THIRUVANANTHAPURAM : The V.O. Chidambaranar Port, as part of its plan to increase its cargo handling capacity to 50 million tonnes per annum, has unveiled a range of plans, including dredging of the North Cargo Berth by October this year, to handle vessels up to 14.20-metre draft, besides deploying state-of-the-art cranes.

In a statement, Chairman, VOC Port, Susanta Kumar Purohit said the seaport, one of the leading containers and bulk handling Port in South India, has the installed cargo handling capacity of 81.05 million . . .