CONCOR aims annual turnover of Rs 25,000 cr in five years, to cross 100 terminals in 2020: Piyush Goyal

New Delhi: Container Corporation of India (CONCOR), a Navratna PSU, is looking at an annual turnover of Rs 25,000 crore in the next five years, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday. The public sector undertaking (PSU) under the Ministry of Railways, which has 81 terminals, will cross the 100 mark next year and would contribute tremendously in bringing down high logistics cost in the country, Railway Minister Goyal said. He was speaking at the launch of the maiden container transport of CONCOR through coastal shipping, which was flagged off by shipping minister Nitin Gadkari. [caption id=“attachment_3452728” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] File image of Piyush Goyal. PTI[/caption] “CONCOR recorded a turnover of Rs 6,000 crore last year. It aims to take it to Rs 25,000 crore in the next five years,” Goyal said. With collaboration with the shipping and highways ministry, the PSU could see its first voyage through coastal movement and will contribute in reducing the country’s high logistics cost to 8 percent from around 12 percent at present, thereby, contributing to the growth of the economy, Goyal said. Lauding Gadkari for promoting waterways and bringing about sea-changes in the sector, the railways minister said Concor which started its journey with 7 terminals has taken the tally to 81 and would soon cross the 100-mark. He further said transportation through multimodes like rail, road and sea can bolster India’s economic growth. CONCOR chairman and managing director V Kalyana Rama was also present on the occasion. Gadkari kicked off CONCOR’s maiden operations to transport containers through coastal shipping from Kandla to Tuticorin via Mangalore and Cochin through video conferencing here. CONCOR, incorporated in March 1988 under the Companies Act, commenced operations from November 1989, taking over the existing network of seven inland container depots (ICD) from the Indian Railways. It has the largest network of 81 ICDs/CFSs in India now. 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.     To keep watching India’s No. 1 English Business News Channel – CNBC-TV18, call your Cable or DTH Operator and ask for the Colors Family Pack (inclusive of 24 channels), available for Rs. 35/- per month, or subscribe to the channel for Rs. 4/- per day. To keep watching the Leader in Global Market & Business News – CNBC-TV18 Prime HD, call your Cable or DTH Operator and ask for the Colors Family HD Pack (inclusive of 25 channels), available for Rs. 50/- per month, or subscribe to the channel for Rs. 1/- per day.