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Port of Rotterdam, the largest port in Europe, has been supporting the supply chain companies to prepare for the consequences, if a no-deal Brexit happens. Speaking to Shalini Nair, Alexander Philipsen, business manager containers – deepsea & feeder containers, breakbulk & logistics explains that ample amount of investment can be done in digitisation but the core of business lies in developing a suitable physical infrastructure.

Global Trade Identity Can Be The Cornerstone Of Paperless Trade

A single, unified digital identity for each separate player on supply and transaction chains is needed to streamline global trade, writes Henrik Hvid Jensen

IT Is Key To Warehousing Growth In India

The demand for regulatory compliance, security and quality assurance has increased the demand for modern warehousing where organised players have an essential role. Technology adoption in warehousing is deemed as an imperative for efficient business processes.

Transforming Perishable Logistics With DHL Smartrucking

With the demand for fresh and processed fruits and vegetables, meat, dairy and other products on the rise, temperature-controlled transportation in India is estimated to grow at 15 percent per annum from 2016 to 2020. Tapping the immense potential in this space, the German logistics and mail service provider DHL launched DHL SmarTrucking and DHL SmarTrucking Cold Chain last year. This trucking solution leverages technology and data analytics to provide features such as temperature-controlled vehicles fitted with devices that help track location. While vehicles in DHL SmarTrucking are aimed at servicing e-commerce and FMCG, DHL SmarTrucking Cold Chain caters to pharma, dairy and fresh agri-produce companies. With 745 trucks that are currently operational and being utilised at full capacity, the company has 170 dedicated trucks for perishable logistics. In a telephonic conversation with Surya Kannoth, DHL SmarTrucking’s chief sales officer Charles D'Costa throws light on the current trends in perishable logistics and how DHL SmarTrucking is aiming at reducing inefficiencies in the cold chain market.

Logistics Deep-Tech Into Loading  

Nishith Rastogi worked with Amazon building algorithms to counter credit card fraud. He cofounded Ride Safe, a women safety initiative that uses cutting edge algorithms to provide a safe commuting experience.

Air Express Riding High On E-commerce

The exponential growth in e-commerce has propelled air express industry to shift from an absolute B2B focus to also addressing B2Crelated requirements. With now customer expectations raised by several notches, the need of the hour is to fine tune government policies and infrastructure with the business requirements to ensure an integrated supply chain.

The Right Balance​​​​​​​ Between Time &​​​​​​​ Temperature

With India becoming one of the fastest growing perishables and pharma export market, the logistics industry looks to explore its amazing potential. The stakeholders will have to continuously adapt to the unique requirements of these time and temperature sensitive products and come up with the most tailored solutions to make it a win-win situation for all.

Women In Logistics Breaking Barriers

Gender diversity in an organisation is being viewed as a building block for success. Logistics companies are facilitating the inclusion and retention of women through mentoring, training and awareness initiatives. All of them have policies in place to make it conducive for women. The industry is realising the potential of gender balanced teams due to its positive impact on performance that also finds validation in numerous studies.

Contract Logistics A Whole​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ New Game

With increasing globalisation and ease to trade, Indian firms are demanding new logistics capabilities and more complex solutions from their 3PL partners. Greater acceptance of demand driven logistics practices brings forth a plethora of complexities into the supply chain and generate the need for contract logistics providers to deliver more expertise-driven services.

dfc game changer in freight transport

to decongest already saturated road network and promote shifting of freight transport to more efficient rail transport, dedicated freight corridor corporation of india (dfccil), a special purpose vehicle has been set up by the ministry of railways, to undertake planning and development, mobilisation of financial resources and construction, maintenance and operation of dedicated freight corridors (dfc).with a vast experience in civil engineering and construction in rail transportation, and many awards and accolades to his credit, adesh sharma heads the dedicated freight corridor project. in conversation with rashmi pradhan, the md of dfccil talks about feasibility and status of the project

Digital Twins For Logistics

How do you operate, maintain, or repair systems when you aren’t in their physical proximity? That was the challenge for NASA when it had to monitor its rockets and vehicles on space missions. So it created mirrored systems or digital twins, still on earth that allowed engineers and astronauts to determine how they could control space mission vehicles. The concept of digital twin helps to control Chandrayaan-2, India’s lunar mission. A digital twin can create huge value in logistics and provide greater insight into and visibility of the current and future state of logistics.

Tracking Innovations In Logistics

Trading intuition for accurate datadriven insight has been a compulsory and continuous journey for today’s logistics businesses. This quest has led to innovations that have automated and streamlined process, in order to bring improved efficiencies to the logistics and supply chain business.

Logistics Sector On The Path To Transformation In 2019

India’s logistics sector is going through a never seen transformation supported by regulatory reforms and structural changes. Anshuman Magazine writes on tailwinds that is accelerating the pace of growth for India’s logistics industry.

Indian Air Cargo Poised To Fly High  

Indian air cargo has an appealing story to tell. The country’s air cargo segment grew in leaps and bounds in the past seven decades. From small units of shipments in the 1950s, India's air cargo sector has scaled to a level where it attracts more and more international cargo operators.

Innovation, Investments Lifting Spirits Of Indian Logistics

Indian logistics sector, with the backing of the government, is witnessing innovative advances in technology and massive investments. The tax reform and the infrastructure status are likely to bolster infrastructure development in the country.

BIAL Steps Up Initiatives To Become South India's Cargo Gateway

Bangalore has catapulted from a sleepy backwater to a world-class export hub all thanks to its start-up ecosystem, driven primarily by IT and ITES sectors. That apart, the manufacturing and perishables industry has also contributed to its growth. And Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport serves as a catalyst to accelerate international trade.

