MUM-14-09-2023

Sarbananda Sonowal extends invitation for an Indo Russian Workshop on Eastern Maritime Corridor in Chennai

VLADIVOSTOK: The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways and Ayush, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal extended an invitation for an Indo Russian Workshop on Eastern Maritime Corridor (EMC) in Vladivostok, Russia. Shri Sonowal was addressing at the session aimed at forging possibilities on early operationalisation of EMC as an alternative trade route between Russian port city of Vladivostok and Indian port city of Chennai The workshop is proposed to take place from 30Octoberto1stNovember,2023inChennai,India

Speaking on the occasion, the Minister, said, “The operationalisation of Eastern Maritime Corridor (EMC) will usher a new era of trade relationship between India and Russia. Under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji, India remains firmly committed towards making innovative solutions that will enhance and further foster the strong bilateral relationship between our two great nations As our teams hedged their effort for an early operationalisation of EMC, the visit to Vladivostok, Vostochny, Nakhodka and Kozmino was particularly helpful. Taking this forward, I propose for a Workshop of all stakeholders at Chennai in India and extend our invitation to this workshop where we can meet, interact and discuss for smooth and swift operationalisation of EMC.”

The Russian Government also expressed their desire to visit the Chennai port with a large business delegation to explore opportunities and possibilities through bilateral discussion with their Indian business delegation. The Russian delegation was represented by Sergey Mochalnikov, Deputy Minister of Energy Minister, Russian Federation and Maxim Reshetnikov, Ministry of Economic Development of Russian Federation. The session was moderated by Denis Ilatovsky, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Association of Commercial Seaports.

Speaking about India’s maritime programme and its flagship programme Sagarmala, the Minister said, “Under the visionary leadership of our Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji, in 2015, our transformative Flagship Initiative of Sagarmala was launched with the objective to boost India’s logistics sector performance, by unlocking the full potential of India’s coastline and waterways. The vision of Sagarmala is to reduce logistics cost for both domestic and export import cargo with optimised infrastructure investment through port-led development Currently, there are 802 projects worth investment of more than 65 Billion US Dollars for implementation under the Sagarmala Programme by 2035. Out of which, 228 projects worth 14.6 Billion US Dollars have been completed and 260 projects worth 27 Billion US Dollars are under implementation Further, 314 projects worth 24 Billion US Dollars are under various stages of development. Further, under holistic development of coastal districts, a total of 567 projects with an estimated cost of around 7 Billion US Dollars have been identified. Our Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji envisioned holistic infrastructure development to improve the productivity and employment opportunities through integrated approach by developing, railways, roadways, waterways and airways via Prime Minister Gati Shakti National Master Plan programme. The Gathishakti plan has become the basis of India’ rejuvenation to manufacture world-class products using new-age technology and cutting-edge innovation.”

Valery Prokopchuk, Deputy Chairman of the Government of Primorye Region; Pavel Kalmychek, Department for Bipartite Cooperation Development, Ministry of Economic

Development of the Russian Federation; Sergey Berezkin, CEO of Ruscon LLC also spoke at the session. Pavan Kapoor, India’s Ambassador to Russia; S K Mehta, Chairman, Deendayal Port Authority; Vladimir Panov, Rosatom Special Representative for the Arctic Development; Dmitry Prokhorenko, Director for Foreign Network Development, Russian Export Center JSC also attended the session. Both the parties also discussed about modern infrastructure in ports and ways and means to ensure cargo volume for the shipping industry The Deputy Chairman of Chennai Port Authority, S Viswanathan delivered a presentation on the “ С a p a b i l i t i e s o f I n d i a n p o r t s a n d p r o s p e c t s f o r operationalisation of Chennai-Vladivostok corridor ”Elena Kazarina, Commercial Director of the Port, Vladivostok Commercial Sea Port also delivered a presentation on “Development of FESCO's Deep Sea routes and further directions of transport and logistics relations between Russia and India ” Denis Ilatovsky, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Association of Commercial Seaports, delivered the welcome address as well as closing remarks.

