Chennai Port Trust Traffic Manager N Vaiyapuri has joined as Deputy Chairman of the Paradip Port Trust (PPT) from Monday. He is basically a Mechanical Engineering graduate from the Madras University and has also done his MBA. He has also obtained Master Degree in Port Management and Harbour Administration with Distinction conducted by the APEC at Antwerp, Belgium. Having worked in port operations throughout his career for more than three decades, Vaiyapuri possesses practical knowledge in the traffic operations. He has introduced RFID-based Access Control System in the Mormugao Port Trust during 2010 for the first time among the Major Ports.
He is also responsible for introduction of the Half Shift Gang System in the Chennai Port Trust in 2013 which is also the first of its kind amongst the Major Ports and this proactive action has not only improved ship day output but also reduced the handling cost. The scheme was well-acknowledged by the trade, particularly by the Steamer Agents’ Association and the Stevedores’ Association. The efforts taken by him for reducing the prevailing congestion was well appreciated by all stakeholders. He is also responsible to increase the working hour from seven hours to 7.30 hours during the first shift at the Chennai Port by reducing the recess hours from 1 hour to 1/2 hour from May 2014.