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FIL loads higher exports from Cochin Port
| Record shipment in a single day |
To set up free trade warehousing zone
The company is also planning a public offer
KOCHI: Falcon Infrastructures Ltd, which operates Kerala’s first private full-fledged inland Container Freight Station (CFS) at Kalamassery, has achieved a record of loading 240 tonnes of export cargo of coffee in a single day for shipment to Russia from the Cochin Port.
The cargo belonged to Harrisons Malayalam Ltd (HML), an RPG group company which is a leading player in India’s plantation industry.
According to Mr N K Mohammed Kutty, managing director of Falcon, this is a major achievement in the backdrop of the lingering negative image of the labour in Kerala.
In yet another significant development, the Falcon CFS at Kalamasserry has started reefer services- stuffing and de-stuffing of refrigerated containers meant for perishable cargo like seafood.
The Falcon CFS, located in close proximity to the road and rail links to the upcoming Vallarpadom International Container Transshipment Terminal, is part of the integrated logistics services facility of the Falcon group in the same premises.
Falcon is also in an advanced stage of negotiation for setting up a Free Trade Warehousing Zone (FTWZ) with public and private participation, said Mr Mohammed Kutty.
The Rs 200-crore project is coming up in an area of 100 acres of land near Kalamasserry and the company is also planning an initial public offer for the purpose, he added.
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