It may be recalled that a Memorandum of Intent on Development of Maritime Communications between the two Ports of Vladivostok and Chennai was exchanged in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the President Putin during Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok in September 2019. Subsequently, an independent study found that coking coal as the most suitable commodity for trade between the two countries using EMC. In due course, more commodities like oil, LNG, fertilisers to be added to the list of commodities transported via EMC.

Eastern Maritime Corridor (EMC) is estimated to reduce the time required to transport cargo between Indian and Russian Ports of Far-East Region by up to 16 days, i.e., 24 days in comparison to over 40 days currently taken to transport goods from India to Far East Russia via Europe. Present trade route between Mumbai in India and St Petersburg in Russia covers a distance of 8,675 nautical miles which takes approximately 35 to 40 days. The Chennai-Vladivostok sea route (EMC) will be covering a distance of about 5,600 nautical miles. A large container ship which travels at the normal cruising speed of 20-25 knots (37-46 km/hour), will be able to cover this distance in approximately 10 to 12 days. This corridor holds immense potential to unlock new opportunities for trade and cooperation.

Shri Sonowal also highlighted the major takeaways from the recently concluded G20 summit in New Delhi, under India’s presidency The inclusion of African Union (AU) into the G20 depicts ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’ philosophy. India also successfully championed as the voice of the global south, while advocating for advancing climate action and sustainable development, promotion of digital transformation and innovation, strengthening global health and pandemic preparedness as well as enhancing multilateralism and cooperation. He said, “Our Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has also effectively communicated India's message of “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam" (One Earth, One Family, One Future), fostering a sense of global solidarity and cooperation. The G20 presidency under Narendra Modi has been a watershed moment in India's global standing. It has demonstrated India's ability to lead on global issues and shape the international agenda. The achievements of the Indian presidency will continue to inspire and guide the G20 in the years to come.”

SeaLead earns Prestigious Certication as Great Place to Work®

in Singapore, UAE, and USA

SINGAPORE: SeaLead, a rapidly growing global container shipping line, has been certified as a Great Place to Work® in Singapore, United Arab Emirates, and the United States. This prestigious recognition highlights SeaLead's commitment to creating a positive and inclusive work environment for all employees.

“We are honoured to receive this recognition, which is a testament to our dedication to building a strong and supportive culture," said Henry Schmidl, Global Managing Director at SeaLead. Cont’d. Back Pg

Govt mulls lifting ‘cabotage’ rules totally to push Coastal Shipping

NEW DELHI: In the biggest reform yet in the shipping sector, the Narendra Modi led government plans to totally remove a so-called cabotage rule for ships carrying all types of cargo on local routes, a move that will allow foreign registered/ flagged ships to do business along the Country’s coast without securing a licence from the Directorate General of Shipping.

The move, aimed at promoting coastal shipping and fulfil a Budget announcement by Finance Minister Smt Nirmala Sitharaman, will roil local fleet owners, who have always opposed easing cabotage restrictions. Cont’d. Pg. 13

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India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor to help Adani Group

NEW DELHI: The India-Middle EastEurope Economic Corridor (IMEC), announced on the sidelines of the G20 summit in New Delhi, will be crucial for India’s ambitions to increase the share of exports in its economy.

The IMEC will be comprised of two separate corridors: the east corridor connecting India to the Arabian Gulf and the northern corridor connecting the Arabian Gulf to Europe.

This corridor will secure regional supply chains, increase trade accessibility, improve trade facilitation, and support an increased emphasis on environmental, social, and Government impacts, according to the Memorandum of Understanding.

However, it’s the country’s exports that are likely to get a major boost.

Even though the timeline for the execution of the project will be decided over the next two months, it will take several years before the corridor can contribute significantly to the economy.

