includes an ore stock yard with capacity for 544,000 metric tons. The container terminal has four berths with a total quay length of and maximum permissible draft of . With capacity to handle fifth-generation container vessels, three of the four berths are long, and one is long. The berths are served by seven quay cranes, including five super-post-Panamax and two post-Panamax cranes, and 24 gantry cranes. Operated by Chennai Container Terminal Private Limited, the container terminal has capacity for 950,000 TEUs. The container yard has 3,960 ground slots and 240 reefer plug points. The terminal contains 24 container freight stations with warehouse storage and offers 24-hr customs inspection and clearance facilities. The container terminal has direct services to Europe, China, the United States, Korea, Thailand, the Mediterranean region, and West Africa. The warehousing and storage capacity available at the port is as follows: The port handles a variety of cargo including iron ore, coal, granite, fertilisers, petroleum products, containers, automobiles and several other types of general cargo items. Due to the increase in container traffic, a second container terminal was planned and tender works given to PSA Sical. It has asked for support for a mega container terminal. The terminal would be the first deep-water terminal of its kind in India and would be able to handle ultra-large container ships of 13,000–15,000 TEUs capacity and length exceeding . The management of the container terminal was taken over by P&O Ports of Australia. This has a volume growth of 20 percent per year and has 59 percent of the market share of South India. It has services to Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Korea, China, Mediterranean, Europe, Australia and the United States. The port has a current depth of and is capable of handling fourth-generation vessels up to 150,000 DWT. It is going through an expansion and will have a depth of , a continuous quay length of and back-up area of around . Two new breakwaters for a total length of will be constructed – one as extension of the existing outer arm and the other extending from the fishing harbour breakwater. The consequent silting will reclaim about of land. The mega terminal will be built on a portion of this land. The terminal will have a continuous quay length of with side along draft, capable of handling ultra-large container ships carrying over 15,000 TEUs. This will help it