Cargo Breaking News
The Karnataka government has identified Karikad near Mangaluru as a key location for developing a world-class multimodal logistics park to facilitate freight movement and industrial growth, said reports. S Selvakumar, Additional Chief Secretary, Commerce and Industries Department, said at a Logistics Summit in Mangaluru that Karikad’s strategic proximity to the Mangaluru Port, railway infrastructure and national highways makes it an ideal site. “The park will serve as a crucial node in the state’s logistics corridor, connecting coastal Karnataka with the hinterland,” he noted. He said, “the proposed park is expected to ease freight transport, reduce turnaround time for goods movement and provide dedicated infrastructure to support Karnataka’s growing manufacturing and export sectors.”
