<p data-path-to-node="5" style="font-family: "Google Sans Text", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="5" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">THOOTHUKUDI / NEW DELHI — V.O. Chidambaranar Port Authority Formalizes Milestone Agreements with Institutional Financiers and Clean Energy Consortia to Fast-Track ₹15,000-Crore Deepwater Outer Harbour and Commercial Green Fuel Bunkering</b></p><p data-path-to-node="6" id="p-rc_40f39b9b518bd6dc-399" style="font-family: "Google Sans Text", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="6,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">In a major strategic push to accelerate port-led industrialization along the southern maritime seaboard, the <b data-path-to-node="6,0" data-index-in-node="109" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">V.O. Chidambaranar (VOC) Port Authority</b> has executed comprehensive Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) to secure institutional capital backing and technical execution partnerships for its multi-billion-rupee <b data-path-to-node="6,0" data-index-in-node="315" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Outer Harbour Development Project</b> and dedicated <b data-path-to-node="6,0" data-index-in-node="363" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Green Maritime Energy Hub</b></span><span data-path-to-node="6,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1580951906="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1580951906="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="6,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c647173997="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c647173997="" _nghost-ng-c1350769541="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></source-inline-chip><!----><!----><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><p data-path-to-node="7" id="p-rc_40f39b9b518bd6dc-400" style="font-family: "Google Sans Text", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="7,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">The agreements, finalized in coordination with the Union Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW), advance capital structuring under the <b data-path-to-node="7,0" data-index-in-node="146" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM)</b> while cementing VOC Port's role as a cornerstone terminal in India’s sovereign shipping and decarbonization roadmap under <b data-path-to-node="7,0" data-index-in-node="295" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Maritime Amrit Kaal 2047</b> and the <b data-path-to-node="7,0" data-index-in-node="328" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">National Green Hydrogen Mission</b></span><span data-path-to-node="7,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1580951906="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1580951906="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="7,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c647173997="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><p data-path-to-node="9" style="font-family: "Google Sans Text", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="9" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">₹15,000-Crore Outer Harbour Development Architecture</b></p><p data-path-to-node="10" id="p-rc_40f39b9b518bd6dc-401" style="font-family: "Google Sans Text", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="10,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">The flagship Outer Harbour expansion is engineered to transform Thoothukudi from an intermediate container gateway into an ultra-deepwater transshipment and high-capacity EXIM nexus</span><span data-path-to-node="10,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1580951906="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1580951906="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="10,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">:</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c647173997="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><ul data-path-to-node="11" style="padding-inline-start: 32px; font-family: "Google Sans Text", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="11,0,0" id="p-rc_40f39b9b518bd6dc-402" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="11,0,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="11,0,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Capital Dredging to 18+ Metres:</b> Deepening the access channel and outer basin to accommodate fully laden next-generation <b data-path-to-node="11,0,0,0" data-index-in-node="120" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Ultra-Large Container Vessels (ULCVs)</b> and Capesize bulk carriers with drafts exceeding 16 to 18 metres</span><span data-path-to-node="11,0,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1580951906="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1580951906="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="11,0,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c647173997="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="11,1,0" id="p-rc_40f39b9b518bd6dc-403" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="11,1,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="11,1,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">39 MTPA Capacity Addition:</b> Adding <b data-path-to-node="11,1,0,0" data-index-in-node="34" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">39 Million Tonnes Per Annum (MTPA)</b> of specialized deepwater cargo throughput, directly contributing to MoPSW’s national target of creating over 700 MTPA in new port capacity by 2030</span><span data-path-to-node="11,1,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1580951906="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1580951906="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="11,1,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c647173997="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="11,2,0" id="p-rc_40f39b9b518bd6dc-404" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="11,2,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="11,2,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Advanced Quayside Automation:</b> Constructing multi-berth container terminals outfitted with remote-controlled Super Post-Panamax Ship-to-Shore (STS) gantry cranes and electrified automated yard stacking systems</span><span data-path-to-node="11,2,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1580951906="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1580951906="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="11,2,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c647173997="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="11,3,0" id="p-rc_40f39b9b518bd6dc-405" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="11,3,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="11,3,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Institutional Funding Mechanism:</b> Partnering with state-backed financiers—including the <b data-path-to-node="11,3,0,0" data-index-in-node="87" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC)</b> and <b data-path-to-node="11,3,0,0" data-index-in-node="133" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Sagarmala Finance Corporation Limited (SMFCL)</b>—to structure flexible debt models and lower long-term capital costs under the HAM framework</span><span data-path-to-node="11,3,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1580951906="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1580951906="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="11,3,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c647173997="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li></ul><p data-path-to-node="13" style="font-family: "Google Sans Text", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="13" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Strategic Positioning as India’s Premier Green Energy and Bunkering Hub</b></p><p data-path-to-node="14" id="p-rc_40f39b9b518bd6dc-406" style="font-family: "Google Sans Text", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="14,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Running in parallel with physical civil expansion, the port authority ratified MoUs with green energy project developers to establish industrial-scale cryogenic bunkering infrastructure</span><span data-path-to-node="14,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1580951906="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1580951906="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="14,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">:</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c647173997="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c647173997="" _nghost-ng-c1350769541="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></source-inline-chip><!