Container Corporation of India Limited (CONCOR)

CONTAINER CORPORATION OF INDIA LIMITED (CONCOR)

1. CONCOR was established in the year 1988. Its head quarter is situated at New Delhi.

2. Objective

a. To encourage national and international business.

b. To provide door to door service.

c. To co-ordinate with other means of Transport for safe and quick service.

d. To encourage export traffic.

3. Regional Head Quarters of CONCOR:

4. Services provided by CONCOR

a. Domestic Service - Under this, container service is provided within country. Domestic service is 20% of the total container traffic

b. EXIM Service (Export Import service) – Under this, transportation service is provided to containers loaded with commodities for export & import from and to ports. EXIM service is 80% of the total container traffic.

c. For this, containers of International standard are used. The size of containers is as follows.

5. Benefit of Container Service:-

i. Door to Door service is provided for Domestic and EXIM traffic.

ii. Reduced detention of Rolling stock due to mechanized loading and unloading.

iii. Less possibility of theft due to use of special locks.

iv. Minimized paper work and PLM.

v. Actual geographical position of container can be located with the help of computer during transit,

vi. Goods are prone to less damage due to quick transportation.

vii. High quality stacking facility is made available.