How IoT And Airline Alliances Will Transform The Cargo Industry

The latest trends in technology are driving air cargo industry to make changes rapidly like never before. From Internet of Things (IoT) to Artificial Intelligence (AI), the air cargo supply chain is getting smarter with digital technologies. Venkatesh Pazhyanur forecasts the technology trends that will define air cargo in the future.

India's Rising Perishable Industry Seeks A Friendly Hand

Seems like Alphonso the ‘king of mangoes’ which have captured the fantasies of world famous chefs, is going to make it to the tables of few more lucky souls, reason being India’s growing emphasis on agri-export. The hunger is not only for mangoes but a wide range of fruits and vegetables, seasoned by the country’s diverse climate. Indian growers have contributed to the world food basket for years and the recent budget wherein the government has indicated its ambitions to take agriexports from $30 billion to $100 billion seems to be in complete sync with the growers’ growing aspirations. They now look up at the air cargo industry as an influential partner in the success story.Kay Bee Exports is an Indian fresh produce export company that has been into business for 29 years. The company that was started by Prakash Khakhar, chairman, Kay Bee Exports, on a small scale with initially exporting mangoes has come a long way and now exports a wide range of fruits and vegetables worldwide amounting to 6000 tonnes of air freight per year. In an exclusive interview with Shreya Bhattacharya, his son and CEO of the company Kaushal Khakhar speaks about the company’s expectations from the air cargo industry.

Air Cargo India Giving Wings To Global Air Cargo Industry

The biggest congregation of global air cargo industry stakeholders, at the seventh edition of Air Cargo India, was testimony of the fact that India-a country that is poised for substantial air cargo growth in 2018, is being looked at as a land of opportunity.

Staying Afloat Amid Global Uncertainties

Amidst global uncertainties in the international trade and unprecedented structural changes in India’s shipping sector, India’s container market has reasonably fared well. However, to continue the growth momentum, the Indian shipping industry will need to be extra cautious of the global trends and policies.

Fast-tracking Tech Adaptation In Auto Logistics

While the technology integration in automobile supply chain can bring in a higher level of efficiency, the cost of automation viz a viz cost of labour in India make them be on a slow path. However, in the post GST scenario, the next two to three years will be a gamechanging period for the auto logistics segment in India.

Gearing Up For A High-Tech Future

In the last two decades, India’s economic landscape witnessed vast changes as the country emerged not only as a low-cost production hub, but also excelled into engineering and building value-added products.

Agile Supply Chain For Auto Industry In The Digital Age

India’s macro-economic environment is expected to benefit from the growth of the middle classes, with GDP development expected to increase steadily going forward.

50 Years Of Successfully 'Spear' Heading Logistics - FM Logistic

Who knew that the marriage between two persons (Claude Faure & Mireille Machet) will not only change their destinies but will lead to the creation of a French transport company 'Faure & Machet', now known as FM Logistic. After five decades, the family-owned business of FM Logistic has operations across three continents and 13 countries. With the acquisition of majority stakes in India-based Spear Logistics in March last year, FM Logistic boasts of 35 million square feet of warehousing space globally. The company has an ambitious growth strategy and aims to be one of the top three logistics players in India.

India To Shine Among Emerging Markets

Supply chain executives, who surveyed for the 2017 Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index picked India as the emerging market with the most logistics potential and the country where their companies were most likely to invest. The survey of more than 800 logistics executives offers an annual snapshot of industry sentiment to go with the Index rankings of the world’s 50 leading emerging markets by size, business conditions, infrastructure and transport connections. India climbed to No. 2 in the 2017 Index, switching spots with United Arab Emirates. China, the world’s second-largest economy, again topped the rankings. “It’s remarkable to see a country this size growing at better than 7 percent a year. Goods & Services Tax (GST) reform has the potential to be a game-changer,” said Detlev Janik, South Asia CEO of Agility Global Integrated Logistics. Reji John speaks with Janik to understand key highlights of the survey. Edited excerpts.

Indian Maritime Sector Poised To Grow

The Indian maritime sector is poised to make great progress in the coming years. Despite the fact, the Indian maritime sector faces a number of challenges viz. lack of coordination in port traffic management, non-uniform tariff structure, high turnaround time, low draft & siltation, poor connectivity to hinterland, delay in getting environment clearances.

spreading its wings

over the years, cathay pacific airways has been making the right investments which has helped it to develop hong kong as one of the world's leading global transportation hubs.

swift way to trade

as part of ‘ease of doing business’ initiative, central board of excise & customs (cbec) took up implementation of single window project early last year. the project aims to facilitate exim trade and enable hassle-free and smooth operations of international trade transactions across borders. the project would allow importers and exporters the facility to lodge their clearance documents online at a single point only. the single window interface for facilitating trade (swift), would reduce interface with governmental agencies, dwell time and the cost of doing business. swift is a natural step for helping achieve the objectives of digital india initiative.

‘Automation Contagiously Harmonising With The Logistics And Supply Chain Industry'

Web-based e-cloud platform LogYcode offers a cost-effective solution for freight forwarders, exporters, importers, and also air freight carriers. From published tariffs and surcharges of all carriers from pan-India, to a user-friendly interface, LogYcode employs AI and machine learning to build a comprehensive service.

Every Player Must Integrate On Same Platform For Technology Adoption

Backed by the investments from Accel and Nandan Nilekani, the co-founder of Infosys, Fortigo Network Logistics (4TiGO) entered into digital logistics platform to empower the Indian truck network through technology and networking. Over the last 18 months, the company has recorded y-o-y growth of over Rs 150 crore p.a. Anjani Mandal, CEO and co-founder of the 2015 founded company interacts with Shalini Nair on $50 million funding plan and its outlook to grow 10X over the next 30 months.