Integrated Logistics Infrastructure: Time To Invest

The Maritime CEO Conclave’s inaugural session discussed roadmap for reducing logistics cost, and the newly appointed, Special Secretary (Logistics), Ministry of Commerce, Govt of India revealed various reforms and policy changes that is going to take place for the benefit of the sector.

JSW Celebrates The Bond With Stakeholders

At its very first customer meet JSW has unveiled a grand vision of becoming one of the biggest port operator.

Tailored Solutions

Founded in 2016, AVA Global Logistics is a young company which was founded by people who were initially into EXIM trade on a mission to redefine logistic solution tailor–made for exporters.

Turnaround Of A Riverine Port

There are some institutions which are inseparable to the history of Kolkata, they have survived the test of time and hold heads high with continued contribution to the economic growth of the region. Kolkata Port is one of those few forces that continues to push its limits to serve the trade despite its limitations.

Unlocking The Landlocked

DP World is looking to alter the way business is done in the world’s biggest landlocked country. Kazakhstan quite literally is at the crossroads of the New Silk Route connecting the East and West. A port, a logistics hub and a SEZ at Kazakhstan developed by DP World will make it the most significant trade corridors connecting Asia, Europe and Africa. It will be Advantage India too.

Institutional Investment In Logistics Parks

Leading logistics fund developer and manager in Asia, ESR Advisers is poised to invest heavily in developing logistics parks across India. Jai Mirpuri, Co-CEO, ESR Advisers India shares his overview on what makes India a lucrative market.

We Believe In India's Growth Story And Like To Be Part Of It.

Port of Antwerp, the most promising port in Europe, is expanding infrastructure in line with growing cargo volumes. Jacques Vandermeiren, CEO, of the port, in a one-to-one with Ramprasad, Editor-in-Chief, Maritime Gateway, details on the expansion plans of the port and their interest to be part of India’s growth story.

Light At The End Of The Tunnel

The global industry got some respite in the second half of the year with cargo volumes growing. Logistics players in India are expanding capacity to meet the rise in demand coming from increased economic activity.

Smart Logistic Summit Comes To Bengalure

After an overwhelming participation in 2016, the mega logistic summit taking the mettle forward came back to the cosmopolitan city of Bengaluru this year in the form of “Smart Logistics Summit & Awards 2017” in a more grandeur avatar.

Managing Container Supply Chain: A Shipper's Perspective

It is incumbent on the ports to customise solutions to ensure quality of service always remains superior. Customisation and automation of port procedures is the need of the hour.

Connecting To Gateway Ports: Optimising Time And Cost

Ports should ramp up infrastructure and implement new technologies that increase efficiency and security.

Secure And Tamper Proof

E-seals are more secure and tamperproof and have replaced the conventional mechanical sealing of containers, also eliminating their need for physical examination.

Facilitating Air-To Sea Migration Of Pharma Logistics

The pharmaceutical industry is steadily expanding its sea freight volume year by year and the Port of Antwerp is ready with customised solutions to support the air-to-ocean trend.

Samlf 2017 South Asia Forum Takes Off!

For the first time the maritime community and stakeholders from nine South Asian nations came together to Mumbai to collectively explore the business opportunities and resolve the challenges.

Come Together To Capitalise

Inaugural session underlined the significance of South Asia in the global maritime trade and also emphasized upon the infrastructure challenges that could be overcome in the mutual interest of all partners through collaboration.

Carriers Perspective Consolidation Will Create New Impetus

Evolution or rather revolution is taking place faster than expected in the port and shipping sector. The session picked up some ongoing and imminent issues that might completely change the landscape of the sector in the region.

Speed And Efficiency Is The Key

Digitisation has to replace tedious documentation and bureaucratic procedures and the industry should collaborate to bring logistics cost down.

Are Government Policies A Facilitator Or A Drag?

The parliamentary debate was a first of its kind session introduced this year that saw three panelists each speak for and against a set motion. A vote by the audience on the motion was called for – before and after the speakers made their presentation.

Digitalisation Will Improve Customer Experience

Digitalisation will bring down the transaction cost, remove duplication of data and help optimise the infrastructure use, improving the customer experience.

Future Looks Bright For Terminals

Future bodes bright for the Indian container ports with container traffic on either coasts growing at a CAGR of 6 per cent during 2011-2016 period.

CMA CGM A Strategy Makeover

In the spring of 2017, when Rodolphe SAADE the new Chief Executive Officer of CMA CGM Group walked in to his Mumbai office , he set a strategic course with four priorities for the group. It was every country head’s mandate to ship for the future. With abundant zeal, a fool proof plan and an ambitious team, Audrey Dolhen and her agency are making India future ready for her ship.

The Art of Sailing in Shallow Waters

The Haldia region being an industrial zone provides assured cargo volume for the port and many of the units are port-based industries. Unlike other traditional industrial belts of West Bengal, Haldia is still a surging economic corridor.

Smart Logistics Amaravati Inaugutated

A platform to identify the cargo centres, so that logistics service providers could accordingly develop solutions that could effectively serve the trade.

A Compulsion that Needs a Course Correction

Introduced to facilitate quick movement of containers, CFSs should become more transparent, customer-focussed and a value added facility to serve the trade better.

Uberisation of Trucking?

A website is revolutionising the truck industry of India by assuring a superior match making experience of loads and trucks

Sealing Inefficiency

The advent of TFA regime has shaken quite a few established processes which were deemed indispensable to the EXIM trade. And one such mandate is electronic sealing of containers that paves the path for secured multi-modal international container shipment while ensuring cargo traceability for shippers and Customs.

Technology Makes Business Lean And Agile

INTTRA, a name associated with technology platforms widely used in the maritime industry, is making rapid inroads in the Asian market with its just-in-time solutions. Inna Kuznetsova, President and Chief Operating Officer of INTTRA, in a one-to-one with Ramprasad, Editor-in Chief, Maritime Gateway, details how technology has today become the lifeblood of businesses, enabling them to be lean and better serve their customers.

An Online Market Place For Logistics!

Web-based business platforms is the talk of the town. Start-ups like GoComet are entering into the market with fresh idea and approach to make logistics simpler, or atleast that is what they aim at!

More Than Just Four Walls

In the entire journey of a commodity from production to consumption, logistics has been an overhead on which manufacturers had limited control so far, but not any longer! Mega logistics parks have the potential to change the way India moves goods.

Changing Dynamics Of Dredging Industry

As maritime sector is going through a makeover, to understand the changing dynamics of dredging industry globally and in India in particular, we caught up with Prof. Dr. George Yesu Vedha Victor, President, Mercator Limited; and Member of Board, EADA, & Secretary General, EADA (India).