Sical Multimodal and Rail Transport Limited (SMART) is strengthening its maritime logistics framework by establishing a advanced Container Freight Station (CFS) at Plot No. 85A, Block D, IDA, Autonagar, Gajuwaka, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. This greenfield infrastructure development represents a total capital layout of Rs. 209.1 million. The facility is engineered to process both hazardous and non-hazardous cargo varieties, seamlessly optimizing exim logistics near the Visakhapatnam port ecosystem. The non-hazardous handling yard is fully equipped for containerized commodities such as seafood, wood pulp, consumer white goods, food grains, engineering components, jute, waste paper, metals, and textiles.
Crucially, the facility features a specialized, high-security chemical containment zone explicitly designed to handle up to 30 hazardous tank containers per month. This high-risk terminal layout integrates secondary containment dikes, fire mitigation suppression loops, and localized storage of designated chemical antidotes to ensure rigorous safety compliance. Moving forward smoothly through regulatory channels, the logistics project achieved its primary milestone. As of July 2026, the company has officially received the formal Consent to Establish (CTE) from the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Control Board (APPCB), enabling immediate yard grading, warehouse civil works, and heavy reach-stacker equipment installation.