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<strong>Container</strong> <strong>Corporation</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>India</strong><br />

<strong>On</strong>going structural trends that portend well for CTOs<br />

<strong>On</strong>going structural trends towards increasing containerization and rail transport <strong>of</strong><br />

containers bode well for CTOs in general and CCRI in particular.<br />

• Structural move towards containerization<br />

Currently, the share <strong>of</strong> container traffic in <strong>India</strong> is very low (~15% <strong>of</strong> total traffic) compared<br />

to developed countries (~70% <strong>of</strong> traffic). Nonetheless, the share <strong>of</strong> container freight in<br />

<strong>India</strong> has been steadily increasing over the years (10% in 2000 to ~15% in FY12). <strong>Container</strong><br />

traffic in <strong>India</strong> has grown at a CAGR <strong>of</strong> ~14.3% over FY02-12, compared to port traffic<br />

growth <strong>of</strong> ~9.4%. Growth has been boosted by increasing contribution <strong>of</strong> non-major<br />

ports from 28.4% in FY08 to 38% in FY12. Maritime Agenda 2020 estimates that container<br />

trade in <strong>India</strong> would grow at a CAGR <strong>of</strong> 15% over FY10-20.<br />

<strong>The</strong> need to aggregate<br />

cargo, which is currently<br />

moving piecemeal in bulk<br />

form to ports for<br />

containerization<br />

<strong>The</strong> structural trend towards increased containerization in <strong>India</strong> is driven by:<br />

‣ <strong>The</strong> need to aggregate cargo, which is currently moving piecemeal in bulk form to<br />

ports for containerization, aided by the development <strong>of</strong> new rail freight terminals/<br />

ICDs/PFTs and logistics hubs, which would make it amenable to rail movement.<br />

‣ Economic development, leading to a shift in trade from raw materials to finished<br />

goods, requiring containerization.<br />

‣ Removal <strong>of</strong> current infrastructure bottlenecks (ports in particular) and<br />

development <strong>of</strong> other modes <strong>of</strong> transport (coastal shipping, etc).<br />

Share <strong>of</strong> container trade steadily increasing<br />

Growth <strong>of</strong> container freight<br />

Source: IPA/MOSL<br />

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