MUM-15-09-2023

Association of Multimodal Transport Operators of India (AMTOI) successfully concludes 24th AGM

M U M B A I : T h e A s s o c i a t i o n o f Multimodal Transport Operators of India (AMTOI) celebrated its 24th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on September 13, 2023, at the prestigious National Sports Club of India, Worli, Mumbai.

The event commenced with a warm welcome from President Mr. Xerrxes Master, who addressed the gathering and set the tone for the AGM. The proceedings began at 1800 hrs with a delightful high tea for members, followed by the formal meeting at 1820 hrs.

Key highlights of the AGM included the presentation of the Annual Report for the term 2022-23 by Hon. Secretary Mr. Arun Kumar and the presentation of the Audited Financial Report by Hon. Treasurer Mr. Devpal Menon.

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Dheeraj Bhatia becomes Member of Executive Board responsible for Terminals at Hapag-Lloyd

H A M B U R G : The Supervisory Board of Hapag-Lloyd AG has appointed Dheeraj Bhatia to the company ’s Executive Board effective 1 January 2024. He will also become CEO of the new Rotterdam-based Hapag-Lloyd Terminal Holding, in which Hapag-Lloyd AG’s

infrastructure holdings will be pooled.

Bhatia has more than 20 years of experience in the container shipping business During this time, he has held several international management positions, including at Norasia Container Lines Limited and CSAV

APPOINTMENTS ..Refer Pg. 8 Cont’d. Pg. 5

Mr. Dheeraj Bhatia

Mr. Xerrxes Master felicitating Chief Guest Shri Shyam Jagannathan, IAS, Director General of Shipping &Additional Secretary to the Govt. of India, Directorate General of Shipping

Association of Multimodal Transport Operators of India (AMTOI) successfully concludes 24th AGM

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The election results for two executive committee posts were also announced, with Mr. Xerrxes Master and Mrs. Anjali Bhide being elected unopposed.

AMTOI expressed its gratitude to 13 media groups for their unwavering support. Additionally, Citations of Honor were presented to members UPS SCS (India)

P v t L t d , A s s o c i a t e d Container Line Pvt. Ltd., Goodrich Maritime Pvt Ltd, Rosemount Shipping (India) Pvt Ltd , and Global Consolidators & Forwarders for achieving 25 years in business.

Certificates of Loyalty were issued to members w h o h a v e s h o w n

c o m m i t m e n t t o

M u l t i m o d a l i s m b y completing 10 and 20 years as members of AMTOI This year, 11 members received certificates for 10 years and 6 members for 20 years of valued membership.

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6 0 t h a n n i v e r s a r y (Diamond Jubilee) of Freight Forwarders' Associations in India ( F F F A I ) , w i t h

Shri Shankar Shinde, Chairman of FFFAI, being honored with a plaque.

The AGM welcomed esteemed Chief Guest

Shri Shyam Jagannathan, IAS, Director General of Shipping & Additional Secretary to the Govt. of India, Directorate General of Shipping, and Guest of Honour Shri Shankar Shinde, Chairman of FFFAI & Chairman of International Federation of Customs Brokers Associations (IFCBA).

The AGM concluded with a heartfelt vote of thanks by Mr Arun Kumar, Hon. Secretary

Mr. Arun Kumar : Vice President

Mr. Devpal Menon : Honorary Secretary

Mr. Haresh Lalwani : Honorary Treasurer

Following the AGM, the 1st Executive Committee meeting for the year 2023-2024 was held at 2000 Hrs at the same venue.

For more information about AMTOI and its activities, please visit www.amtoi.org.

In a first for AMTOI, a Networking Cocktails and D i n n e r e v e n t w a s h o s t e d f o r m e m b e r s , which was enjoyed by all in attendance.

Mr. Xerrxes Master Mr.Arun Kumar

Mr. Devpal Menon Mr. Haresh Lalwani

Mr. Xerrxes Master : President

Newly elected office bearers for the term 2023-2024

Dheeraj Bhatia becomes Member of Executive Board responsible for Terminals at Hapag-Lloyd

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In 2014, Mr Bhatia joined Hapag-Lloyd as Managing Director and initially headed Area India. Since 2018, he has been based in Dubai and serving as Senior Managing Director of Region Middle East. At the same time, he has been a member of Hapag-Lloyd’s Executive Committee.

“With Mr. Dheeraj Bhatia’s appointment, we are gaining a proven expert in container shipping for the Executive Board of Hapag-Lloyd AG Thanks to his international experience,

the Supervisory Board is firmly convinced that the development, expansion and integration of our terminal portfolio will be in the best of hands,” said Michael Behrendt, ChairmanoftheSupervisoryBoardofHapag-LloydAG.

A new Terminal & Infrastructure portfolio will be established on the Executive Board. Mr Bhatia will thus be the first indian national as well as the fifth member of the Executive Board – alongside CEO Rolf Habben Jansen, CIO/CHRO Donya-Florence Amer, CFO/CPO Mark Frese and COO Dr Maximilian Rothkopf.

Association of Multimodal Transport Operators of India (AMTOI) successfully concludes 24th AGM

India marks one year of launch of National Logistics Policy on 17th September 2023

Rapid progress made in improving logiscs

NEW DELHI: To complement PM GatiShakti National Master Plan (NMP) , the National Logistics Policy (NLP) was launched on 17th September 2022 by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi. While the PM GatiShakti NMP addresses integrated development of the fixed infrastructure and network planning, the NLP addresses the soft infrastructure and logistics sector development aspect, inter alia, including process reforms, improvement in logistics services, digitization, human resource development and skilling.

