Snowman Logistics takes 50,000 sq. ft warehousing space at Hosur industrial park

BANGALORE:SnowmanLogistics

Limited (SLL) – India’s leading integrated temperature-controlled logistics service provider – has taken a 50,000 sq. ft warehousing space at Horizon Industrial Park, Hosur I. This will be SLL’s first dry warehouse and its largest with 5,500 pallet positions.

SLL has one of the widest temperature-controlled warehouse networks in India spread across 41 facilities in 19 cities. Its network of 130,202 pallets capacity a fleet size of over 400 helps reach over 500 cities acrossthecountry.

Horizon Industrial Park, Hosur is spread across 58 acres with a development potential of 1.30 Mn sq. ft. Strategically located along NH 44 (Bengaluru–ChennaiHighway)and60 kmfromBengalurucitycenter.

Sunil Nair, CEO, Snowman Logistics Limited, said, “Snowman has been managing complex storage andtransportationoperationsforfood and pharmaceutical products. Which needs expertise in delicate operations and compliance. With this facility we will be entering the chemical business. We are excited and prepared to invest in chemical handling and operations. We will closely work with Dow Chemicals and BDP international in implementing global standards and practices and developing world class capabilities.”

Rahul Pandit, CEO, Horizon Industrial Parks, said, “As Snowman Logistics celebrates 30 years of excellence, we are excited to partner with them and welcome them to our state-of-the-art facility in Hosur. This fully compliant facility offers optimal storage solutions and is designed to meet the highest industry standards. Additionally, the unit is fully equipped to store specialty chemicals in accordance with all necessary regulations and safety norms, ensuring that our clients can trust in the secure and safe storage of their goods. We are proud to work with Snowman Logistics and look forward to supporting their continued success inthefuture.”

Horizon Industrial Parks is a logistics platform in India, owned and managed by Blackstone Real Estate funds. The current portfolio spread across more than 1,000 acres, comprises 17 industrial and logistics parks, located in 8 key markets, with a development potential of 25 million squarefeet.

World Customs Organization now has 185 Members

BRUSSELS: Solomon Islands depositedwiththeBelgianGovernment its instrument of accession to the Convention Establishing a Customs Co-operation Council on

26 January 2023 and thus become the 185thMemberoftheOrganization.

An English-speaking archipelagic State, located in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, Solomon Islands will be part of the WCO’s Asia/Pacific region.

The WCO is pleased to welcome the Solomon Islands into the internationalCustomsfamily.

Goa Port Connectivity arm to be completed by Dec ’23: Gammon India

PANJI:Atatimewhentheresidents of Mormugao and Vasco have been complaining about the movement of heavy vehicles through residential areas, Gammon India Company constructing the port connectivity project,hasassuredtoresolveallissues bytheyearsend.

Gammon India Goa in-charge R Prabhakaran speaking to reporters during the inauguration of the hot mixing of roads near the Sewerage department Baina informed reporters that works on the pending arm connecting the four-lane flyover to the port and its shed will be completed by theendoftheyear.

“We have expedited the works on the pending scope of the Four lane Flyover project. The four-lane flyover is presently operational, but we have two arms connecting this project to the port, one arm that enters gate no 9, the main entrance to the port and the other arm connecting the flyover to its shed at Baina, near Ravindra Bhavan,” he said.

The officer added that the works of the hanging bridge leading to the main entry /Exit point of the port at gate no 9 will be competed by November, and the vehicles can move in and out by December.

“The arm connecting the MPA Shed to the flyover near Ravindra Bhavan at Baina will be completed by April end. The heavy vehicles moving to and from the port can then use the Port connectivity Flyover project, which will also help decongest the city roads. Regarding the up ramp proposed from thecitytotheMainfour-laneflyover,itis in the discussion stage, and it is not yet cleared by the Government,” said Prabhakaran.

Directorate General of Shipping criticizes Ports banning scrubbers

MUMBAI: Directorate General of Shipping published a circular, noting that some of the country’s ports are currently not permitting the use of scrubbers. The Directorate stated that some Indian ports are not permitting ships to berth, which are complying with IMO 2020 with the use of scrubbers. These ports are asking the ships to switch over to low sulphur fuel oilpriorberthing.

“Any such additional requirements bythelocalPortauthorities,prohibiting IMO (MARPOL) compliant ships (certified for alternate means of compliance to IMO 2020) from entering an Indian port or restricting port entry permissions only after a changeover to low sulphur fuel oil, shall be construed as a unilateral measure from a membersstateagainsttheprovisionsof an International Convention that it has ratified” Considering the above, the DirectorGeneralofShipping,notifiedof theproceduretobefollowedbyallports in India for the compliance of IMO 2020 Sulphur cap requirements on merchant shipscallingtheirports:

Anyportorlocalauthorityproposing to prohibit IMO (MARPOL) compliant ships (certified for alternate means of compliance to IMO 2020) from entering their port or imposing any additional requirements, including, changeover to low sulphur fuel oil, shall submit their request in this regard to the Director General of Shipping, Govt. of India, along with the risk and impact assessment duly undertaken by the respective authority in accordance with IMO-MEPC.1/Circ.899.

If approved, a list of such ports where entry/berthing of ships with alternate means of compliance to IMO 2020 is prohibited shall be published on DGS web site, under intimation to the IMO and a letter issued to the respective port authority for public display and for duly alerting the ships callingtheirports,inadvance.

No port in India shall prohibit or impose additional measures on ships certified for alternate means of compliance to IMO 2020, unless authorized by the competent authority as above. India therefore advises that anyrestrictionplacedonanyshipbyany port or local authorities in contravention of the above, that “impedes the smooth conduct of legitimate ship operations, may be undertaken only after due consultation withtheDirectorGeneralofShipping.”