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Kottayam to Kochi barge services receive positive responses

India‘s large inland waterways network has immense potential to be an alternative means of transportation

The recently launched container barge service between Kottayam Port, ICD and Cochin Port through national waterways is getting encouraging responses from stakeholders.

The terminal operator DP World Cochin said that the commencement of the barge service is an important step towards de-congestion of roads and providing an alternate and efficient mode of transport for the Exim and domestic...

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New inland service to begin in India

A regular container barge service between the Cochin port and Kottayam port via National Waterways 3 and National Waterways 9 will begin on March 8.

An official release issued by the Cochin Port Trust here on Tuesday, March 5, said that A.V. Ramana, chairman in-charge, Cochin Port Trust, held a meeting with representatives of the Customs Department, Kottayam port, IGTPL, Shipping Lines, and custom brokers here on Tuesday to finalise the arrangements for a regular container barge service.

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Container depot at Kottayam port

On the heels of opening freight transportation through the inland waterways, a container yard that will act as a buffer between the export and import cargo will soon break ground at the Kottayam port, country’s first inland container depot (ICD) project.

Officials said the port authorities were awaiting an intimation from the Customs authorities denotifying a four-acre property in the port’s vicinity for opening the storage area. The facility is expected to be operational in a couple of months.

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