Vallarpadam transhipment terminal ready by August

Union Minister for Shipping and Ports G. K. Vasan said that the Vallarpadam transhipment container terminal near Kochi in Kerala would be completed by August, reported The Hindu.

Vasan said the US$4.5 million International Container Transhipment Terminal (ICTT) at Vallarpadam, being developed by Dubai Port International, was scheduled to be commissioned in the first half of 2010 but now it would be completed by the end of August.

The construction of the terminal would allow berthing of mother vessels at Vallarpadam. Shippers now use transhipment hubs such as Colombo and Dubai.

Source: Cargo News Asia