Dr. C. Rangarajan, Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister released the Book entitled “A Chronicle of Ennore Port” in a function organized by Ennore Port Limited at Chennai on 5th November, 2011. Shri G.K. Vasan, Union Minister of Shipping, received the first copy. This special volume was brought out by the Ennore Port Ltd. to commemorate the completion of 10 years of commercial operations of the Port. Shri K. Mohandas, Secretary (Shipping) was also present on the occasion.
Ennore Port is one of the 12 major ports in the country. It is the only corporate major port in the Government sector with Government of India owing 67% of the shares. The Port commenced its commercial operations in 2001 with dedicated facilities for handling of Coal required for the power stations in Tamil Nadu. Over the years, Ennore Port has developed modern facilities for imports and exports of a variety of cargoes including cars. The Book seeks to describe the emergence of the Port in the context of achieving economy in bulk movement of Coal through Coastal Shipping. The engineering innovative which have gone into the construction of this Port have been brought out vividly in the Book. It also gives an interesting account of its development plans, commercial initiatives and its success as the sole corporate entity.
Receiving the first copy of the book Shri G.K. Vasan, Union Minister of Shipping said, “The Book “A Chronicle of Ennore Port”, released today brings out the seeds that germinated into the idea of having a Port to serve the coal requirement of coastal power plants of Northern Tamil Nadu. The subsequent growth of Ennore Port which has been propelled by its inherent potential till its present status has been chronicled very diligently and in great detail in the book. I am sure the reader will find it really interesting to note the various challenges taken up by the Port in its journey of growth in the first 10 years of its existence.”
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