The International Container Transshipment Terminal (ICTT), Kochi, is scheduled to add another service to its existing direct mainline services. The service is scheduled to make weekly direct calls to China from December 18.
NCS/NCX is a mainline service to China and the Far East, connecting major destinations like Singapore, Port Kelang, Hong Kong, Shanghai and other Chinese ports. With this, key south Indian markets such as Bangalore, Coimbatore, Tirupur, Pollachi, Erode and Salem will have a faster cost-effective connectivity.
The service also accepts containers from Kochi to the US west coast, Australia and South America with multiple connectivity from Singapore and Shanghai.
Connectivity by rail to Bangalore and Coimbatore from/to ICTT with a frequency of 4-5 trains per week and good coastal connectivity to ports like Tuticorin, Mangalore, Kandla and Mundra will facilitate exports and imports from various hinterland locations to use ICTT to connect their containers directly to and from various ports in China, Australia, US West Coast, Far East and South America.
