1. Manning strength for stuffing containers is the lowest and matching international standards (i.e.) 4 mazdoors, one EFLT driver and one Tally Clerk and the average stuffing/destuffing charge is Rs.375.00 per TEU.
2. Exclusive Container Freight Station for Export cargo has commissioned recently with "ON WHEEL" loading facilities and LCL shippers can advantage of this.
3. Exclusive Container Freight Station to handle import LCL containers.
4. Terminal handling charges at Chennai Port Container Terminal is Rs. 1415.00 for 20 containers and Rs. 2125.00 for 40 containers. The handling charges are the lowest among the Indian ports.
5. ICD boxes are handled totally by Container Corporation of India who receive incoming export loads from various ICD's in plot alloted inside the port. The boxes are moved by their own tractor trailers to the terminal for shipment. Similarly, import boxes brought by the common feeder vesels are moved from the terminal to their own yard, dedicated trains are moved out of the port to the respective IDC's.
6. The Chennai POrt is well connected with inland container depots at Coimbatore, Banglore, Guntur, Anaparti, Hyderbad and New Delhi. Weekly dedicated trains run on nominated days from Chennai POrt to IDC's.
7. Under the Long Term Berth Reservation Scheme introduced in Chennai Port, feeder vessels in the Chennai-Singapore sector are now available with fixed day schedule viz. on Wednesdays and Sundays. This enables the exporters to plan export containers for those dedicated vessels which would in turn reach Singapore in time to connect to the mainline vessels.