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International Trade Procedures and Documentation Hitesh Jhanji, Lovely Professional University

Notes Unit 11: Inland Container Depots

CONTENTS
Objectives
Introduction
11.1 Inland Container Depot (ICD) – Roles and Functions

11.2 Container Freight Stations (CFS)
11.3 Maritime Container Rates (Freights)
11.4 Container Corporation of India (CONCOR)

11.5 Constraint in Growth of ICDs
11.6 International Scenario
11.7 Summary
11.8 Keywords
11.9 Review Questions

11.10 Further Readings

Objectives

After studying this unit, you will be able to:
Explain ICD Roles and Functions
Discuss Export Clearance at ICD.
Describe Clearance Procedure for Imports
Explain CONCOR
Discuss CONCOR and ICD

Introduction

The concept of ocean-going containers was introduced in India for the first time in 1968 in a
seminar held jointly by the Indian National Shipowners’ Association (INSA), Directorate General
of Shipping, the Shipping Corporation of India Ltd. (SCI) and the All India Shippers Council
(AISC) at Bombay.
In early 1970s, the SCI acquired the first semi-container ship with three holds designed to carry
containers along with two holds full general cargo. Other shipping companies like Scindia
Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. and India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. followed on the steps of the SCI.
India Steamship Company went ahead to acquire a small cellular container ship.
In 1971, Cochin port received containers for the first time from a conventional general cargo
vessel of the American President Lines. They were handled by the ship’s derricks.
In 1973, the American President Lines began scheduling their cellular feeder container ships to
Mumbai and brought the necessary handling equipment with them. The action was repeated by
the lines of European and other countries who also thereafter started scheduling their cellular
ships to Indian ports.

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