Tuticorin Port is
situated on the East Cost of India about 540 kms South West of Madras.
Located in the Gulf of Mannar with Sri Lanka on the South
East and the large land mass of India on the West, Tuticorin Port is
well sheltered from the fury of storms and cyclonic winds. It is strategically
located very close to the major International sea routes.The minor Port
of Tuticorin had a flourishing trade handling a variety of cargoes meant
for the neighbouring countries of Sri Lanka, Maldives etc. and the coastal
regions of India.Tuticorin is a main Port city of India.The major harbour
of Tuticorin is well known as pearl diving and fishing centre.
Tuticorin port is on the south-eastern coast adjoining the
Gulf of Mannar in Tuticorin district, about 600 km south of Chennai.It
enjoys a unique advantage by its strategic location close to the East -West
international sea route,barely 125 nautical miles from it.It is the first
Indian port to receive ISO 9002 Certification.Tuticorin Port offers round
the clock service.The Port records a throughput of 1,03,000 TEUS per annum
with an average growth rate of about 10 % per annum.