Chennai Port Trust will join the southern wing of Indian Railways to build an automobile-handling hub at Wallajabad at a cost of Rs. 98 crore. Tuticorin will begin work on a dedicated berth for coastal cargo, while Visakhapatnam will sign a deal with its existing concessionaire—a consortium comprising Mumbai-based J.M. Baxi Group and DP World—for a berth extension project entailing an investment of about Rs. 635 crore.