the port, taking many lives and permanently altering the coastline

I have come to Chennai port onboard ships for more than 30 times.A very good port. No tidal or current problems for vessels berthed. Pilots are also very good and professional.

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I am happy and good place in Chennai port

The Historical port which built in the year 1857 and After Independence it was major port in Tamilnadu to Import and Export of the Goods Vehicle and Oils from other Country the largest port which carry more Containers in the Port the Development have done in the port The Navy Force are in the port Trust The port which carry major Import and Export of the Petroleum product in the Tamilnadu 🚤🚤🚤🛳️🛳️🛳️🛳️⛴️⛴️⛴️⛴️🛥️🛥️🛥️🛥️

Amazing place and old port trust and maintance are good

Its the biggest port in Chennai. Shore pass for seafarers are normally morning 9 to night 9 oclock. City is not so far from here. There is a famous biriyani shop which is 10 mins walking distance from main gate

Grace marketing Offee Pradeep. Milk boiler , Coffee filter and tea filter machines sales

Easy access to town

Best port of South India

Good place to bring children but no smart events are there

One of the best business port in India. Export and import all process so good.

As iam work as fitter pipeline technician highly skilled gr ll for past 37 years proud to be a part of port employee

Chennai port , formerly known as Madras port , is the second largest container port of India , behind Mumbais Nhava sheva . The port is largest one in the bay of Bengal . It is the third oldest Port among the 13 major ports of India with official port operations beginning in 1881 . It is due of the existence of the port that the city of Chennai eventually became known as the gateway of South India . It is currently ranked the 86th largest container port in the world .

Nice port of Chennai..

Nice place

Nice port

Amazing place

Its a good place and as a cadet I am excited to see the harbour.

...from here our journey started from Chennai to Port Blair started...I took a while to start, it was first time for us cruising so we were enjoying the delay.....and we sailed 3 days and 3 nights to reach Andaman capital Port Blair......at one point the depth of bay of Bengal was beyond 2 k.m...... specially my kids enjoyed this trip, it was all time trip for us...

Its a amazing place......

Good facilities

Very old port ,always traffic inside campus

For indian economic growth ..Chennai port is main hub to import and export of cargo...

Problam drinking water

Nice port in citpl

Very nice

No cleanness.

Yep I am glad to speak about it. Well we all know that its the Indias second largest port.Name : madras port. The main way of other countries export and import. When I entered there I saw lot of containers and monster shops. Wonderful and embarrassed moment that one.

Done 2 years service in 1998 here. now it has changed a lot. sweet memories.

There is a famous biriyani shop which is 10 mins walking distance from main gate and One of the biggest harbour in india

Facilities are not good

It is clean and traffic free

This is international port and beautiful safety port

The second largest container port of India, behind Mumbais Nhava Sheva. The port is the largest one in the Bay of Bengal. It is the third-oldest portThe region also attracted many distant civilisations, with the Christian apostle St. Thomas having preached in the area between 52 and 70 AD.In 1522, the Portuguese built the São Tomé harbour, named after St. Thomas, on the site of todays port and the São Tomé church on the grave of Saint Thomas.

Super ships

Very eco friendly and neat port

I love this place

This port is nice but Mantainance is very poor , I have been to various ports, but chennai port is huge in terms of size and berths

Good

Chennai port is artificial port built during British period around 135 yrs ago. Modern port with all facilities. First container terminal in India opened during 1983

One of the best developed port in Chennai South India as iam entertained from the year 1980

Had 15 day Implant Training there.The First berth was constructed in 1876 and displays the master layout so vastly . Now being rennovated to a whole better level. Has great history | great layout | jaw dropping engineering works | worth trillions.

Great place to unwind. Greenery all around.

If you see fro outside its really good

Awesome but language problem

Chennai port

Ok nice

Ok

Visited the port during the Defexpo 2018. The port was opened for public. The navy officers were very friendly and explained the features of the ships as well. Good initiative by the government

You can visit this place only if you have a permit.you can acquire a permit near the beach station.visitors are allowed from 10 a.m to 6 p.m monday to saturday only if u have permitno visiting is allowed on sunday.

One of the biggest harbour in india, artificially created harbour,A beautiful view of the harbour can be viewed from the beach, and also it has more than 10 entry and exit gates, handling great number of import and export

I am driver, PSA new port, waiting for container lorry export load in 3hrs not unloading in container, no responsible all securitys and management, place is good but service very bad.

The artificial harbour is situated on the coromandel coast SE of India and has facilities to import and export most of cargoes. The ports principle imports are mineral oils, vehicles, machinery, food grains, chemical fertilisers and exports includes granite, textile,leather goods, sugar, food grain and general cargo. The port handles nearly about 2,000 ships and 3,000 passengers annually and has got facilities to supply bunkers, freshwater and stores. The port even has a hospital to provide medical assistance & the seafarers club is a just a walk away. The port can be easily reached through public transportation (road and railway).

One of the busiest ports in India. Special pass is required to enter the dock area as it is a protected area. Very ably managed vast port spread from Chepauk in the south to Tondiarpet in the north Chennai. Predominantly cars from various automobile factories located in Detroit of India - Chennai city. Close to 5000 employees work in this port. There is sister port located in the outskirts of Chennai i.e. at Ennore

Its the Chennai beach station but no beach nearby, what i think its the godown area of all cargos for the ship, so if you are in Broadway and looking for beach on maps then search for marina beach instead of beach nearby or Chennai beach. The marina beach is nearly about 3 km away from there you can ride by auto or any public transportation.

This is one of the Beautiful place in Chennai

The largest port in the bay of Bengal. Needs better connectivity by road.

Lovely place

I have stayed as a cadet here.. very interesting place...

ARTIFICIAL PORT One of the Oldest PORTS in INDIA otherwise known as GATE WAY of South INDIA.

Historical port, gateway of South India, Hope this port would develop further, lifeline to many more people of Chennai.

Wat a view from flyover. Nice shot at morning time.

Its our base..guys...we have to love DAT place

Nice one..but polluted atmosphere

Good place,, but little dirty

Its kind of good port

One of the best port in India.

Natuarally its a wonderful port.not that much tide and current. Ro-Ro ships are always comes here.

Super place to take photos

Love it

Good port and logistics....little tide effect

Good

One of the best port in India with all modernised and intellectual manpower

It was very delighted to see the horbor

What a place for us....

Good port for big ships.

Nice place to. See

Best place for seafarers

Chennai port is an one of biggest hub in india for sea transporting

Biggest Port on the Eastern coast of India connecting the World.

System is to poor they r not responding our calls

Thats a nice port

Chennai port

Awesome place 😍

It was very interesting.

Very nice place...

Very good

Good security in place.

Very Old Madras port

One of the biggest port of india .its huge.