Container vessel Chowgule-8 arrives at Beypore

It is part of resumption of short-sea shipping service; 40 containers delivered at port

Carrying coastal and transshipment containers, motor vessel Chowgule-8 owned by Round the Coast Private Limited reached the Beypore Port on Thursday as part of the resumption of short-sea container shipping service in the State connecting the Vallarpadam container terminal with Beypore and Azhikkal ports. Officials said 40 containers were delivered at the port. The ship, which was flagged off from Kochi on Wednesday by Union Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Mansukh Mandaviya, reached the Kozhikode coast by 6 a.m. on Thursday. It was later towed to the port using a tug. The containers mostly carried plywood, tiles, sanitary ware, and textile items. The short-sea container shipping service, which was suspended nearly three years ago, was resumed following persistent demand from leading importers and exporters forums. According to them, the cost of container shipping by road is too high and time-consuming.