Kollam Port
76˚ 35’ E
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
Forklift
Hydra Crane
Reach Stacker
Liebherr Crane
79 Km Vizhinjam Port
67Km Trivandrum Int. Airport
2 wharfs
84 Employees
Contact Details
Capt. Aswani Prathap. K
Port Officer in charge
Phone:
+91 9847610034, 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
Sajeev S
Assistant Executive Engineer in charge, Mechanical Engineering Wing
Phone:
+91 8943655594
Email:
aeemewkollam.port@kerala.gov.in
Address:
Office of the Assistant Executive Engineer
Mechanical Engineering Wing
Pallithottam
Pincode : 691006
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