CONTAINER CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED (A GOVT.

OF INDIA UNDERTAKING)

Introduction
Container Corporation of India Ltd. (CONCOR), was incorporated in March 1988 under the Companies Act, and commenced operation from November 1989 taking over the existing network of 7 ICDs from the Indian Railways.

Introduction
From its humble beginning, it is now an undisputed market leader having the largest network of 61 ICDs (Inland Container Depot) /CFSs (Container Freight Station) in India. In addition to providing inland transport by rail for containers, it has also expanded to cover management of Ports, air cargo complexes and establishing cold-chain. It has and will continue to play the role of promoting containerization of India by virtue of its modern rail wagon fleet, customer friendly commercial practices and extensively used Information Technology. The company developed multimodal logistics support for Indias International and Domestic containerization and trade. Though rail is the main stay of our transportation plan, road services and also provided to cater to the need of door-to-door services, whether in the International or Domestic business.

Core Business CONCOR's core business is characterized by three distinct activities : Carrier Terminal operator Warehouse operator

Carrier

Rail is the mainstay of CONCOR's transportation plans & strategy. Majority of CONCOR terminals are rail-linked, with rail as the main carrier for haulage. Facilities are, however, provided for first and last mile transportation by road also. As rail is pricecompetitive over long distances, the price advantage can be passed on to clients, thus allowing for flexible and competitive pricing. The rail link also plays a major role in decongesting our ports and the road corridors that lead to these ports.

Terminal Operator

CONCOR started operations in November 1989 with 7 Inland Container Depots (ICDs). They have since extended the network to a total of 61 terminals, of which 18 are export-import container depots, and 13 exclusive domestic container depots and as many as 30 terminals perform the combined role of domestic as well as international terminals. The company expects the number of terminals to increase to 61 in the next few years CONCOR's customs bonded Inland Container depots are dry ports in the hinterland, and serve the purpose of bringing all port facilities including Customs clearance to the customer's doorstep. The terminals are almost always linked by rail to the Indian Railway network, unless their size or location dictates that they be linked by road. The rail links enable us to facilitate the moving of large volumes over long distances in the most cost effective manner.

Warehouse Operator
CONCOR's terminals provide a spectrum of facilities in terms of warehousing, container parking, repair facilities, and even office complexes. As CFS operator, CONCOR adds value to the logistics chain by offering value added services such as :

Transit warehousing for import and export cargo Bonded warehousing, enabling importers to store cargo and take partial deliveries, thereby deferring duty payment Less than Container Load (LCL) consolidation, and reworking of LCL cargo at nominated hubs Air cargo clearance using bonded trucking

Services Offered
Concor offers both International and Domestic service. Initiatives E-Filing Software Hub and spoke services Integrated freight terminals Coastal shipping Cold storage/reefers Total Logistics solution

Operation Department and MIS

Operation department handles container movement from one destination to another destination, it keeps the records of all wagons with loaded and unloaded container movement from dry port to desirable destination port. Management information system is particularly a concor department where the complete networking of the server is done . It is directly connected to the head quarter at Delhi. It is to provide faster service to the customer. This section is always keen to handle the network system within the organization. It also gives exact location of container due to the faster technology. It has ETMS software within the organization. All the information of goods can be easily gathered/viewed via online software. RDT(Radio data terminal) is a device which shows detailed about the container position and gives appropriate information.

Billing Counter
The billing section is main source of the concur there are two types of billing counter. Domestic : Domestic bill contain all billing for domestic business i.e. within the country. The difference is only that it provides containers to party but it does not contain any duties. There is a different section of billing for domestic transaction and the server is connected to MIS department. This has link with headquarter at Delhi. International : International billing contains all billing of exported and imported goods. It has its different section of billing. The various documents needed along with bills i.e. Bill of entry for imported goods etc. Bill of lading for shipping line and shipping bill for exported goods. Job order is also attached from this section.

