OREANDA-NEWS. January 19, 2016. Cochin Port Trust and CONCOR have entered into a MoU for the running of weekly container train service from Irugur ICD, Coimbatore to ICTT Vallarpadam, Cochin Port.

The inaugural trip of weekly container train service from Irugur ICD, Coimbatore to ICTT Vallarpadam,Cochin Port will be flagged off on 16.1.2016 at 4 pm at Irugur ICD by Sri.G.Senthilvel, Deputy Chairman, Cochin Port Trust. The train from Irugur will start on all Saturdays and the return from Cochin on all Thursdays. The trains are scheduled to connect the direct shipping services to Far East, China, Europe and Middle East.

CONCOR will provide storage space at very attractive terms and conditions to shipping lines who desire to stack the empty containers at Coimbatore. This MOU between CONCOR and Cochin Port will result in great advantage for the EXIM community in-an- around Coimbatore.