Kochi Port Trust has reportedly planned to set up
container freight stations (CFS) in order to develop Vallarpadam into a major logistics hub by earmarking 54 acres near the ICTT with private participation. Setting up CFS facilities near ICTT would benefit traders as they can meet all their shipping requirements under
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The Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) launched the first rail-linked container freight station (CFS), built by Container Corporation of India (Concor), at a cost of Rs 2.5 crore.
The aim is to both have and avoid transhipment
As container handling operations begin at the Vallarpadam terminal around noon on 18 February, G Krishnakumar, Deputy Chairman, Cochin Port Trust, pauses his interview with Shashidhar Nanjundaiah, and looks out the expansive windows of his officeĆ¢ā¬āoverlooking the CPT-owned terminalĆ¢ā¬āfor the understated but historic moment.
Logistics: A much needed transformation
Among other firsts, Vallarpadam ICTT will also trigger a stream of business activities in its immediate neighbourhood. NA Muhammed Kutty, explains why IndiaĆ¢ā¬ā¢s first transhipment terminal will transform the face of the logistics industry.
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