CONCOR Solution to Trailer Congestion at Chennai Port
Source: http://www.sagarsandesh.com/epaper/ dtd June 27, 2012 If the proposal by the Container Corporation of India Ltd (CONCOR) Southern Region to evacuate both export and import TEUs from Chennai Port to CONCOR’s new inland container depot (ICD) at Tondiarpet (about 10 km distance from port) receives a strong support from the trade, it would certainly save the historical port in the east coast of India from perishing in the perennial problem of congestion. Making a presentation about CONCOR’s plans for shipping trade during the one-day National Conclave on Shipping, organized by the Federation of Indian Export Organizations (FIEO), in Chennai on June 18, Mr V Kalyana Rama, Chief General Manager, South Central Region, announced that CONCOR has planned to introduce daily service to Chennai Port to evacuate and also to move in containerized cargo. “ We are presenting a solution to the perennial congestion problems in the Chennai Port, which is affecting the trad...