PDA A/ C Department

Concor maintains PDA a/c of customer for dealing daily financial transaction which provide the facility to customer for that they have to maintain Rs.20,000minimum balance on the PDA a/c. If exporter or importer use this facility of concor then the service charges are deducted from the pre deposit a/c balance. By the use of PDA a/c in the organization it is easily forwarded with the exact position of the business to the head office. They can fatly transfer the fund also.

Loading & Unloading

Export Cycles
ICD Stuffing:
Transferring empty container from empty Stack in ICD or CONCOR empty park to stuffing point; unloading break-bulk export cargo (handled by labour/3 tonne forklifts only) from shippers transport and stacking it either directly in nominated container under Customs supervision or in ICDs CFS; arranging Customs examination; weighing on weigh scale of CFS, whenever required; lifting of loaded Customs sealed containers; transportation and stacking at export pre-stack or load on truck for onwards dispatch to gateway port by road, lifting of loaded containers from pre-stack and transportation of loaded containers to rail siding and loading of loaded containers on Rail flat /wagon for dispatch to nominated Gateway port.

Import Cycles
ICD De-stuffing:Unloading loaded import container from 2950 5100 Rail flat/wagon; transportation and grounding it in import stack; lifting and transporting it to import CFS or any other location (within ICD) for Customs examination; seal cutting; arranging customs examination; loading Customs cleared cargo in shippers 0arranged road vehicles (to be handled by Labour/3 tonne forklifts only).

Loading & Unloading

Export Cycles
Factory Stuffing:

Import Cycles
Factory De - stuffing:

Unloading excise sealed factory stuffed 2150 3750 container from private road trailer, stacking in prestack area, lifting, transportation and loading it on rail wagon after customs sealing OR Loading factory stuffed containers directly on rail wagons after customs Sealing at ICD/TKD

Unloading import loaded container from 3000 5175 Rail flat; transportation and grounding in Import stack; lifting, transportation and unloading it in import inspection area for Customs examination; arranging Customs examination; loading customs cleared container on shippers arranged Road trailer for dispatch outside ICD Unloading of empty container from road trailer to stack or any of CONCOR empty park after factory de-stuffing.

Loading & Unloading

Export Cycles
CFS Stuffing:

Import Cycles
CFS De - stuffing:

Unloading loaded and Customs sealed export 1850 3250 Container from satellite CFSs road trailer; Stacking in pre-stack; lifting; transportation and loading on rail flat/wagon without any Customs examination in ICD

Unloading loaded import container from 2150 3750 rail flat/wagon; transportation and stacking it in ICD Import stack; loading it on road trailer arranged by satellite CFS without Customs examination

Loading & Unloading

Export Cycles
Empty Export:

Import Cycles
Empty Import :

Lifting of empty container from empty 800 1375 Stack; transportation to rail siding and loading it on rail flat/wagon

Unloading empty container from rail flat, 800 1375 transportation and stacking it in empty stack.

Custom Department

It is a government authorized department at every ICD in the country. As mostly the area surrounded in the ICD is custom bounded area. And from this particular area goods cannot be taken in or out without prior information or permission to custom department. Custom department basically performs the work of collection of appropriate amount of duties levied either on import or export and verify thoroughly the essential documents for import and export. As under the custom act 1962 the provision are collection of duty, import/export procedures, to prohibit import and export of goods, to charge penalties and custom tariff act 1975 in which there are various types of duties import tariff and export tariff. Custom valuation act 1988 baggage rules, 1998. These are basically the act made by the government.

Terminal Service Charges for General Purpose Containers:

Slab 1st to 3rd day

4th to 7th day to day 15th day onwards 14th

th 8

Rate Rs.150/- per day per TEU or part thereof Rs.300/- per day per TEU or part thereof Rs.600/- per day per TEU or part thereof Rs.1000/- per day per TEU or part thereof

Terminal Service Charges for General Purpose Containers:

The TSC for 40 containers will be double the normal rate. The TSC for ODC containers will be three times the normal rate. The TSC for hazardous cargo will be 50% higher than the normal rate.

Performance