BERTH INFORMATION

           The main inward shipping channel of the port divides in to the Ernakulam and Mattancherry channels .The Ernakulum Channel is 4.90 Km long, with the width varying from 250 to 500 m and has a draft of 12.5 m up to the Oil Terminal and Q8 / Q9 and a draft of 9.14 m up to the wharves and the north and south tanker berths.. The 1024 m long Ernakulam Wharf has six alongside berths, five for general cargo and a fertilizer berth. Besides there are three oil berths in the Ernakulum channel. The Mattancherry channel is 4.08 Km long, with the width varying from 180 to 250 m and a draft of 9.14 m except at Boat Train Pier where the draft is 10.0 m. On the Mattancherry Channel there are four alongside berths, for general cargo, one Boat Train Pier and two jetties for miscellaneous cargo. The details of the berths (including SPM) are shown below.

CARGO STORAGE

    Storage Facility

PORT FLOTILLA

Tugs

        The following tugs are available in Cochin Port and normally two tugs are used for each shipping movement as per the requirement of the Pilot. The cost of the tug is included in the Pilotage charges.

                 Tugs work with the Pilots on VHF Channel 14.

Mooring launches

          Four mooring launches are available for passing mooring lines at Tanker, Coal and fertilizer (Q10) berths. On other berths mooring lines are passed by heaving lines.

Pilot Boats

          2 Nos of Pilot boats of 13.5 m Length of Red Hull and White Superstructure with "PILOTS" embossed on the sides.

Dredgers

          Grab Hopper Dredger NEHRU SHATABDI 1992 built with 1500 m3 hopper capacity.

Floating Crane

          Periyar 1966 built self propelled crane of 100 M.T. SWL for use in the inner harbour only.

Water Barge

          Jalaprabha 1996 built of 200 M.T. capacity for supply of F.W. to ships in Inner Harbour.

SERVICE FACILITY

Bunkering

              Bunker supply can be done at all berths by barge/trucks/pipeline. All major oil companies undertake supplies which is arranged through agents.

Pipe Line Network

              Separate pipelines laid at SCB & NCB for handling liquid cargo like Palmolien, CNSL (Cashew Nut Shell Liquid) and Chemicals. Pipelines are available at Tanker berths for handling Crude oil & Petroleum Products. At Q5, pipelines are laid for handling Carbon Black Feed Stock(CBFS). Flexible hoses are available for use at Tanker berths & NCB.

SINGLE POINT MOORING

(For more information on SPM operations please refer to the details given under the 'Features' menu.)

Single Point Mooring for Crude Oil Import

         Kochi Refineries Ltd (BPCl-KRL) has set up a Single Point Mooring System (SPM) as captive reception for the import of Crude oil. The facility is capable of receiving Very large Crude Carriers (VLCCs) of 300,000 DWT. The SPM is connected by a pipeline of 19.5 km to tank storage facilities at Puthuvypeen. The SPM is located at a water depth of 30 m, about 19 km from the coastline of Puthuvypeen. The depth of 30 m will allow 300000 DWT tankers with draughts of over 21 m to remain moored during virtually all wind and wave conditions. The SPM is connected to the shore by a 48 inch pipeline that runs to a storage facility comprising 4 tanks of 80,000 Kl each. The total area of the facility is 70 hectares, which provides room for two more storage tanks of 80,000 Kl capacity. The facility became fully operational in December 2007.

MARPOL RECEPTION FACILITIES

Reception facility is provided to ships for the following category of wastes generated on board during normal operation of vessels to prevent pollution of deep seas, coastal waters and harbours and to enable ships to comply with the IMO regulations (MARPOL 73/78 as amended).

Circular of Reception facilities for slops/waste oil from ships