ICD Kochi (Kerala)

APT Logistics provides Custom clearance, Export Ocean freight and Import Ocean freight from ICD Kochi. We also provide import custom clearance, transportation etc. from ICD Kochi.

The Kochi International Container Transhipment Terminal (ICTT), locally known as the Vallarpadam Terminal, is the first transhipment terminal in India and the first container terminal to operate in a SEZ. It is part of the Cochin Port in Kochi, Kerala.

Being constructed in three stages, the first phase of the terminal was commissioned on 11 Feb 2011. This can handle cargo up to one million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) per annum. On completion of the third phase, the terminal will be able to handle 5.5 million Twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of cargo per annum. The terminal is operated by the Dubai Ports World (DPW), which will operate it for 30-years after which the control will come back to the Cochin Port Trust. Container Transhipment Terminal, Kochi first came to the mind of Dr. Babu Paul IAS, He proposed this project to K Karunakaran but the central government was not interested in this project. On 16 February 2005, Dubai Ports World announced that it has signed an agreement with the Cochin Port Trust (CoPT) to construct, develop and operate an International Container Transhipment Terminal (ICTT) – An India Gateway Terminal – at Vallarpadam.

The project was, formally, launched with the laying of the foundation stone by Manmohan Singh, the Prime Minister of India. Approval for the agreement was given by the Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance and meanwhile, the DP World will manage and subsequently transfer its operations at the Rajiv Gandhi Container Terminal in Cochin Port to the new terminal upon its completion. The DP World has been granted a 38-year concession for the exclusive operation and management of the site.

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Ms. Diana D’Souza                                            : +91 22 4978 7802         diana@aptlogistics.com

Mr. Bala Iyer (Cell/WhatsApp No)                : +91 98205 17857           balaiyer@aptlogistics.com

Mr. Mangesh Bhosle (Cell/WhatsApp No)  : +91 84339 88532          ocean@aptlogistics.com

Mr. Sachin Tiwari (Cell/WhatsApp No)       : +91 7700914388           sea@aptlogistics.com