“For a corridor of this nature with several countries participating, it will be over a 10- to 15-year period before we can see the full fruits of the project. India would be a fairly large economy by that time, with a size between $5 and $10 trillion,” said Jagannarayan Padmanabhan, Director of consulting at CRISIL Market Intelligence & Analytics. He also said that exports will be in the spotlight a lot more at that point.

In its Foreign Trade Policy released earlier this year, the government targets an increase in exports of $2 trillion by 2030.

The Government will also rely on this corridor to achieve its target of bringing down overall logistics costs to single digits from 13–14% of the GDP currently Lower logistics costs are expected to make Indian exporters more competitive in the international market.

The corridor will increase efficiencies, reduce costs, enhance economic unity, generate jobs, and lower greenhouse gas emissions, resulting in a transformative integration of Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, according to the MoU.

India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor will make global supply chain more resilient, says EEPC

NEW DELHI: The India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor announced on the sidelines of the G20 Leaders' Summit is expected to be a game-changer project and provide a huge boost to global trade, said EEPC.

India expects this corridor to be economically more viable than China's flagship Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). TheUS, UAE, Saudi Arabia, European Union (EU), Italy, France and Germany were brought together on the economic corridor agreement on the sidelines of the G20 Summit.

The US-backed corridor seeks to connect India with Europe via the Middle East by sea and port. This will redefine the movement of goods and services across the three continents as it will bring down logistics costs and ensure quicker delivery of shipments, said EEPC India Chairman Arun Kumar Garodia.

He said that for India's engineering exports sector, both the Middle East and Europe are key markets, and having transport infrastructure of this scale will significantly enhance its competitiveness globally.

Garodia said that the investment in the transformative

project will greatly boost economic activities, create jobs and most importantly help reduce carbon footprint.

He further said that the proposed corridor will also make the global supply chain more resilient.

The EEPC India Chairman noted that the inclusion of the African Union into the G20 and the announcement of the Global Biofuel Alliance are the other two landmark developments that will positively impact trade and investment, and help chart out a sustainable growth path.

"At a time when the engineering exporting community is looking for new markets, according to permanent member status to African Union on the proposal of India will create significant goodwill for Indian businesses in African countries," he stated.

Garodia concluded, "Overall, India's G20 Presidency has sought to structurally transform global policy-making, especially in trade, investment, and climate and development financing. India's G20 Presidency under the leadership of Hon'ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi has delivered spectacular results. The New Delhi Declaration which was adopted by members is a shining example of his decisive and action-oriented leadership."

NTC Group expands Global Presence with launch of operations in Jakarta, Indonesia

CHENNAI: NTC Group, a prominent player in the logistics and Supply Chain Management sector, proudly announces its official entry into the Indonesian market. This strategic expansion marks a significant milestone for NTC Group as it further solidifies its global presence as an integrated logistics solution provider

With a distinguished 25-year legacy in the logistics sector, NTC Group has risen to prominence on the global stage. Most recently, NTC proudly secured the prestigious title of 'The World's 7th Largest Specialized Fleet Owner' by ICT50, a testament to its unwavering commitment to excellence and innovation in the field.

Throughout its journey, NTC Logistics has garnered a reputation for trustworthiness and dependability, successfully extending its operations to multiple countries across the globe. Today, NTC Group has left its footprint in key locations, including India, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Belgium, Saudi Arabia, and now Indonesia. With its 6 global offices and agency network across 133 countries, NTC excels in efficiently managing international trade and provides invaluable expertise in international freight forwarding and customs clearance. The organization has consistently delivered world-class ser vices of uncompromising quality, setting industry benchmarks and exceeding clients' expectations.

NTC Group's strategic decision to enter the Indonesian market is in alignment with its vision of enhancing connectivity across the Far East and beyond. This strategic move opens up new avenues of opportunity for businesses and individuals in Jakarta and its surrounding regions, granting them access to NTC Group's top-tier logistics and supply chain solutions.

