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{{Infobox
| title = Kattupalli Shipyard cum Captive Port Complex
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| label2 = Other name(s)
| data2 = Kattupalli Shipyard
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| label4 = Location
| data4 = Kattupalli, [[Chennai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]]
| label5 = Status
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| label6 = Coordinates
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| label7 = Built by
| data7 = [[TIDCO]] and [[Larsen & Toubro]]
| label8 = Opening
| data8 = January 2012<ref name="OperationalBy2012"/>
| header9 = Technical details
| label10 = Cost
| data10 = ₹4,675 crore
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| label13 = Maximum draft
| data13 = 14 m
| label14 = Quay length
| data14 = 3.35 km
| label15 = Terminal area
| data15 = 20 ha
| label16 = Dry berths
| data16 = 6
| label17 = Wet Berths
| data17 = 4
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The '''Kattupalli Shipyard cum Captive Port Complex''' is a large [[shipyard]] project at [[Kattupalli]] village near [[Ennore]] in [[Chennai]], being built by [[L&T Shipbuilding]] Ltd. It is being set up jointly by [[TIDCO]] and [[Larsen & Toubro]] (L&T) in two phases. L&T shipbuilding Kattupalli is a minor port. [[Adani Ports & SEZ|Adani ports and special economic zone]] (APSEZ) acquired Kattupalli Port from L&T in June 2018 and renamed it as Adani Katupalli Port Private Limited (AKPPL).

In terms of cargo generation, the terminal is located close to the majority of [[Intermodal container|Container Freight]] stations in Chennai. The Kattupalli development also includes a shipyard being developed by L&T, a private sector–backed development.

It is planning to compete with Japanese and Korean shipyards in building "specialised ships," such as large-size [[warship]]s, [[Roll-on/roll-off|car carriers]], [[submarine]]s, naval offshore [[patrol boat|patrol vessels]], fast patrol vessels and corvettes. After [[Colombo]] and [[Port of Singapore|Singapore]], Kattupalli will be the third major international destination for ship repairs in the region.<ref name="SpecialisedShips">{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/lampt-not-to-compete-with-chinese-shipyards/article20338518.ece1|title=L&T not to compete with Chinese shipyards|first=T. E. Raja|last=Simhan|website=@businessline}}</ref>

The shipyard-cum-minor port complex was officially inaugurated on 30 January 2013.<ref>{{cite news
| last =
| first =
| title = Jayalalithaa inaugurates Kattupalli port
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| pages =
| language =
| publisher = The Hindu
| date = 31 December 2013
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/jayalalithaa-inaugurates-kattupalli-port/article4363516.ece
| access-date = 31 Dec 2013}}</ref>

==Structure==
The first development phase, which aims to be operational by January 2012,{{update after|2012|01|31}} will have a 12 [[lakh]] (1.2 million) [[Twenty-foot equivalent unit|TEU]] capacity through two 350-metre-long L-shaped berths and a total terminal area of around 20 hectares. The berths would be operated by [[Philippines]]-based [[International Container Terminal Services]] Inc for 28 years.<ref name="PortReadyForOperations"/> The terminal has an option to rise to 18 lakh (1.8 million) TEU capacity during the second phase of development.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.portstrategy.com/news101/asia/ictsi-takes-on-two-more-terminals |title=ICTSI takes on two more terminals |access-date=14 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110515101351/http://www.portstrategy.com/news101/asia/ictsi-takes-on-two-more-terminals |archive-date=15 May 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Six ZPMC super-post-panamax, twin-lift, [[Gantry crane|gantries]] are to be installed and 15 Noell one over five, 6+1 width RTGs supported by a state-of the-art terminal management system.

All the equipment is of a higher-end specification. Mobile equipment will include two [[reach stacker]]s and one empty handler.

The yard will offer 5,000 ground slots and a CFS is also planned as part of the service package. Access to the terminal on the marine side is via a 3.5 km-long channel and port basin offering a draft of 14 m—the draft capability is such that it provides for projected increases in Southern Asian container trade. It also provides for the future possibility of mainline [[Asia]]–[[Europe]] vessels making a stop in [[South India|Southern India]], which has been mooted as a distinct possibility by certain analysts. Kattupalli's North and South [[Breakwater (structure)|breakwaters]], which together total 3.35 km, ensure a safe harbour and uninterrupted terminal operations.

