Sical Multimodal and Rail Transport, a wholly-owned specialised subsidiary of Sical Infra Assets, bagged an order worth Rs 163 crore from Hindustan Copper for the multimodal port, train, and road logistics of copper concentrates, cathodes, and continuous cast copper wire rods.

The deliverables include:

• stevedoring and customs clearance for copper concentrate imports at Kandla Port in Gujarat
• container train-cum-road logistics linking Kandla Port; the copper mines at Malanjkhand in Madhya Pradesh; Hindustan Copper's smelters at Ghatsila in Jharkhand and Khetri in Rajasthan; and HCL's continuous cast copper rods plant at Taloja, Navi Mumbai, in Maharashtra
• all-India distribution of the finished products to major commercial centers by container trucks.

The contract has a term of two years, beginning 1 January 2010, and is extendable by one more year.