To ease the problems being faced by the trade in evacuating containers from the newly commissioned Vallarpadam Terminal, Container Corporation of India is coming up with a new service to move cargo from the ICTT to Kochi port's CFS at Willingdon Island by rail.

The service will be connected from the ICTT at Vallarpadam to Edappally and from there to Willingdon Island where the port's CFS is located. The officials at DP World said that the service will commence shortly as the parties are working the movement plan with respective lines.

Around 90 TEUs can be evacuated from the terminal in a single move, which is an additional way of evacuating boxes, and, thereby, reducing the congestion on roads.

A decision to this effect was taken following the request from Kochi Port and the DP World for the benefit of the trade in order to reduce the logistical cost. The rates for moving containers will be fixed at INR 3,850 for TEUs and INR 6,000 for FEUs, He pointed out that the commencement of this service would be an additional benefit to the trade in the evacuation of containers, as it would help the trade to move the cargo to the southern part of Kerala from Willingdon Island faster.

(Sourced from Business Line)