more-inThe Container Corporation of India (Concor), an undertaking of Indian Railways, on Wednesday made operational an Inland Container Depot (ICD) — its second in the State — on the New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) premises. It has twin objectives — boosting trade through Mangaluru port and offering cost-effective logistical facilities to entrepreneurs in Karnataka. It sent 30 containers loaded with tiles brought by coastal cargo from Gujarat for onward movement towards Bengaluru, said Concor Karnataka group general manager Anup Dayanand Sadhu. As the Centre is keen on promoting coastal cargo to reduce road traffic, Concor is equally keen to encourage this, he said. A full train formation can transport up to 90 TEUs (twenty foot equivalent) of containers while a coastal cargo ship brings 90 to 150 TEUs in each voyage.

Source: The Hindu January 31, 2018 18:33 UTC