The foundation stone for the Roll-On-Roll-Off (Ro-Ro) facility at Cochin Port was placed by Union Minister for Ports, Shipping & Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal. The new Ro-Ro facility will be built in the Mattancherry Channel at Cochin Port, between Q1 berth and South Coal Berth, as part of the Sagarmala programme. It will entail the construction of a 615-square-meter RCC jetty structure, as well as the strengthening of existing roads and other related work. The Ro-Ro facility will encourage safe and sustainable transportation once it is operational. It will also boost cost-effective coastal cargo transit using Ro-Ro ships, reducing traffic congestion and reducing accidents. It will also serve as a catalyst for promoting and facilitating environmentally friendly, cost-effective modes of transportation.
The project, being constructed at an estimated cost of Rs11.06 crore with 100 per cent funding under Sagarmala Programme is scheduled to be completed in 9 months.
Meanwhile, Shantanu Thakur, the Union Minister of State for Ports, Shipping and Waterways has also unveiled the new logo of Cochin Port Authority during the function held at Cochin Shipyard premises. Cochin Port was renamed as Cochin Port Authority under Major Port Authorities Act, 2021 and the first Board of Major Port Authority of Cochin, held on March 2 has decided to adopt a new logo for Cochin Port Authority. One half of the new logo represents the unique form of the Chinese fishing nets unique to Cochin Port, or that of a sail, celebrating the heritage of the port. The other half is a sharp geometric form that connotes a vessel or a cargo container.
