KoPT offers sops to boost container cargo to Nepal

In order to boost more container cargo to Nepal, Kolkata Port Trust has decided to offer sops from August eight for six months.
"KoPT has decided to offer some sops like all road bound container imports will be granted a 10 days rent free period in docks, road bound containers will also be allowed to stay in docks up to 15 days for direct delivery on payment of ground rate as per Scale of Rate (SoR)," KoPT deputy chairman Kolkata Docks S Balaji Arunkumar said.
"The 10 days rent free period in docks will begin from Agust 8 for a period of six months subject to review. This was a demand since long from the Nepal trade," he said.

All rail bound container imports will continue to enjoy at 20 days rent free period in docks, he added.
These were decided in a recent meeting with the Nepal Custom House Agents' Association by the riverine dock officials.
The meeting was attended by all major lines serving Nepal Trade (APL, OOCL, YANGMING, Samudera, PIL and others), beside CONCOR.
Similar benefit was also extended from Haldia Docks also, KoPT officials and it is expected to boost container traffic to Nepal from this port.
Last fiscal some 74,000 containers meant for Nepal trade were handled by KoPT.