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Karaikal Port Private Limited (KPPL), a private port developed by the Chennai based MARG Limited, became operational in April, 2009. The port is located on the Eastern coast of India in Karaikal around 300 km along the coast south of Chennai Port and around 360 km along the coast north of Tuticorin Port. The shoreline of the port is between 10° 50’56’’ N and 10° 49’44’’ N. Karaikal Port project began with a Letter of Interest issued by Govt. of Pondicherry for development of a port at Karaikal in September 2005. MARG Ltd. signed the concession agreement in 2006 and work began in February, 2007. Phase 1 was envisaged to be operational in Aug 2009. Karaikal Port became operational in April 2009 when it received its first vessel. Phase 1 comprises 2 Panamax size berths capable of handling 5.2 million MT of cargo per annum. The port has received over 250 vessels since Commercial Operations and has handled over 5 million MT of various cargo. KPPL has partners in Ocean Sparkle (marine operations) and PSTS (Stevedoring). Cargo evacuation is assisted by MARG Logistics, a sister concern of KPPL. ==Timeline== * Sep 2005 - LOI Issued by GOP for Port Development at Karaikal * Jan 2006 - Concession Agreement Signed * May 2006 - Received MOEF Clearance for Phase 1 * Nov 2006 - Financial Closure for Phase 1 Achieved * Feb 2007 - Final Tranche of Land Received * Feb 2007 - Development for Phase 1 Commenced * Mar 2009 - Phase 1 completed * Apr 2009 – Karaikal Port Receives first Vessel 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Karaikal port」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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