Kamarajar Port becomes India's 2nd major port with 18-metre draft capability

New Delhi, Jul 7 (PTI) Kamarajar Port has become India's second major port with 18-metre draft capability, an official statement said on Tuesday. Kamarajar Port Limited (KPL) has emerged as a deep-water port capable of handling Capesize vessels, with the successful completion of its Capital Dredging Phase VI project. With an operational draft of 18 metres, the Port can now accommodate vessels carrying cargo parcels of up to 1,70,000 DWT, it added. With this achievement, the statement said, Kamarajar Port becomes the second Major Port of the country, after Visakhapatnam Port, to offer a draft of 18 metres. PTI BKS MR