The Container Corporation of India (CONCOR), in its continuous endeavour to provide ex-im trade services at the doorstep of customers, has joined hands with Punjab State Warehousing Corporation (PSWC) for management and operations of ICD Dhappar, located on the Ambala-Chandigarh highway, before Dhappar Toll Plaza. The facility has been given a fresh facelift by CONCOR and is being operated and managed wholly by it. Adequate Customs manpower is posted at the terminal, said a release.
Ex-im operations at the facility commenced on March 18, 2019 and the first container train carrying dry containers was despatched on March 29. After running regular dry cargo train services, CONCOR has now taken another initiative, to provide reefer train services to the trade from ICD Dhappar.
The first reefer train was flagged off from the ICD on August 10, 2019 for Mundra Port.
ICD Dhappar has 72 reefer plug-in points and sufficient captive power arrangement for alternate supply in case of power failure. There are also sufficient mobile power packs for the reefer containers while being moved from the ICD to the gateway port. The ICD is ideally located to cater to customers in Baddi, Dera Bassi, Dhappar, Kala Amb, Karnal and Paonta Sahib areas. It will be beneficial to the ex-im fraternity in the catchment areas to utilise this facility of CONCOR, to reduce overall logistics cost and transit time, the release added.