Dr. K. Chandramohan, Founder and Chairman of NTC Group, expressed his excitement about the expansion into Jakarta, Indonesia, saying, "We are thrilled to announce our presence in Jakarta, Indonesia This expansion represents a significant step forward in our mission to serve our clients with excellence. We look forward to contributing to the growth and development of the Indonesian logistics sector while continuing to provide world-standard services that our partners and clients have come to expect from us."

NTC Group remains steadfast in its commitment to upholding its core values of integrity, innovation, and customer satisfaction as it embarks on this new chapter in

Indonesia. The company anticipates that its presence in Jakarta will foster increased collaboration and partnerships within the local business community.

As NTC Group establishes its presence in Indonesia, it looks forward to serving as a catalyst for the advancement of the logistics and supply chain sector in the region while continuing to set new standards of excellence in the industry

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Govt mulls lifting ‘cabotage’ rules totally to push Coastal Shipping

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Only Indian registered ships are allowed to ply on local routes for carrying cargo, according to India’s cabotage law Foreign ships can operate along the coast only when Indian ships are not available after taking a license from the DG Shipping, according to the decades-old law designed to protect domestic ship owners.

In 2018, following strong lobbying mainly from foreign container lines, the Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and waterways allowed foreign flagged ships to transport export-import laden containers meant for transhipment, empty containers meant for re-positioning, agriculture, horticulture, fisheries, fertiliser and animal husbandry commodities on domestic routes without a license from the DG Shipping.

Prior to that in September 2015, cabotage was relaxed to allow some types of foreign flag ships such as Ro-Ro, Ro-Pax, Hybrid Ro-Ro, pure car carriers, pure car and truck carriers, LNG vessels, and over dimensional or project cargo to operate in India’s coastal trade without a license from the DG Shipping.

“Coastal Shipping will be promoted as the energy efficient and lower cost mode of transport both for passengers and freight, through PPP (Public-privatePartnership) mode with viability gap funding,” Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in her Budget speech to Parliament on 1 February

Currently, coastal shipping only has a 7 percent share in India’s transportation modal mix, compared to 62 percent share in road and 31 percent in rail.

Making out a strong case for lifting cabotage restrictions completely to help foreign flag ships carry cargo on coastal routes without obtaining a license from the DG Shipping, the Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways said that the move will also fulfil the

announcement made in the Budget speech.

To promote a higher percentage of coastal shipping in the transportation modal mix, the Ministry said that the focus should be on potential cargo, enhancing ports/jetties, improving port connectivity, determining suitable vessel types and capacities considering lead distances and cost per ton/kilometre, mitigating financial burdens of multimodal transportation, and exploring integration with national waterways wherever possible.

The licensing condition, according to the Ministry, was earlier relaxed for certain types of specialised foreign flag ships due to non-availability of adequate number of such Indian flag vessels. Similar relaxation for specific cargo/commodities has been made to make available additional vessels for carriage of cargo along the coast at “competitive freight rates”, it noted.

“This would encourage modal shift from road and rail transport to coastal shipping and eventually benefit the end users Both the coastal trade and the transhipment of containers from Indian ports, have shown an increase subsequent to the easing of licensing conditions for plying of foreign ships for specified types of cargo,” the Ministry document claimed.

Development of infrastructure on coastal routes, including evaluation of alternative routes, enhancement of existing ports/jetties, and creation of new jetties, are essential for successful coastal shipping and transportation of commodities like coal and fertilisers. This approach, integrated with national waterways where possible, should be supported by government policies and financial incentives to attract cargo users and achieve efficient supply chains, it said.

Similar criteria may be applied to other bulk cargo like iron ore, steel and food grains to promote coastal shipping, it added.

MFN duty of 50% and 100% continues to be applicable on US apples and walnuts as only additional 20% duty is removed

NEW DELHI: With the decision to resolve six outstanding World Trade Organisation (WTO) disputes between the US and India through Mutually Agreed Solutions in June 2023, India has withdrawn additional duties on eight US origin products, including apples, walnuts and almonds vide notification number 53/2023 (Custom).

