Location
India / Asia Pacific
Project record
Chennai Port Berth 19A North Quay reconstruction
Chennai Port Authority has commissioned IIT Madras to audit Berth 19A at North Quay and prepare detailed engineering for a new structure. IIT Madras records project IC24251239CPCPTXNTPHOC with a 30 December 2024 start, 31 December 2027 close and INR 5.074 million sanctioned value. Official records identify the existing 198-metre berth at a scheduled depth of 8.5 metres; a construction package, contractor and notice to proceed have not been published.
Segment
Port infrastructure
Status
Technical audit and detailed engineering are commissioned through 31 December 2027; no construction tender, award or works contractor is verified / Confirmed
Last checked
1 August 2026
Coverage
Related sectors
Port infrastructure is the primary work classification. Related sectors connect this record to adjacent marine delivery and market coverage.
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Project anatomy
Contract scope and delivery roles
- Client / authority
- Chennai Port Authority
- Delivery parties
- Indian Institute of Technology Madras - technical audit and detailed-engineering consultant; principal investigator Murali K, Construction contractor - no tender or award verified by 1 August 2026
- Contract route
- IIT Madras lists the owner-side consultancy as project IC24251239CPCPTXNTPHOC. The consultancy selection method and downstream construction procurement are not disclosed. A Chennai Port Authority tender or contract record must establish any future works route, bidder list and award.
- Execution window
- The IIT Madras assignment runs from 30 December 2024 to 31 December 2027. That close date belongs to the consultancy ledger and is not evidence of a construction completion date.
- Works package
- Technical audit of Berth 19A at North Quay and detailed engineering for construction of a new berth structure. The public assignment title does not define demolition, piling, deck, fender, bollard, utility, dredging or pavement quantities.
- Marine interfaces
- Berth 19A is the North Quay berth in Dr Ambedkar Dock. The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways' 2024-25 Basic Port Statistics records a 198-metre quay with 8.5-metre draft for passenger, general-cargo and liquid-bulk use. Engineering and construction packaging therefore need to address a live dock, berth-pocket access, cargo pipelines or utilities, vessel mooring and interfaces with adjoining quay operations.
- Commercial evidence boundary
- The INR 5.074 million figure is the sanctioned value of IIT Madras project IC24251239CPCPTXNTPHOC, not a berth-construction budget or contract award. A construction bidder, subcontractor, accepted price and mobilisation date have not been published.
Project timeline
Material developments
Dated events that changed scope, counterparties, delivery, commissioning or operating status.
Open this project in the Change LogIIT Madras listed the 19A audit and detailed-engineering assignment as ongoing
The official ledger identifies a named consultant and a 2024-27 engineering window, while leaving the construction design, procurement, contractor and mobilisation open.
SourceThe owner-side engineering assignment started
Project IC24251239CPCPTXNTPHOC began its technical-audit and detailed-design period. This is an engineering milestone, not a notice to proceed for berth construction.
SourceEvidence gap
What remains unverified
Outstanding evidence
- Technical-audit findings and retained, repaired or replaced structural elements
- Issued-for-tender drawings, design basis and berth loading criteria
- Construction tender, qualification route and package boundary
- Awarded works contractor, accepted price and notice to proceed
- Marine piling, deck, fenders, bollards, utilities and pavement scope
- Dredging, berth-pocket depth and any sediment-management requirement
- Phasing beside live Dr Ambedkar Dock operations and edible-oil traffic
- As-built survey, load testing, navigation release and owner acceptance
Sources and related records
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Source collections
Project sources 4
- Ongoing consultancy projects as of 31 March 2025 Indian Institute of Technology Madras, 31 March 2025
- Basic Port Statistics of India 2024-25 Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, 2025
- Chennai Port Authority annual report and audited accounts 2024-25 Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, 29 December 2025; owner-publication context only
- Chennai Port Authority annual reports catalog Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Current catalog reviewed 10 August 2026; monitoring route only