Longest Railway Bridge In India
Connects International Container Transshipment Terminal – Vallarpadam With The Main Land
Rail Vikas Nigam Constructed a railway line to the Vallarpadam terminal with a total length of 8.86 km, in which 4.62 km runs above the Vembanad Lake. This bridge has become the longest railway bridge in India. A railway station and electric substation was also constructed at Edappally. The Vallarpadam Port Railway station has been constructed by the Dubai Ports World.
The soil conditions were a challenge that RVNL engineers overcame with great élan. The bridges have been built on 1.2-diametre piles driven to an average depth of 55 metres. The total pile length is 65,000 metres.
Besides, 11,700 tonnes of reinforced steel; 58,000 tonnes of cement; 99,000 cubic metres of metal aggregates; 73,500 cubic metres of sand; 1,27,000 cubic metres of concrete work and 1,54,308 cubic metres of earth work went into building the new railway link.
The Kochi International Container Transshipment Terminal (ICTT), locally known as the Vallarpadam Terminal, is a container trans-shipment facility which is part of the Kochi Port. It is the only trans-shipment port in India, and is situated in Kochi, in the state of Kerala. Being constructed in three stages, the first phase of the terminal was commissioned on 11 Feb 2011.
This can handle cargo up to one million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) per annum. On completion of the third phase, the terminal will be able to handle 4 million TEUs of cargo per annum. The terminal is presently being operated by the Dubai Ports World (DPW), which will operate it for 30-years after which the control will come back to the Cochin Port Trust.
Vallarpadam Container Terminal is the only Transshipment port in India situated in Kochi. It is billed as the largest single-operator container terminal in the country. Now onwards mother vessels which can carry up to 140000 containers can reach Indian cost, previously it has been done through Colombo or Singapore port. As the first phase is opened now it is expected to handle around 700,000 containers this year itself. The length of the berth is 600 m which will be extended to 1800 m in the 2nd phase, which then will become the largest terminal operated by a single operator.
Onam, known as the harvest festival in Kerala, which is celebrated in the month of Chingam, where Malayalees across the world celebrate with their family making ‘Sadya’ and engaging in different plays as part of the festival. As always CSS Group celebrated Onam in the traditional way in various network offices where most of the staff wore traditional attire.
With our continuous view to uphold the freight-forwarding/logistics fraternity, CSS’ Thank-you incentive scheme towards our fellow-forwarders and customers, conceived two years back, wherein one lucky name out of the scores of business cards that were dropped into the bowls that are placed at the D/O counter at the Corporate Office and CSLC-1, was to be picked up and rewarded with a gift, has been nothing short of successful.
A recent article, by a well known Indian business person, started me thinking about a particular aspect of office time management. How many spend time unnecessarily in the office after the normal working hours The author describes this trait as a typical Indian executive mentality undertaken to make others believe that they are hard workers. I believe the author is incorrect to pick on just Indian executives as in my opinion this is a widespread tendency amongst business executives regardless of their origin to subscribe to this attitude. This according to me is a wrong work culture as it has a negative impact not only on one’s work but also on his family life. If you spend time unnecessarily in the office, even after you finish your work, you miss the opportunity to enjoy the spice of life which lies outside the office world. You miss your family, your children and your friends. In this context “Variety is the spice of life”, takes on its full meaning. Time spent on entertainment, doing something different, definitely invigorates energy levels. One returns to work full of bounce and ready to give a refreshingly better performance. Another well known proverb also supports my view. “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy”. We need to forsake such outdated ideas about working late in the office and replace them with a philosophy of working hard but playing harder.
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Devas Snake boat powered by Jesus Boat Club lifted the prestigious Nehru Trophy in a pulsating final match with Karichal at Punnamada Alleppey on the 13th of August, Saturday. Devas whizzed past Karichal Chundan of Freedom Boat Club and Muttel Kainakari of United Boat Club in a thrilling race witnessed by hundreds, including a large number of foreign tourists.
When it comes to moving one’s home or office, the enormity of the task is sure to set in. The hassle attached with packing precious belongings safely and moving them without damage to the new location is best to be left to the professionals. CSS Homeward Bound has made it their motto to ensure that your precious cargo is treated just as we would treat our own.
With our continuous view to uphold the freight-forwarding/logistics fraternity, CSS’ Thank-you incentive scheme towards our fellow-forwarders and customers, conceived two years ago, wherein one lucky name out of the scores of business cards that are dropped into the bowls which are placed at the D/O counter in the Corporate Head Office and CSLC-1, was to be drawn and rewarded with a gift, has been nothing short of successful.