Chennai Port has completed 3 export-import godowns and leased out the space

In what could help cargo handling capacity, efficiency, and increase revenue, the Chennai Port Authority has finally completed three of the export-import (EXIM) godowns. The port has already leased out this space, and it is currently being used to store rice and steel coils. This comes at a time when the port has been placing increased focus on non-containerised cargo such as food grains, agricultural products, and other commodities.

The authority had taken up the work to build four EXIM godowns at a cost of ₹73.91 crore — which are covered warehouses for storing sensitive cargo — in November 2024, and the godowns were slated for completion early this year. While three of these godowns have been built already, the last one is nearly finished and will be ready soon.