Refrigerated container rake arrives at Kolkata Dock System

The first export rake with reefer containers from Siliguri’s Dabgram ICD has
reached Kolkata Dock System marking the opening up of direct access between
Syama Prasad Mookerjee port and north Bengal.
Reefer containers are refrigerated units that carry perishable items.
The first rake operated by a private container train operator has brought 28
twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEUs) of deep-frozen reefer cargo weighing over 500
tonnes on 29th May, the port authorities said.
This direct rail connectivity opens up direct access of SMP, Kolkata to north
Bengal and northeastern India, Port Chairman Shri. Vinit Kumar said.
The port has an exclusive partnership with ICD Siliguri operated by Pristine
Mega Logistics, the operator of the facility that will help boost trade opportunities
in the region.