Container Freight Station and ICTT

Container Freight Station is set up with a facility for the transaction of cargo for import and export. It plays an important role in this trade. 

In a container Freight Station there are Export Warehouses, Import Warehouses, Public Bonded Warehouses, Container Yard for handling and storage of containers etc. Fully paved yard is to be needed for the free movement of trucks, Fork Lifts and Reach Stackers carrying containers etc. Empty Container maintenance works and washing the container also available in a subsidiary unit of CFS. 

After the commissioning of  Vallarpadam International Container Transshipment Terminal, there are much scope for container freight station in this area. At present there are only few container freight stations are functioning and construction works of some other CFSs are in progress. Due to the dredging related problems and Cabotash Rule, Vallarpadam ICTT has not become fully operational. At present mother ships are not coming to ICTT due to the above problems. If the Central Government can give some relief on the Cabotash rule, the container business through ICTT Vallarpadam will be going high. 

The importance of Container Freight Stations will be crucial when the container movement is increasing. This is the reason several institutions are now trying to start CFSs in this area.   

The investment for setting up a CFS will be more than 100 crore, when considering the land cost of this area. Nearly 20-25 acres of land is needed for setting up a full fledged container freight station. Equipments like Fork Lift, Reach Stacker, Hand Pallet Trucks, Pallets etc are important part of a Container Freight Station. There is much scope for employment in this field also.

Customs People, Shipping Liners, Importers, Exporters, Customs House Agents are directly of indirectly related to CFS business. The main income of the Government comes by way of collecting duty.      

Following are some pictures of Containers, Reach Stacker etc.