----><!----><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><ul data-path-to-node="15" style="padding-inline-start: 32px; 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font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="15,0,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c647173997="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"> <source-inline-chip _ngcontent-ng-c647173997="" _nghost-ng-c1350769541="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></source-inline-chip><!----><!----><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="15,1,0" id="p-rc_40f39b9b518bd6dc-408" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="15,1,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="15,1,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Clean Marine Fuel Dispensation:</b> Developing dedicated marine loading arms and insulated cryogenic storage for <b data-path-to-node="15,1,0,0" data-index-in-node="109" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Green Ammonia, Green Methanol, and Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)</b>, enabling international merchant fleets to refuel along major Indian Ocean sea lanes by 2028</span><span data-path-to-node="15,1,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1580951906="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1580951906="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="15,1,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c647173997="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="15,2,0" id="p-rc_40f39b9b518bd6dc-409" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="15,2,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="15,2,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Zero-Emission Harbor Logistics:</b> Phasing out diesel yard prime movers and pilot tugs in favor of battery-electric and hydrogen fuel-cell transfer vehicles under the ministry's <b data-path-to-node="15,2,0,0" data-index-in-node="175" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Harit Sagar</b> guidelines</span><span data-path-to-node="15,2,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1580951906="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1580951906="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="15,2,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c647173997="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li></ul><p data-path-to-node="17" style="font-family: "Google Sans Text", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="17" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Catalyzing Bharat Container Shipping Line (BCSL) and Regional EXIM Growth</b></p><p data-path-to-node="18" id="p-rc_40f39b9b518bd6dc-410" style="font-family: "Google Sans Text", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="18,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">VOC Port has further consolidated its equity participation in the newly incorporated <b data-path-to-node="18,0" data-index-in-node="85" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Bharat Container Shipping Line (BCSL)</b>—a national joint venture uniting the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI), Container Corporation of India (CONCOR), Sagarmala Finance, and major public ports to build sovereign container vessel tonnage</span><span data-path-to-node="18,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1580951906="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1580951906="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="18,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">:</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c647173997="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><ul data-path-to-node="19" style="padding-inline-start: 32px; font-family: "Google Sans Text", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="19,0,0" id="p-rc_40f39b9b518bd6dc-411" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="19,0,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="19,0,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Direct Line-Haul Reliability:</b> Operating domestic container tonnage directly from Tuticorin gives South India’s automotive, textile, agricultural, and electronics manufacturing corridors (including Tirupur, Coimbatore, Madurai, and Sriperumbudur) unhindered direct access to European, Gulf, and US East Coast loops</span><span data-path-to-node="19,0,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1580951906="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1580951906="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="19,0,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c647173997="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li><li style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><p data-path-to-node="19,1,0" id="p-rc_40f39b9b518bd6dc-412" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="19,1,0,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="19,1,0,0" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Bypassing Foreign Transshipment Feeder Hubs:</b> Eliminating secondary relay dependencies at offshore transshipment ports like Colombo protects Indian exporters from feeder capacity crunches, reduces landed logistics costs by an estimated $250–$400 per TEU, and compresses transit cycles by up to 5 days</span><span data-path-to-node="19,1,0,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1580951906="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1580951906="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="19,1,0,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c647173997="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p></li></ul><p data-path-to-node="21" style="font-family: "Google Sans Text", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><b data-path-to-node="21" data-index-in-node="0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Executive and Policy Perspectives</b></p><p data-path-to-node="22" id="p-rc_40f39b9b518bd6dc-413" style="font-family: "Google Sans Text", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="22,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">Highlighting the macro impact of the development, senior officials from the VOC Port Authority noted that the synchronized execution of deepwater outer quays and clean fuel bunkering facilities positions Thoothukudi as a vital transshipment anchor in the Indian Ocean</span><span data-path-to-node="22,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1580951906="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1580951906="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="22,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span><sources-carousel-inline ng-version="0.0.0-PLACEHOLDER" _nghost-ng-c647173997="" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----></sources-carousel-inline></p><p data-path-to-node="23" id="p-rc_40f39b9b518bd6dc-414" style="font-family: "Google Sans Text", sans-serif !important; line-height: 1.15 !important;"><span data-path-to-node="23,0" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">By coupling heavy quayside civil engineering with next-generation green propulsion bunkering, VOC Port provides global ocean liner consortia with the draft depth, automated productivity, and low-carbon fuel compliance required to sustain high-velocity East-West trade into the next decade</span><span data-path-to-node="23,1" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><source-footnote _nghost-ng-c1580951906="" class="ng-star-inserted" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;"><sup _ngcontent-ng-c1580951906="" class="superscript" style="line-height: 1.15 !important; font-size: 16px !important; background-color: transparent !important;"><!----></sup></source-footnote><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----><!----></span><span data-path-to-node="23,2" style="line-height: 1.15 !important;">.</span></p>
VOC Port Authority Inks MoUs for Outer Harbour Expansion and Indigenous Green Shipping Hubs
The agreements, finalized in coordination with the Union Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW), advance capital structuring under the Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM) while cementing VOC Port's role as a cornerstone terminal in India’s sovereign shipping and decarbonization roadmap under Maritime Amrit Kaal 2047 and the National Green Hydrogen Mission.
