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Tuticorin
Tuticorin is a small coastal harbour behind a breakwater on the Palk Strait, in India. Its UN/LOCODE is INTUT. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Tuticorin offers fuel oil, provisions, ship stores, fresh water and a small dry dock. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
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Live at Tuticorin
What members see for Tuticorin, updated as vessels move.
Heading here
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In port now
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Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Tuticorin day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Tuticorin and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Tuticorin offers a visiting ship, as the port index records it. Lines the index does not state are left out.
Supplies
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel
- No
- Fresh water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Deck stores
- No
- Engine stores
- Yes
Repair
- Ship repairs
- Limited
- Dry dock
- Small
- Slipway
- Small
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Stevedores
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
Waste and health
- Garbage reception
- Yes
- Dirty ballast reception
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Largest vessel
- Length
- 310 m
- Beam
- 43 m
- Draft
- 14.2 m
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Tuticorin, as the nautical port index records them. Depths are not shown: the index gives them as broad bands for one point in the port, too coarse to plan a call on.
Approach
- Shelter
- Fair
- Entrance restrictions
- Tide, other
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- No
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Good holding ground
- Yes
- Turning area
- Yes
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Free pratique
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
- Rail connection
- Yes
Port state control at Tuticorin
Inspections of foreign ships carried out at Tuticorin, counted per year.
| Year | Inspections | Detentions | Detention rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 1 | 0 | 0% |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 20% |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
Over the last two years an inspection here found 8.2 deficiencies on average.
See which ships were inspected and detained at Tuticorin, and what was found.
Ports near Tuticorin
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- KaraikalIndia · INKRK
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Questions about Tuticorin
What is the UN/LOCODE of Tuticorin?
The UN/LOCODE of Tuticorin is INTUT.
Is pilotage compulsory in Tuticorin?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Tuticorin as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Tuticorin?
Yes. Tuticorin offers fuel oil, according to the nautical port index.
Does Tuticorin have a dry dock?
Yes. Tuticorin has a small dry dock and limited ship repairs.
What is the largest vessel Tuticorin can take?
The nautical port index gives a largest vessel of 310 m long, 43 m wide, 14.2 m draft for Tuticorin.
Is Tuticorin a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Tuticorin.
How many port state control inspections are there in Tuticorin?
10 port state control inspections were recorded in Tuticorin in 2025, and 2 of them ended in a detention.
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