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Company Profile:
Port Pipavav: A
key gateway to North-West India
Port Pipavav in Gujarat is an all-weather port. The port is
located at Pipavav in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat, 75.6 nautical
miles
South-West of Bhavnagar and 153 nautical miles North-West of Mumbai. It is a
part of APM Terminals’ global network. With container operations spread over
more than 50 terminals spanning 31 countries and five continents, APM
Terminals is one of the largest container terminal operators in the world.
Port Pipavav is an integrated service provider offering marine services. Its
location makes it an ideal gateway for India’s North-West hinterland. Port
Pipavav offers a total quay length of 1,075 metres and is equipped to handle
bulk, break-bulk and liquid cargo.
Port Pipavav has developed a modern container terminal at the port. The new
container terminal offers handling facilities, a deep draft and excellent
support infrastructure. Presently, the port handles services covering trade
lanes to Europe, the Middle East and the Far East. The container berth is
equipped with eight quay gantry cranes, five of them post-Panamax quay
gantry cranes with an outreach of 18 across and twin lift capability. The
other three are Panamax quay cranes with an outreach of 13 across. Container
yards of the port are equipped with 18 RTGs, reefer handling facilities, a
Container Freight Station (CFS) and an on-dock rail facility.
Weekly shipping services calling at Port Pipavav include ME1 (direct service
to Europe); ME3 (direct service to the Middle East and Europe); CIX (direct
service to China); NGK (direct service to China and the Far East); EGX7
(direct service to the Middle East); IMR (direct service to the Middle East
and the Red Sea); and coastal/feeders (Shreyas Relay Systems, service to
Cochin), and Jindal Vector, service to Cochin, Mangalore and Tuticorin.
Infrastructure support includes weighbridges and dedicated rail siding for
bulk and break-bulk cargo. Two private CFS facilities, Contrans Logistics
and LCL Logix Park, are located in close proximity to the port. Port Pipavav
is the first port in India to partner with Indian Railways. This partnership
led to the incorporation of Pipavav Rail Corporation Ltd (PRCL), which
established the 269 km broad gauge rail link with Surendranagar in the
north, which is connected by broad gauge to Ahmedabad via Viramgam. The
capacity of rail line is 22 trains per day.
Today, the port offers fixed day scheduled rail services to all the major
Inland Container Depots (ICDs). In March 2006, Pipavav was also the first
port in India to receive a double stack container train. The port has also
built a four-lane expressway connecting the port to National Highway 8E,
which connects the port to the rest of the country.
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Port Pipavav
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Port
Pipavav is located in Saurashtra region of Gujarat, 75.6 nautical miles
South-West of Bhavnagar and 153 nautical miles North-West of Mumbai
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It is
part of the APM Terminals’ global network
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The port
offers a quay length of 1,075 metres and is equipped to handle bulk,
break-bulk and liquid cargo
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The port
handles services covering trade lanes to Europe, the Middle East and the
Far East
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Six major
weekly shipping services and two feeder services are available at the
port
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Port
Pipavav is the first port in India to partner with Indian Railways
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The port
offers fixed day scheduled rail services to all the major Inland
Container Depots
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The port
has built a four-lane expressway connecting the port to National Highway
No. 8E
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AFL to double
warehouse capability; invests Rs 30 crore
The
country’s premier logistics, warehousing and supply chain solutions provider
AFL Logistics will soon double its current warehouse space. The company is
investing Rs. 30 crore for building its new state-of-the-art warehouses
spreading across one million square feet of space in key commercial cities
of India. Giving details of new warehouses, Juzar Mustan, CEO - logistics,
AFL Logistics informed that the new warehouses will be located in Panvel
near Mumbai, Gurgaon near Delhi, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Chennai.
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Cargo, container
movements by rail witness upward trend
From
November 2008 to April 2009, cargo movements across India and container
throughput at ports are rising after six straight months of low performance.
Rail freight loading, which experienced flat or negative growth during the
same six-month period grew by around 3.41 per cent to 70 million tonnes in
April 2009. According to reports, container truck rentals also started
increasing by 10 to 12 per cent over the period. Industry sources said,
truck rentals are bound to rise further in the coming months as trade is
likely to gain further momentum.
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Maersk
Line now uses Mundra Port to accept cargo from Gujarat and Rajasthan
Maersk Line
has introduced Mundra Port as point of acceptance for cargo out of Gujarat
and Rajasthan states. Mundra Port will now be serviced by weekly feeder
calls to Port Pipavav arriving every Sunday with convenient connections to
the ME1 Service to Europe as well as the ME3 Service to the Mediterranean
and the Middle East. The new service is aimed at enhancing Maersk Line’s
service offerings to exporters from Rajasthan and Gujarat and further
strengthening its presence in these two markets.
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Port of
Koper appoints PS Bedi Group as representative in India
PS Bedi Group has been appointed India representative of Luka
Koper, which provides port and logistics services to the Port of Koper in
Europe. According to HS Bedi, president, PS Bedi Group, his company signed a
co-operation agreement with Luka Koper Management Board in Portorož,
Slovenia in Europe. The PS Bedi Group, which offers integrated logistics
solutions for sea, land and air cargo, as well as transport and warehousing,
is a global logistics services provider with a worldwide presence. In 2008,
around 80,000 tonnes of Indian cargo, particularly containers, vehicles and
a variety of bulk cargoes passed through the Port of Koper.
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Bengaluru
International Airport inaugurates first-of-its-kind Cargo Village
In a bid to
strengthen the airport’s infrastructure, Bengaluru International Airport
recently inaugurated the country’s first-of-its-kind Cargo Village. Spread
over 11 acres of land with adequate provision for future expansion, the
facility located near cargo terminals is expected to strengthen Bengaluru’s
position as a trade and commercial hub while ensuring faster clearances of
import and export consignments from cargo terminals at the airport.
Currently, the airport handles 280 aircraft a day. A total of 28 airlines
operate from this airport out of which 17 are international airlines, eight
are domestic while three are freighters.
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Deccan
starts freighter operation to offer express cargo services
With an
objective to provide connectivity across India and connecting the domestic
markets to the fastest growing trade lanes in the world, Deccan Express
Logistics, on May 27, launched its express freighter operation Deccan 360.
Initially, to operate with a leased Airbus 310 F, the company will offer
services on Delhi-Mumbai-Hong Kong route, which will be then further
extended to Delhi-Mumbai-Chennai-Hong Kong-Dubai.
Deccan Express Logistics, created with an investment of US$ 25 million, will
focus on providing express and logistics network, to help manufacturers from
hinterland come closer to the metro cities faster. To be able to deliver on
time, and to optimise connectivity to multiple markets, Deccan 360 will
follow the hub and spoke model.
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Safexpress
launches logistics park in Kolkata
With an
objective to provide its customers with state-of-the-art transshipment and 3rd
Party Logistics (3PL) services, Safexpress launched a logistics park in
Kolkata on May 23. The launch is in line with the company’s strategy to
develop 32 ultra-modern logistics parks in key industrial hubs of India.
Vineet Kanaujia, GM - marketing, Safexpress said that the Kolkata logistics
park covering an area of 1,84,000 sq. ft. would be an eco-friendly park and
special measures would be taken to maintain it. The company has installed
high-tech equipment to ensure that goods are handled carefully. The
logistics park has dedicated bays to provide for an uninterrupted flow of
inbound and outbound goods, enabling higher levels of efficiency and shorter
transit times. The logistics park enables simultaneous loading and unloading
of over 75 vehicles.
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