Access to Chinese ports not to hit Nepal-bound cargo from Vizag
- | Monday | 17th September, 2018
Most of the cargo to Nepal originates from Asian countries so Visakhapatnam and Kolkata have emerged as preferred gateway ports. Expansion worksVisakha Container Terminal, a BOT operator of Visakhapatnam Port, will launch work at an estimated ?900 crore to expand its capacity. Though there is discussion over ifs and buts over the Nepal’s move, several stakeholders say Nepal’s dependence on Kolkata and Visakhapatnam Ports to receive its imported cargo will continue. “Visakhapatnam is located at about 1,300 km as against location of Kolkata Port at around 550 km from Nepal border. Jhanjiang is the nearest port to Nepal.
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