The yard has 3 rail-mounted quayside cranes (RMQCs) (arrived at the port in December 2011 from China), 15 rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGCs), two reach stackers and 420 reefer plug points. On 12 April 2012, the yard received Zhen Hua 20, a heavy lift vessel, with three more RMQCs to be installed at the second berth.<ref name="PortReadyForOperations">{{cite news
| last = Anand
| first = N.
| title = L&T Kattupalli Port ready for operations, awaits Customs nod
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| pages =
| language =
| publisher = The Hindu
| date = 17 April 2012
| url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/article3321473.ece
| access-date = 5 May 2012}}</ref>

==Engineering components hub==
When fully completed, it will be the largest shipyard in Asia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tn.gov.in/policynotes/pdf/industries.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-09-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080920174409/http://www.tn.gov.in/policynotes/pdf/industries.pdf |archive-date=2008-09-20 }}</ref> Once operational, the shipyard will become a nucleus for heavy engineering industry (fabrications and components manufacturing).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.tidco.com/news8.html |title=Tidco-What's NEW |access-date=14 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081026113619/http://www.tidco.com/news8.html |archive-date=26 October 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> This would make Chennai a hub for engineering components. The project is being implemented in two phases with a total investment of about ₹4,675 [[crore]]. ₹3,050 crore will be invested in Phase I (2009–11), and the rest in Phase II (2012–15). MoU has been signed and the project has commenced.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110716021440/http://www.tidco.com/images/shipyard.pdf]</ref>

==Rail corridor==
As of October 2019, a 6.08-km rail corridor to ferry cargo to the port is being built at a cost of ₹51.8 crore on a 31.175 hectare area.<ref>{{cite news
| last = Rohit
| first = T. K.
| title = ‘Kattupalli rail corridor can be a role model’
| newspaper = The Hindu
| location = Chennai
| pages = 4
| language =
| publisher = Kasturi & Sons
| date = 30 October 2019
| url = https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/kattupalli-rail-corridor-can-be-a-role-model/article29827243.ece
| access-date = 2 January 2020}}</ref>

==Proposed facilities==
The Kattupalli yard is mainly built for making warships and to augment the existing capacity at [[Hazira]] in [[Gujarat]] for submarines. A draft of up to 14m and a waterfront exceeding 2.2km makes the facility well suited to building large defence ships.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/lampts-shipyard-in-tn-near-ready-waits-for-defence-orders/article20308190.ece1|title=L&T's shipyard in TN near ready; waits for Defence orders|first=N. K. Kurup & S.|last=Shanker|website=@businessline}}</ref>

The Integrated shipyard complex will have the following facilities:

#Commercial ship building including very large cargo carriers; specialised [[Cargo ship|cargo ships]] for liquid/gas transportation and cruise vessels
#Building of defense ships including submarines
# Off-shore platforms and floating production-cum-storage facility for oil and gas sector
#Refitting and re-engineering of commercial and defence ships
#Heavy engineering fabrication and components production for ship building.

At the yard, encompassing 1,250 acres,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/l-t-set-to-partner-hindustan-shipyard-111092100063_1.html|title=L&T set to partner Hindustan Shipyard|first=Ruchika|last=Chitravanshi|date=21 September 2011|via=Business Standard}}</ref> L&T has also commissioned facilities to build [[Oil platform|offshore platforms]], [[drilling rig]]s and FPSOs (floating production, storage and offloading unit), besides a minor port which can handle container ships. An 18,000-tonne [[shiplift]] is being installed at the yard.

In the first phase, around ₹4,000 crore is being invested in the facility that will start rolling out ships by January 2012.<ref name="OperationalBy2012">{{Cite web|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/companies/-2098935.html|title=L&T's Shipyard To Become Operational By January 2012|website=Moneycontrol}}</ref><ref name="SpecialisedShips"/>

==Project status==
'''7 August 2009'''
* L&T scales down investment in the first phase to {{INR}} 15,000 million. Total investment in both phases of the project is ₹5,000 crore.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News-By-Industry/Indl-Goods-Svs/Engineering/LT-scales-down-Ennore-port-funding/articleshow/4864986.cms | work=The Times Of India | title=L&T scales down Ennore port funding | date=7 August 2009}}</ref>

'''26 April 2010'''
* L&T arranges funds for Kattupalli project. The shipbuilding facility, billed as India's biggest, has got environmental clearance from the [[Government of India]]. The [[Government of Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu Government]] has allocated land for the shipyard complex.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/archive|title=Archives Top and Latest News|website=mint}}</ref>

'''14 Sep 2010'''
* India's biggest engineering and construction firm, L&T, will open a container terminal by January 2012 at Kattupalli, where it is also building a shipyard.<ref name="auto"/>

'''26 Sep 2010'''
* Engineering major L&T's shipping arm, L&T Shipbuilding Ltd (LTSB), has earmarked around {{INR}}1,500 crore to develop around 800 acres of land at Kattupalli for expanding its vessel building capacity, a top company official said.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20121013055357/http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/lt-shipbuilding-earmarks-rs-1500-cr-for-kadipully-project/355261.html L&T Shipbuilding earmarks Rs 1,500 cr for Kadipully project, IBN Live News]</ref>

