Overview

Quilon or Kollam, is an old port town on the Arabian Coast. The town was an international emporium of trade in the olden days and now it is known as the cashew bowl of India. The beach sands of the Kollam district have concentrations of heavy minerals like Ilmenite, Rutile, Monosite and Zircon, large deposits of China clay in Kundara, Mulavana and Chathannoor. There are also lime shell and Bauxite deposits which makes it a strategic mining location. There are a number of traditional industrial units engaged in processing / manufacturing Coir, Cashew, Coconut, Timber, Spices, Starch, Marine Products, Tiles in the hinterland of the port.

The port offers a good proposition for coastal traffic of Rice, Coconut, Tapioca, Cashew, Fertilizers & ocean going traffic for Minerals, Cashew, Fisheries, Coir, Tiles and Petro products.

Infrastructure

The port has two wharves of 178m and 101m respectively. The second wharf will be planning to increase to 175m with capacity to berth 9m draught vessels. There is a vast stacking yard of 10 acres near the wharf. Two transit sheds are also constructed near the new wharf. The present draft near the wharf is 7.2 metre.

At present 40 Feet Container Handling Crane, Reach Staker, 5 Ton Mobile Crane- Hydra 825 Truck mounted, Forklift, Weighting Machine, Vessel Traffic Monitoring system is available. And a tug named M.T. Malabar, Kollam Port is not yet declared as Immigration Check Post.

Depth
  • Channel 7.2 metre
  • Mean Tide 2.5 feet
  • Oil Terminal NIL
  • Cargo Pier 7.2m
  • Anchorage 41 - 45 feet 12.5 - 13.7 meters

Cargo Handling Equipment

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Forklift
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Hydra Crane
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Reach Stacker
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Liebherr Crane
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Distance from nearest ports

79 Km Vizhinjam Port

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Distance from nearest airports

67 Km Trivandrum Int. Airport

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Wharfs

2 Wharfs

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Number of employees

84 Employees

Contact Details

Capt. Arun Kumar P.K

Port Officer in charge

Phone:

+91 9969804875, 0474 2743825, 0474 2749789

Email:

pokollam.port@kerala.gov.in

Address:

Regional Port Officer
Kollam Regional Port Office Asramam
Kollam - 691002

Sunil R

Purser

Phone:

+91 9495709117, 0474 2762218

Email:

kollamportoffice@gmail.com

Address:

Port & Shipping Office
Pallithottam.P.O Kollam - 691006

Jeevanand M

Mechanical Marine Engineer, In full additional charge of Assistant Executive Engineer, Mechanical Engineering Wing

Phone:

+91 9946298960

Email:

aeemewkollam.port@kerala.gov.in

Address:

Office of the Assistant Executive Engineer
Mechanical Engineering Wing
Pallithottam
Pincode : 691006

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