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Wednesday, Dec 29, 2004
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Natural Calamities Logistics - Shipping Container movement at Chennai hit Raja Simhan T.E.
BOXED IN: Hut dwellers occupying the main road leading to the Chennai Harbour's Zero Gate (main entry point) as a temporary shelter. — Bijoy Ghosh
Chennai , Dec. 28 MOVEMENT of containers into and out of the Chennai port has been completely blocked even as slum dwellers, mainly from the fishermen community, affected by the tsunami have made temporary shelters for themselves on both sides of the road leading to the zero gate of Chennai harbour. There are about 100 such temporary shelters, and there is no way container trailers can move on the zero gate road in North Chennai's Kasimedu, which is a major entry and exit point for containers. According to sources in the maritime industry, the temporary settlement is a sensitive issue, and people cannot be asked to move immediately. Further, it is the State Government that has to take action to evacuate people from the road, they said. "If these people are not provided alternative sites, they would not move from the zero gate road. This would badly affect container movement into and out of the port. We need to wait for a couple of days to know what action the State Government and the Chennai Port Trust plan to take to evacuate affected people from the road and provide them alternative sites," they said. Meanwhile, operations at Chennai and Tuticorin ports resumed on Tuesday. Operations at Chennai Container Terminal Ltd (CCTL) resumed on Tuesday night,according to a CCTL official. As of Tuesday afternoon two container vessels were working on the berths, and one vessel is to berth today. Further, 5,889 TEUs (twenty foot equivalent units) — 3,876 exports, 1,932 imports and a few empty boxes — were inside the terminal. This will take care of the handling inside the terminal for a couple of days. However, if the blockade at the zero gate continues for more than two or three days, then there could be an impact on the terminal's operations. The trailer operators may also look at using gate number two as an alternative entry and exit point, he said. The official said that there was no major damage to infrastructure at the terminal. However, a container ship damaged two quay cranes. At Tuticorin port, operations were fully restored from Tuesday morning, said Mr N.K. Ragupathy, Chairman, Tuticorin Port Trust.
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