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Company Profile:
Viksun
Carriers: Emphasising on door-to-door shipment and project cargo
Viksun Carriers was established in 1994 by Anil Khosla at a time when India
was going through major economic changes by adopting open door policy.
Today, Viksun has emerged as the specialist logistics company with a keen
understanding of the uniquely Indian operating conditions, infrastructure
bottlenecks, complex logistical challenges due to a diverse topography and
confounding documentation. The company is an ISO certified full service, one
stop logistics service provider.
Viksun Carriers succeeded, all thanks to the vision of Khosla. He had been
an integral part of the Indian logistics industry since 1979. His experience
of over three decades includes specialised training in cargo management as
well as practical experience. Since setting up Viksun Carriers, Khosla had
seen the company to grow from strength to strength with his hands-on
approach and keen vision. After Khosla’s demise on June 10, 2009, Vineet
Chadha and Sushant Khosla have shared responsibility as directors of the
company.
Chadha has also played an instrumental role in Viksun's growth since its
inception. He brings with him industry experience of 15 years and invaluable
insight that helps in quick decision making. On the other hand, Sushant
added fresh perspective of the logistics business.
Viksun offers a complete customised package of solutions. The company offers
various carriers and routing options, modes of transport and costing options
depending on the criticality of the cargo. This gives customers flexibility
of pricing, transport and transit time options all of which are necessary in
today’s competitive and dynamic trade scenario.
Viksun Carrier’s major
services include air freight, ocean freight, customs clearance, sea-air
services, warehousing and distribution. Recently, Viksun Carriers opened its
office at ICD Dadri and it is moving ahead towards door to door shipments
and project cargo. The company also recently operated the logistics services for Formula cars
and other tournament related cargo.
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Rise of Viksun Carriers
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Viksun Carriers was established in 1994
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The company is an ISO certified full
service, one stop logistics service provider
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Headquartered in New Delhi, Viksun has a
warehouse in the city as well as near Delhi Airport with a capacity of
5,000 square feet area
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The company has its branch office in Navi
Mumbai and warehouse in CFS Dronagiri
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Viksun has two containerised trucks
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The company offers various carriers and
routing options, modes of transport and costing options
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Viksun Carrier’s major services include
air freight, ocean freight, customs clearance, sea-air services,
warehousing and distribution
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Austrian
Lufthansa Cargo operation starts on July 1
The new Vienna-based Austrian Lufthansa Cargo, the subsidiary of Austrian
Airlines and Lufthansa Cargo, commenced its operations on July 1. The new
company is now marketing all freight capacities of both airlines in Austria.
Freight activities in all other countries have been amalgamated under the
management of Lufthansa Cargo. The new subsidiary will optimise freight
traffic flows through the Frankfurt, Munich and Vienna hubs, and bundle the
strengths of both partners in the freight business. Lufthansa Cargo has a 74
percent stake in the new company, while Austrian Airlines holds 26 per cent.
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Air Cargo Club of Delhi
elects new managing committee for 2010-11
Sunil Kohli, JP Singh, Yashpal Sharma and Ravinder Katyal have been elected
un-opposed as new president, vice president, honorary secretary and honorary
treasurer respectively of the Air Cargo Club of Delhi (ACCD) for 2010-11.
The election was held during the 33rd Annual General Meeting (AGM), on July
24 at Hotel Radisson, New Delhi. The elected managing committee members are
Ravi Khera, Sanjay Gupta, Mahesh Trikha, Prem Sawhney, Ashwini Sharma and
Sajan Kalra .The new managing committee has been elected for the year
2010-2011.
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AirBridgeCargo takes delivery of 10th Boeing 747F on July 23
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), the scheduled cargo airline of Russia’s
Volga-Dnepr Group, has taken delivery of its third Boeing 747-400 freighter
in four months, increasing its total fleet to 10 B747F.The latest aircraft
joined ABC on July 23 and will be used on the airline’s existing route
network linking Europe and Asia via hubs in Russia. Boeing 747F has a
payload capacity of about 120 tonne cargo per flight. The carrier flies to
India as non-schedule operator.