'''06 Apr 2011'''
* International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) said it has signed the contract with India's L&T Shipbuilding Ltd. for the container port operations for the Kattupalli Container Terminal in Tamil Nadu, India.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=673643&publicationSubCategoryId=200|title=Phl port operator inks deal with India - Home » Other Sections » Breaking News}}</ref>

'''08 Jun 2011'''
* ICTSI has forged a deal with LTSB for the management and operation of the Kattupalli International Container Terminal (KICT) for a 28-year period – a term that is exceptionally long for this type of arrangement and which represents something of a first in the industry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.portstrategy.com/insight-and-opinion101/post-script/An-Indian-first |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-11-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005060921/http://www.portstrategy.com/insight-and-opinion101/post-script/An-Indian-first |archive-date=2011-10-05 }} An Indian first</ref>

'''25 Jul 2011'''
* L&T Ship Building Ltd is likely to form a joint venture with [[Kamarajar Port Limited|Ennore Port Ltd]] and the {{Not a typo|Tamilnadu}} Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO), to build a 25.5 km road that would connect Ennore Port and Kattupalli Port. The road project is estimated to cost ₹360 crore.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-others/tp-states/LT-to-team-up-with-TIDCO-Ennore-Port-for-road-project/article20310278.ece|title=L&T to team up with TIDCO, Ennore Port for road project|first=M.|last=Ramesh|website=@businessline}}</ref>

'''Jun 2015'''
* L&T Ship Building at Kattupalli is fully functional.
Construction of New Build Projects: In 2015 L&T has bagged order for construction of 7 Offshore patrol vessels for the [[Indian Coast Guard]] and Floating Dock for the [[Indian Navy]] which will be designed in house at L&T Ship Design Centre. At commercial new build front L&T Shipbuilding is currently executing eight offshore vessels at Kattupalli Yard for Overseas Client. Presently L&T is executing a project for construction of 54 Interceptor Boats for the Indian Coast Guard. Designed in-house with waterjet propulsion and aluminium hull, these boats have a speed of over 45 [[Knot (unit)|knots]] and excellent manoeuvrability.<ref name="lntshipbuilding.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.lntshipbuilding.com/products-services/new-construction-defence-shipbuilding/|title=New Construction - Defence Shipbuilding | Shipbuilding | L&T India|website=www.lntshipbuilding.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lntshipbuilding.com/products-services/new-construction-commercial-shipbuilding/|title=New Construction - Commercial Shipbuilding | Shipbuilding | L&T India|website=www.lntshipbuilding.com}}</ref>

Design Centre: L&T Shipbuilding has a design centre with capability of in-house designing of Naval ships and submarines and has already developed basic designs of Interceptor Boats, [[Patrol boat|Offshore Patrol Vessels]], [[Corvette|Corvettes]] etc. which can be adapted to customer requirements. 3D Modelling integrated with Product Lifecycle Management and other Design and Analysis software suites enable accuracy, revision control and output aligned with yard infrastructure.<ref name="lntshipbuilding.com"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/ajai-shukla-mr-jaitley-s-best-decision-114102701339_1.html|title=Ajai Shukla: Mr Jaitley's best decision|first=Ajai|last=Shukla|date=27 October 2014|via=Business Standard}}</ref>

Ship Repairs, Refits & Conversions: L&T Shipbuilding is geared to handle ship repairs, refits and conversions catering to commercial and Defence ships/submarines and offshore platforms. A shiplift of 200m x 46m with lifting capacity of 21,050 tonnes (future extension planned for larger vessels) along with transfer system and dry berths enables quick turnaround of ships. There are 4 wet berths of 260 / 200 metres length. Many refit projects have been successfully completed.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150311004043/http://www.lntshipbuilding.com/products-services/ship-repairs-refits-conversions/]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lntshipbuilding.com/|title=Shipbuilding | L&T India|website=www.lntshipbuilding.com}}</ref>

'''Jan 2016'''
*Larsen & Toubro (L&T) to modernise [[Kilo-class submarine|Kilo-class submarines]] in its Kattapulli yard
Larsen & Tourbo (L&T), is gearing up to host a major modernisation plan of the Indian Navy. In an official letter to the Indian Government, a Russian shipyard has put forward its willingness to work alongside L&T. If all decks are cleared, L&T will play a major role in a planned ₹5,000 crore Kilo-class submarine modernisation plan of the Indian Navy.
L&T will accordingly upgrade three of the four remaining submarines in its Kattupalli shipyard
<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054946/https://www.saddahaq.com/larsen-toubro-lt-to-modernize-kiloclass-submarines-in-its-kattapulli-yard]</ref>

==See also==
* [[Chennai Port]]
* [[Ennore Port]]
* [[Ports in India]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20101030142333/http://lntecc.com/homepage/develop_ports.htm Larsen & Toubro Limited, Engineering Construction & Contracts Division]

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