Additional duties of 20% each on apples and walnuts and Rs 20 per kg on Almonds were imposed on the US's products in 2019 over and above the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) duty as a retaliation to the US's state protectionist measure of increasing tariffs on certain steel and Aluminium products. These additional duties imposed by India on US-origin products have been withdrawn as the US agreed to provide market access to Steel and Aluminium products under the exclusion process. There is no reduction on the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) duty on apples, walnuts and almonds, which still applies to all imported products, including USorigin products, at 50%, 100% and Rs 100 per kg, respectively

Further, DGFT, vide its notification number 05/ 2023 dated 8 May 2023, made an amendment in import policy for Apples under ITC (HS) 08081000 by applying MIP (Minimum Import Price) of Rs 50 per Kg for imports from all countries except Bhutan. Therefore, this MIP will also apply to apples from the US and other countries (excluding Bhutan). This measure would protect against

the dumping of low-quality apples and from any predatory pricing in the Indian market.

This measure will not result in any negative impact on domestic apple, walnut and almond producers. Rather, it will result in competition in the premium market segment of apples, walnuts and almonds, thereby ensuring better quality at competitive prices for our Indian consumers. Thus, the US apples, walnuts and almonds would compete on the same level playing field as all other countries.

The market share of the US apples dwindled as other countries benefited from the imposition of additional retaliatory duties on the US apple and walnut imports. This is evident in the increase of apple imports from countries besides the US, from US$ 160 million in FY 2018-19 to US$ 290 million in FY 2022-23. Turkey, Italy, Chile, Iran, and New Zealand emerged as prominent apple exporters to India, effectively acquiring the market share once held by the US. Similarly, in the case of walnuts, the imports increased from US$ 35.11 million in FY 2018-19 to US$ 53.95 million in FY 2022-23, and Chile and UAE became the largest exporters to India

In the last three years, the import of almonds has been about 233 thousand MT, while domestic production is only 11 thousand MT, and India is highly dependent on imports. Therefore, the removal of additional duties will now ensure fair competition among the countries which are exporting these products to India.

CBIC disposes off 11,284 grievances & 2,082 public grievance appeals between Nov. 22 & August 23 under Special Campaign 2.0 for Swachhata

NEW DELHI : The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) participated with great vigour in the Special Campaign on Disposal of Pending Matters (SCPDM), from November, 2022 to August, 2023. The special focus of the campaign was disposal of VIP references and Public Grievances. 80 VIP references, 11,284 Public Grievances and more than 2,082 Public Grievance Appeals were disposed off during this period. Moreover, a nation-wide cleanliness drive was also organised across all field offices of CBIC. 195 outdoor campaigns have been conducted till now

During the campaign period, about 1 lakh files were reviewed, out of which about 86,000 files were weeded out. Over the course of the year, due to continuing efforts, CBIC has largely transitioned over to e-Office due to which the number of physical files have been reduced to minimal.

Another identi ed area of focus was disposal of old/unused office equipment and scrap material and thus freeing up additional space. During the campaign period from November, 2022 to August, 2023, approx. 9,909 sq. ft. of space freed up by disposing of unused material/scrap. Theadditionalspacesocreatedwasputtoproductiveuse.

In order to give further impetus to the exercise, in line with the priorities of the Government, CBIC will undertake the Special Campaign 3.0 from 2nd October to 31st October 2023 for institutionalising Swachhata (cleanliness) and minimising pendency of identified items of work. CBIC, along with its field offices across India shall strive to dispose of the identified references/ issues during the campaign phase 2nd-31st October, 2023 CBI

cleanliness and enhancing the quality of public spaces maintained by it.

