Container Corporation of India
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Container Corporation of India Ltd. (Concor) is a Navratna Public Sector undertaking under the Indian Ministry of Railways
. Incorporated in March 1988 under the Companies Act, Concor commenced operations in November 1989 taking over an existing network of seven inland container depots (ICDs) from Indian Railways
. It now has a network of 59 ICDs/CFSs (Container Freight Stations) throughout India.
map for the first time in 1966. Given India's size (almost 3000 kilometres (1,864.1 mi) from North to South and East to West), rail transport is often a cheaper option for all cargo over medium and long distances, especially if the cost of inter-modal transfers can be reduced. Seeing that containerized multi-modal door-to-door transport provided a solution to this problem, in 1966 Indian Railways entered the market for moving door-to-door domestic cargo in special DSO containers.
Although the first ISO container in India had been handled in Kochi
as early as 1973, it was not until 1981 that the first ISO container was moved inland by Indian Railways to the country's first ICD at Bangalore
, also managed by the Indian Railways.
Expansion of the network to seven ICDs by 1988 saw an increase in container handling capacity, while along the way a strong view emerged that there was a need to set up a separate pro-active organization to promote and manage the growth of containerization in India.
operator, and warehouse operator.
Ministry of Railways (India)
The Ministry of Railways in India is in charge of the Indian Railways, an organisation that operates as a monopoly in rail transport in India. Dinesh Trivedi is the current minister responsible for railways....
. Incorporated in March 1988 under the Companies Act, Concor commenced operations in November 1989 taking over an existing network of seven inland container depots (ICDs) from Indian Railways
Indian Railways
Indian Railways , abbreviated as IR , is a departmental undertaking of Government of India, which owns and operates most of India's rail transport. It is overseen by the Ministry of Railways of the Government of India....
. It now has a network of 59 ICDs/CFSs (Container Freight Stations) throughout India.
History
Indian Railway's strategic initiative to containerize cargo transport put India on the intermodal freight transportIntermodal freight transport
Intermodal freight transport involves the transportation of freight in an intermodal container or vehicle, using multiple modes of transportation , without any handling of the freight itself when changing modes. The method reduces cargo handling, and so improves security, reduces damages and...
map for the first time in 1966. Given India's size (almost 3000 kilometres (1,864.1 mi) from North to South and East to West), rail transport is often a cheaper option for all cargo over medium and long distances, especially if the cost of inter-modal transfers can be reduced. Seeing that containerized multi-modal door-to-door transport provided a solution to this problem, in 1966 Indian Railways entered the market for moving door-to-door domestic cargo in special DSO containers.
Although the first ISO container in India had been handled in Kochi
Kochi
-Places:* Kochi, a city in the state of Kerala, India, formerly known as Cochin* Kingdom of Cochin, a former feudal city-state on Malabar Coast, India** Fort Kochi, one of the three main urban components which constitute the present day city of Kochi, Kerala, India...
as early as 1973, it was not until 1981 that the first ISO container was moved inland by Indian Railways to the country's first ICD at Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
, also managed by the Indian Railways.
Expansion of the network to seven ICDs by 1988 saw an increase in container handling capacity, while along the way a strong view emerged that there was a need to set up a separate pro-active organization to promote and manage the growth of containerization in India.
Core Business
Concor operated three core businesses: cargo carrier; terminalContainer terminal
A container terminal is a facility where cargo containers are transshipped between different transport vehicles, for onward transportation. The transshipment may be between container ships and land vehicles, for example trains or trucks, in which case the terminal is described as a maritime...
operator, and warehouse operator.
Achievements and awards
- MOU Excellence Award for four Consecutive years (2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07 & 2007–08) among top ten cpses.
- ISO-9001:2000 quality systems certification for 35 Terminals/units obtained up to financial year 2007–08. 16 terminals/units certified to ISO 9001:2008 standards in financial yyear 2008–09.
- Concor was recognised as the top Indian company in the shipping and logistics sector in the Dun & BradstreetDun & BradstreetDun & Bradstreet is a Fortune 500 public company headquartered in Short Hills, New Jersey, USA that provides information on businesses and corporations for use in credit decisions, B2B marketing and supply chain management...
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corporate awards, 2007 & 2008 consecutively. - Concor has received a corporate excellence award from Amity International for the year 2007.
- Obtained ISO/IEC 27001ISO/IEC 27001ISO/IEC 27001, part of the growing ISO/IEC 27000 family of standards, is an Information Security Management System standard published in October 2005 by the International Organization for Standardization and the International Electrotechnical Commission...
-2005 certification from STQC for its certification services to the (Ministry of Communication and Information Technology) for establishing an information security management system (ISMS). - Concor won an award for the “Web Based integrated container/terminal management system” project judged by AFACT (Asia-Pacific Council for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business) as a winner of the e-Asia 2009 award in the category “electronic business in the public sector”.