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Company Profile:
Round The Clock Logistics:
Rs. 45 crore turnover in first two-and-a-half years
Established in 2006 and headquartered in Mumbai, Round The Clock (RTC)
Logistics is an IATA accredited agent. Apart from Mumbai, the company has
its presence in Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai, Pune, Nashik, Ahmedabad, Hong
Kong and Guanzhou (China). The agent network of RTC Logistics covers more
than 150 countries.
Major services of Round The Clock include air freight, sea freight and
project cargo movement. According to Prasant Anand Shete, managing director,
RTC Logistics, the company offers tailor-made logistics solutions for
customers. He claims that RTC Logistics with its worldwide network provides
time-defined services that are supported by preferred carriers.
“All end-to-end logistics processes are supported by leading-edge
information management systems providing the customer with complete shipment
transparency. A core element of our freight management service is the
ability to move ODC shipments by air at any time to any destination,” said
Shete.
RTC Logistics is strong in project cargo movement. It has handled nine major
cargo consignments from Hamburg, Japan and China to Chennai. The company
expects to handle 15 such projects in 2009. “With our complete
customer-centric focus and timely efforts, we have been able to set
benchmarks on our success stories. With our flexibility and pricing, we have
achieved satisfactory results as well as growth for our clients,” maintained
Shete.
Shete described the company’s growth as ‘substantial’ and ‘sustainable’. He
admitted that RTC Logistics is in a nascent stage but wants to be a force to
reckon with. “We have facilities and skills to compete and sustain as any
other major player,” said Shete. Since its inception, the company has
acquired a turnover of Rs 35 to 45 crore. “We are growing both vertically
and horizontally, achieving benchmark success with each venture,” added
Shete.
Being a moderate-size company, the priority of RTC Logistics is investments
in technology and people management. The company’s focus is on major
metropolitan cities of India like Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Chennai, Pune,
Nashik and Ahmedabad but the company has expansion plans in all the major
cities and townships of India.
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About the company
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RTC Logistics, with headquarters
in Mumbai, was established in 2006
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Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru,
Chennai, Pune, Nashik and Ahmedabad are the major operational areas
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The company is planning to open
more offices in major cities of India
The company’s major
services include:
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Air freight: Airport-to-airport and door-to-door consolidation,
time-defined services, 24x7 time-critical services, special cargo
handling (temperature-controlled, high-value and oversized), dangerous
goods, charter movement, track and trace and customs clearance
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Sea: World shipping connections with flexibility, LCL consolidation,
FCL standard & FCL special and breakbulk cargo
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Project cargo handling: Customised project cargo including heavy
lifts, breakbulk cargo, total plant & equipment relocation
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ACTO concerned
over running container trains by private operators
The Association of Container Train Operators (ACTO) has expressed serious
concern over the viability of running container trains by private operators.
Rajnish Kumar, general secretary, ACTO, said that the recent increase by
about 15 per cent in haulage charges by Indian Railways has pushed the
private container train operators to re-think about investing in such
projects. Prior to the signing of the agreement, the haulage charges were
increased by about 45 per cent. As a result, private players are unable to
offer competitive rates to compete with truckers. Unless haulage charges are
reduced and other industry-friendly initiatives taken soon, the goal of
privatising the container train operation business will not be achieved,
said Kumar.
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Safexpress launches
Logistics Park in Gurgaon
Safexpress launched its state-of-the-art Logistics Park in Gurgaon, Haryana
recently. Spread across 1,95,000 sq. ft., the park has modern infrastructure
customised to suit the requirements of the Safexpress clients. According to
Vineet Kanaujia, GM - marketing, Safexpress, this launch is in line with the
company’s strategy to develop 32 Logistics Parks in the next couple of
years. The company will create 6 million sq. ft. of additional warehousing
space in the next couple of years, adding to its already existing
warehousing space of 4 million sq. ft. The investment on 32 Logistics Parks
is estimated at Rs. 600 crore.
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DHL introduces
weekly direct LCL consol service from Chennai to Felixstowe in UK
To fulfil the growing demand from Chennai and nearby areas like Bengaluru,
Puducherry and Coimbatore, DHL recently introduced direct weekly LCL ocean
cargo services between Chennai and Felixstowe, UK. Earlier, the containers
had to be transhipped via Colombo. This decision is prompted by DHL’s plan
to serve all major markets with direct consolidations from its network of
national gateways. DHL handles over 2,000,000 cubic metres of LCL freight
annually via 45,000 point pairs within the DHL in-house system. DHL India
has consolidated CFS activities in Chennai and has dedicated warehousing
space at Triway CFS.
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Concor
remodels ICD near Guwahati to strengthen North East operations
The Container Corporation of India (Concor) is planning to strengthen
containerised cargo movement by rail between North Eastern states and the
rest of the country. The PSU is planning to offer additional capacity and
better services at competitive rates. Concor recently inaugurated remodelled
Inland Container Depot (ICD) at Amingaon near Guwahati. The new facilities
have been created at a cost of Rs 3.2 crore and would help Concor handle two
full rakes at a time - one each for exim and domestic traffic in two
separate lines. The deployment of two reach stackers in addition to cranes
would accelerate the pace of loading and unloading of both the empty and
loaded boxes.
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Tulsidas
Khimji & Hankyu set up joint venture in India
Tulsidas Khimji, Mumbai through its group company TK Logistics, and Hankyu
Group, Osaka, have set up a joint venture (JV) in the country under the
banner
of
Hankyu International Transport India. The JV company will have its
head office and branch office in New Delhi. Tulsidas Khimji has a 30 per
cent equity hold in the JV. This is the first time that the TK Group has
joined hands with a foreign freight forwarding company. Hankyu Group has
established such JVs with local freight forwarding companies in China,
Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia. The JV will bring together the
knowledge and experience of both companies in their respective markets and
offer seamless and customised logistics solutions to both Japanese and
Indian markets.
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GAC opens
logistics office in Vadodara
Dubai-based GAC Shippings has opened its logistics office in Vadodara,
Gujarat, providing the region’s customers with professional logistics and
international transportation services. Gracias Thevar, business manager -
logistics, GAC India, said that the Vadodara office is in line with GAC
India’s strategy to consolidate the company’s position in the key region of
Gujarat. Elvin John, a veteran in shipping industry with over 16 years of
experience in international freight forwarding, shipping, NVOCC, airfreight
and CHA business heads the Vadodara office.
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Shreyas
Shipping joins mega Indian alliance
Shreyas Shipping has joined the Indian flag alliance with its vessel OEL
Victory loading at Colombo Port on April 2 for Kolkata/Haldia. The
350-TEU vessel will be added to the Kolkata-Colombo feeder lane. The service
is being operated with two other vessels,
MV
Seaways Valour of
Seaways Shipping, and
MV
Green Valley
of Corporation of India. The
mega alliance is significant as three major Indian shipping companies have
come together to cater to India’s feeder requirements of both export and
import containers as well as domestic cargoes.
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