Tuticorin International Container Terminal at VOC Port declared a fully electrified green terminal

Key facts

• Tuticorin International Container Terminal (TICT) at VO Chidambaranar (VOC) Port in Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, was declared a 'Green Terminal' after 100 per cent of its operational equipment was electrified.
• Union Shipping Secretary Vijay Kumar officially designated the terminal as a green facility during a review meeting of ongoing projects valued at ₹18,000 crore this week.
• The Secretary flagged off 13 electric Internal Transfer Vehicles (E-ITVs) to support cleaner and more energy-efficient container handling operations.
• VOC Port Chairman Sushanta Kumar Purohit said the port has an annual cargo handling capacity of 82 million tonnes (MTPA) and is one of the oldest operational ports, with trade links dating back to 123 AD.
• During the visit, the Secretary reviewed the port's green maritime infrastructure, including a pilot methanol bunkering and refuelling facility, a green hydrogen pilot project and wind energy facilities worth over ₹18,400 crore.
• The outer harbour project, being built at over ₹15,000 crore, will add 4 MTPA cargo-handling capacity and aims to position Tamil Nadu as a major transhipment hub of southern India.
• Port management is developing a golf course, a Kendriya Vidyalaya for employees and similar facilities to improve the social ecosystem.