Chennai Port, more than a century old artificial port, and located in Chennai, South India, is one of the major ports on the Coromandel coast of India. Chennai Port has 21 alongside berths in the 3 Docks viz., Dr.Ambedkar Dock, Jawahar Dock, Bharathi Dock and Container Terminal. Chennai Port handles a number of cargo including iron ore, coal, granites, fertilizers, petroleum products, containers,automobiles and several general cargo items.Due to increase in container traffic another container terminal is being planned. Chennai (சென்னை in Tamil), formerly known as Madras , is the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu and is Indias fourth largest metropolitan city. ... A map of South India, its rivers, regions and water bodies. ... The Coromandel Coast is the name given to the southeastern coast of the Indian peninsula. ... This heap of iron ore pellets will be used in steel production. ... Coal is a fossil fuel extracted from the ground by underground mining or open-pit mining (surface mining). ... Quarrying granite for the Mormon Temple, Utah Territory. ... spreading manure, an organic fertilizer Fertilizers or fertilisers are compounds given to plants with the intention of promoting growth; they are usually applied either via the soil, for uptake by plant roots, or by foliar spraying, for uptake through leaves. ... It has been suggested that black gold (oil) be merged into this article or section. ... Car redirects here. ... A container terminal is a facility where cargo containers are loaded or unloaded from ships to land vehicles, for further transport. ...