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.

BERTH / MOORING

Maximum Length overall (m)

Maximum Draft (m)

Products Handled

 SPM

370

22.50

Crude

 COT

250

12.50

Crude / POL

 NTB

213

9.14

POL

 STB

170

9.14

POL

 ERNAKULAM WHARF (Q5 - Q6)

250

10.00

Dry Cargo / CBFS

 ERNAKULAM WHARF (Q7)

250

10.50

Dry Cargo/CBFS

 ERNAKULAM WHARF(Q8 - Q9)

250

11.00

Dry Cargo

 FERTILIZER BERTH (Q 10)

207

10.70

Fertilisers / Phos. Acid

 SCB

183.60

9.14

Liquid Bulk

 NCB

170

9.14

Dry /Liquid Bulk 

 B.T.P

190

10.00

Dry /Liquid Bulk 

 MATTANCHERRY WHARF (Q1)

180

9.14

Dry Bulk

MATTANCHERRY WHARF (Q2 & Q3) COASTAL BERTH

180

9.14

Dry Bulk

MATTANCHERRY WHARF (Q4)

180

9.14

Liquid Bulk 

ICTT VALARPPADAM (V2-V3)

335

14.5

Containers

LNG PUTHUVYPIN

320

12.5

LNG

MULT 230 13 LPG / Crude oil/ other liquid cargo