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Gati gears up to meet festive season demand surge with enhanced service delivery capabilities

MUMBAI: Gati Express and Supply Chain Private limited (GESCPL), India’s leading premier Express Distribution and Supply Chain Management provider, has ramped up its warehousing and delivery capabilities to meet the surge in demand during the festive season in the commerce domain as well as in the white goods, consumer durables, and FMCG segments. GESPL is equipped to handle 20 percent more cargo loads anytime during the year due to its continued capacity and efficiency enhancement measures.

With 1.48 lakh sq. ft. the mega state-of-the-art and tech-enabled Surface Transhipment Centre and Distribution Warehouse (STCDW) at Bhiwandi on the outskirts of Mumbai, 1 5 lakh sq ft Surface Transhipment Centre (STC) at Farukh Nagar as well as STCs at Indore, Nagpur, Guwahati and in Bengaluru (upcoming) with capacity of 39,140 sq ft, 50,000 sq ft, 40,000 sq ft and 1.46 lakh sq ft, respectively, GESCPL offers greater reach due to its strategic locations covering length and breadth of the country. GESCPL will help SMEs in those regions build more geographically diversified markets during the festive season.

Commenting on the preparedness for the festive season, Mr. Rajesh Gowrinath – Senior Vice President - Sales - Gati Limited, said, "We are fully prepared with our enhanced delivery capabilities to meet the festive demand surge and uptick in the order volume. We expect an 18–20 percent increase in festive demand this year. To facilitate festive volume-based e-commerce logistics fulfilment we have increased our network capacity by 20–25% to accommodate the peak season load and build superior delivery efficiency With Allcargo Group’s strengths, GESCPL offers integrated logistics services for diverse logistics requirements and access to a global network operating in 180 countries."

As a part of its continued efforts to build delivery capacity, GESCPL has set up state-of-the-art Express Distribution Centres (EDCs) across India that are

equipped with advanced technologies and warehousing facilities. The company has also built a robust delivery network spread over the air and road to offer enhanced coverage and connectivity With a fleet of over 2500 alternative fuel vehicles, GESCPL facilitates stronger market access & faster delivery within 24-48 hours.

Gati Air, the air freight services of GESCPL, banking on strategic tie-ups with the country’s leading airlines, offers seamless deliveries and customised logistics solutions. With 32 air transhipment centres and air operating centres at key trade hubs and industrial centres, Gati Air offers pan-India movement of urgent and time-sensitive cargo. With direct delivery services to over 5400 pin codes and accessibility to 19800 pin codes covering 735 districts out of 739 districts in India, GESCPL's customers can leverage better transit time and delivery efficiency due to the superior traceability and connectivity that help them scale up their businesses across India during the festive season.

Equipped with data analytics, artificial intelligence (AI), & machine learning (ML), Gati Enterprise Management System (GEMS), the core operational software system of GESCPL, offers customers superior operational efficiency and cost optimization.

SeaLead earns Prestigious Certication as

Great Place to Work® in Singapore, UAE, and USA

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“ A s a y o u n g c o m p a n y, w e h a v e always prioritized the well-being and professional growth of our employees, and this certification is a validation of our efforts."

The Great Place to Work® certification is based on anonymous feedback from employees across various departments and levels within the organization. The survey assesses employee satisfaction and well-being, focusing on factors such as leadership, communication, teamwork, and opportunities for growth and development. Other countries in the SeaLead network were not considered for certification at this time due to beingintheearlystagesoftheiroperations.

"At SeaLead, we believe that our people are our greatest asset, and we strive to provide them with an

environment where they can thrive," said Sonia Vaswani, Global Head of Human Resources at SeaLead. "We are committed to fostering a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and this recognition demonstrates our progress in achieving these goals."

Great Place to Work® Certification™ is the most definitive “employer-of-choice” recognition that companies aspire to achieve. It is the only recognition based entirely on what employees report about their workplace experience – specifically, how consistently

The certification is recognized worldwide by employees and employers alike and is the global benchmark for identifying and recognizing outstanding employee experience. Every year, more than 10,000 companies across 60 countries apply to get Great Place to Work®Certified.