Thoothukudi, like Chennai and Coimbatore, is likely to emerge as a significant logistics hub. The state government, in collaboration with the VOC Port Authority, is considering the establishment of a multimodal logistics park (MMLP) to improve infrastructure and enable seamless multimodal cargo transfer.

With the execution of the Rs 6,000 crore Outer Harbour project, V O Chidambaranar Port has the potential to become a transhipment hub, the focus is now on developing a multimodal logistics park.

According to the data, a feasibility study was conducted in order to design an MMLP for VOC Port.

The port is likely to emerge as the green hydrogen hub, with port land of about 1500 acres at Hare Island, covered on three sides by the sea and with very little human activity, all conditions ideally suited for hydrogen generation and storage.

The port has proposed to set up a pilot green hydrogen project producing 10 tonnes per day to gain experience in the generation, storage, transport, transmission, and bunkering of green hydrogen and its derivatives like green ammonia and methanol.