TUTICORIN

Dutigolin - a port at the southern end of the Indian Peninsula, located in INDIA, latitude and longitude: 8 ° 45'0 "N, 78 ° 13'0" E, time difference: -5:30. The maximum draft is 8.23 meters. The load density of water is 1025. The maximum tidal range is 1.1 meters. Southeast wind prevails from mid March to mid May, northeast wind prevails from November to March of the following year, and west wind prevails from May to September. Compulsory pilotage, the pilot boards the ship at the main channel buoy. No navigation at night. Communication is conducted through the Dutigolin radio station, using the VMT signal and VHF channels 16 and 12. Working hours: 24 hours a day. Port service facilities include ship repair, refueling, small boats, medical services, towing, fresh water supply, and repatriation of supplies, but there are no dry docks or sewage facilities. There is a railway in the port city. The port has 4 general cargo berths with a total length of 360 meters. The water depth is 9.14 meters at low tide and 10.67 meters at high tide. It can accommodate container ships and can load and unload 100-150 TEUs per day. A tanker berth with a draft of 8.23 meters can accommodate ships over 122 meters in length, with a loading and unloading speed of 5000-6000 tons per day.