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Traxon
launches EDI link services to South African customs
Recently, Traxon
Europe has introduced the South African Revenue Services (SARS), a two-way
communication channel for EDI messages. Following the lead set by the USA,
Canada, India, China and the European Commission, South Africa also requires
advanced electronic reporting for security reasons effective from July 1.
Airlines flying freight to South Africa have to declare all shipments
onboard prior to arrival in South Africa by means of certain EDI messages to
the South African Revenue Services (SARS). The messaging service is now
available in India through Traxon India.
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Coastal shipping rules likely to be relaxed for Vallarpadam
Container Terminal, Kerala
According to the industry sources,
the government is likely to relax the cabotage, or coastal shipping,
regulations for Vallarpadam Container Terminal in Kerala to enable it to
attract the Indian transhipment cargo that is now getting diverted to the
Colombo port. The sources also said that the shipping ministry reportedly
has taken an in principle decision on this and the final details are being
worked out. The cabotage relaxation will allow foreign shipping lines to
carry cargo between Vallarpadam and other Indian ports.
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FIEO commends RBI's mid quarter review policy on credit
Welcoming the Reserve Bank of India’s
(RBI) initiative to undertake mid quarter review at the interval of about
one and a half months, A Sakthivel, president, Federation of Indian Export
Organisations (FIEO) said that this would ensure timely response to the
evolving macro economic developments. He also maintained that though the
global growth in the second half of 2010 is likely to be lower as compared
to the first half but it would not affect Indian exports which are
exhibiting a robust growth in sectors such as engineering, chemicals,
petroleum, gems and jewellery which are important constituents of exports.
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Export to USA and EU increases by 2% and 12% respectively during
January to May, 2010
According to the Ministry of Commerce
and Industry, for the period January-May 2010, India’s exports to US and EU
countries have increased by 2% and 12%, respectively compared to the
corresponding period in 2009. However, the government of India has taken
special initiatives in cooperation with the Textile Export Promotion
Councils to increase market share in Japan, West Asia, Africa and Australia.
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CBDT to remove ambiguity on 4% additional duty (countervailing
duty) return
In view of the fact that the
divergent practices are being followed as regards to sanction of 4%
countervailing duty (CVD)
refund claims in the cases where assessments are provisional, the Central
Board of Excise and Customs has decided that, Notification
No.102/2007-Customs dated 14.9.2007 and Notification No. 93/2008-Customs
dated 1.8.2008 should be disposed off despite the fact that the assessment
continues to be provisional, without awaiting for finalisation of
assessments. A suitable clarification will be issued by the board in order
to ensure uniformity in procedure. A Public Notice and Standing Order in
this regard may also be issued soon for the guidance of the trade and
Customs staff.
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Supply Chain Leadership Council to organise India Container
Logistics Summit in Mumbai on August 27
Supply Chain Leadership Council will
organise a summit titled ‘India Container Logistics Summit’ on August 27,
2010 in Mumbai. The summit will focus on existing Indian container logistics
scenario, the future trends and best practices and strategies in container
logistics. The summit will also focus on the development of multi-modal
transportation and private container rail operators in India. It will also
focus on coastal shipping and role played by small ports in the development
of container logistics.
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Southern Asia Port, Logistics & Shipping 2010 Conference to be
held in Mumbai on September 16 and 17
‘Southern Asia Port, Logistics & Shipping’ is the leading annual container
ports and terminal operations exhibitions and conference, a B2B trade event
in the southern Asia region. The 5th edition of the annual conference will
take place at the Leela Kempinski Hotel Mumbai on September 16 and 17, 2010.
There will be a concurrent two days trade exhibition of 60 international
companies showing latest container handling technology and services. The two
days conference will feature 35 ports, shipping and logistics business
leaders from over 20 countries.
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