Mansukh Mandaviya unveils direct port entry facility at Tuticorin Port
October 28, 2020: Minister for shipping Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday inaugurated the Direct Port Entry (DPE) facility of V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust, Tuticorin to enable direct movement of containers from factories, without intermediate handling at CFS, thus helping the shippers to gate-in exports directly to the container terminal 24x7.
October 28, 2020: Minister for shipping Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday inaugurated the Direct Port Entry (DPE) facility of V.O. Chidambaranar Port Trust, Tuticorin to enable direct movement of containers from factories, without intermediate handling at CFS, thus helping the shippers to gate-in exports directly to the container terminal 24x7.
“This is a noteworthy step towards reducing logistics cost and increasing the velocity of the cargo. DPE will help in increasing ease of doing business for the exporters, as the facility will bring efficiency and reduce dwell time, lower tariff cost and improve the competitiveness of shipper in the international trade,” said, Mansukh Mandaviya.
The facility is created in an area of 18,357 sqm inside the truck parking terminal which was developed under the Sagarmala for issuing customs clearance of export cargo i.e. factory stuffed/e-sealed containers. It can handle 18000 TEUs per month. Indian customs through the Central Warehousing Corporation, DPE facility will generate the Let Export Order (LEO) under a single roof without any hassle. A dedicated team of CWC and Customs officials, in association with VOC Port, will serve Tier-II, Tier-III (AEO) certified EXIM clients.
Earlier, the factory stuffed (self-sealed) containers were taken to one of the Container Freight Stations (CFSs) / Inland Container Depot (ICD) operating in Tuticorin. The CFSs operate between 10 am to 8 pm on working days only. Because of it, there was considerable delay in admitting the self-sealed export containers into the container terminals. Hence, port developed the DPE facility to enable the export clearance of factory stuffed e-sealed containers on a 24x7 basis resulting in faster & cost-effective export admittance. Port entered into an MoU with Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC) to operate the facility for 30 years and the customs department has also approved operating the DPE facility in the port.
Hon’ble Minister of Shipping Shri @mansukhmandviya Ji inaugurated DPE facility at @vocporttrust today
The DPE facility would incentivize businesses by ensuring faster clearance of export cargo without any intermediary stops, thus acting as a 'Catalyst To India’s Economic Growth' pic.twitter.com/voZ0w1ks5k