Tuna Port

For other uses, see Tuna (disambiguation).

Tuna Port
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Location
CountryIndia
LocationTuna, Gujarat
Coordinates22°54′35″N 70°06′12″E / 22.9096°N 70.1032°E / 22.9096; 70.1032
Details
Opened2015(Coal/LNG Terminal)[1]
2022(Container Terminal)[2]
Operated byAdani Kandla Bulk Terminal Private Limited
Owned byDeendayal Port Authority (2015–present)
Type of harbourall weather port
No. of berths5
Statistics
Annual container volume14 MMTA

Tuna Port formerly known as Tuna Tekra Port is a newly constructed all-weather working port in Tuna Village, Gujarat, India with capacity of 14 MMTPA. The port is located 15 KM from existing Kandla Port on South West direction, Gujarat.[3]

History

Fateh Mohammad (1786–1813), a shepherd-turned-king, had further developed the existing facilities at Mandvi, Tuna and Lakhpat fishing harbours, when he was appointed as regent during reign of Rao Raydhanji III of Kutch. There is a village by same name Tuna near the fishing harbour.[4]

After the partition and independence of India and merger of Kutch into Republic of India in 1947, in 1950 Kandla Port was selected by the Government of India to be developed as major port to replace the loss of Karachi, which went to Pakistan. The Kandla Railway Station was later renamed Gandhidham after the new town of same name was developed for the re-settlement of Sindhi refugees, who migrated from Pakistan upon Partition.

The new port is located 7 km south of old Tuna fishing harbour. It was initially built as coal importing terminal and commissioned in 2015 with an annual handling capacity of over 20 million tonnes.[1] Tuna Port was initially operated by the Kandla Port Trust.[2] Currently the port is operated by Adani Kandla Bulk Terminal Private Limited.

Connectivity

The nearest Airport is Kandla Airport and Rail-head is Gandhidham.

References

  1. ^ a b Fonseca, Joseph R. (26 March 2016). "Adani Kandla Terminal Hits 3.5 MT Volume". Maritime Logistics Professional. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Union Cabinet decision: Kutch to get 2 new port terminals at Rs 5,963 crore". The Indian Express. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  3. ^ Nair, Avinash (31 January 2023). "UAE firm bags Rs 4,243-crore tender to build container terminal at Tuna-Tekra". The Indian Express. Ahmedabad. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  4. ^ Vaidya, Tridiv (28 November 2005). "Jamadar's hazira: Survived but neglected". The Times of India. Retrieved 2 June 2023.