Vision

The vision of NLP is to drive economic growth and business competitiveness of the country through an integrated, seamless, efficient, reliable, green, sustainable and cost-effective logistics network by leveraging best in class technology, processes and skilled manpower This will reduce logistics cost and improve performance.

Targets

The targets of the NLP are to: (i) Reduce cost of logistics in India; (ii) improve the Logistics Performance Index ranking – endeavor is to be among top 25 countries by 2030, and (iii) create data driven decision support mechanism for an efficient logistics ecosystem.

Comprehensive Logistics Action Plan (CLAP)

To achieve these targets, a Comprehensive Logistics

A c t i o n P l a n ( C L A P ) a s p a r t o f t h e N L P w a s launchedcovering eight action areas including (i) Integrated Digital Logistics Systems; (ii) Standardization of Physical Assets and Benchmarking of Service Quality Standards; (iii) Logistics Human Resource Development and Capacity Building; (iv) State engagement; (v) Export Import Logistics; (vi) Services Improvement Framework; (vii) Sectoral Plans for Efficient Logistics (SPEL); and (viii) Facilitation of Development of Logistics Parks

Outreach Events/meetings:

Since the launch of the NLP , significant progress has been made with respect to the implementation of the Policy By means of regional conferences, one-on-one interactions, and inter-Ministerial meetings, DPIIT has facilitated the implementation of NLP . An overview of these outreach activities is given below

1. Inter-Ministerial meeting on 28th July 2023

• On completion of ten months of the launch of the National Logistics Policy (NLP), an inter-Ministerial meeting to review the progress of its implementation was held by DPIIT, on 28th July 2023 During the meeting measures taken by different Ministries to improve logistics efficiency in the country were showcased.

• The meeting saw participation from eleven infrastructure and user Ministries including M/o Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH), M/o Port Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW), M/o Coal, D/o Food & Public Distribution, M/o Civil Aviation (MOCA), M/o Steel, D/o Commerce, D/o Fertilizer, D/o Revenue, M/o Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) and M/o Power and, National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation Limited (NICDC).

• The meeting was Chaired by Special Secretary (Logistics) Secretary DPIIT had joined during the closing session The meeting was divided into two sessions Session, I focussed on review of measures undertaken by DPIIT and Session II covered progress in implementation of the NLP by participatingMinistries.

2 Regional Workshops (between 20th March and 12th April 2023)

• DPIIT organised five regional workshops between 20th March and 12th April 2023 All workshops had a dedicated session on NLP, wherein key features and progress of NLP was showcased and participating

States/UTs presented the status and key highlights of respective State Logistics Policy and other interventions.

• Over 500 participants covering Officials f r o m a l l 3 6 S t a t e s / U Ts a n d c o n c e r n e d l i n e Ministries/Department, and representatives from knowledge partners and multilateral organisations, attended these workshops.

3. Other one-on-one Interactions / Meetings:

• Meetings on Logistics Performance Index (LPI): In an endeavor to further improve India’s ranking in the LPI, DPIIT has undertaken several measures. To apprise the World Bank team about the several initiatives and reforms of the Government of India and draw their attention on need for greater emphasis on objective based methodology for LPI scoring, Secretary, DPIIT met senior officials of World Bank Group at their headquarter in Washington DC.

• In continuation with that DPIIT held a series of meetings with the World Bank Group [Logistics and Infrastructure India team] and concerned line Ministries.

• A dedicated Unit is being set up within the Logistics Division to develop and implement an action plan for improving India’s LPI ranking.

• In addition, concerned line Ministries are setting up a dedicated cell for a focused project-based approach to improving India’s performance across the six LPI parameters.

• Services Improvement Group (SIG) meetings: In line with approved institutional mechanism for the NLP , an Inter-Ministerial SIG was constituted on 14th March 2023. Chaired by SS (Logistics), this group comprises of representatives from MoRTH, MoR, MoPSW, MNRE, MoP , DoT, MoPNG, MoCA, NITI Aayog, MoEFCC, MoHUA, DoR and DoC.

• Objective: The SIG has been constituted to facilitate speedy resolution of logistics services and processes related issues of the industry, in a coordinated manner Resolution of issues through SIG shall promote i n t e r- o p e r a b i l i t y ; e l i m i n a t e f r a g m e n t a t i o n i n documentation, formats, processes, liability regimes and reduce gaps in regulatory architecture.

• E-LoGs portal (digital system for registering logistics related issues by logistics sector associations): As on date 29 logistics sector associations are registered on the E-LoGs portal, with total 71 issues, of which 34 issues have been resolved.

• Regular roundtables with industry players and SIG meetings are held. Till date, six meetings of SIG, along with industry associations have been held.

Progress on Implementation of NLP & CLAP

Since the launch of the NLP, progress made in implementation of the CLAP is summarised below:

• Unied Logistics Interface Platform (ULIP): For digital integration in logistics sector and to provide single sign to users who are trading goods and using multiple modes of transport – the Unified Logistics Interface Platform (ULIP) was launched along with the NLP

• ULIP is an indigenous data-based platform which integrates 34 logistics-related digital systems /portals across Ministries / Departments. It is worth noting that GST data is also being integrated with ULIP

• ULIP provides opportunities to private sector to develop use cases on ULIP . By signing Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) and after due diligence, data on ULIP can be accessed through API integration and private players can develop apps/use cases.

• Over 614 industry players have registered on ULIP

• 106 private companies have signed NDAs

• 142 companies have submitted 382 use cases to be hosted on ULIP .

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• 57 applications have been made live. Export Import Logistics: To promote trade facilitation and streamline Export Import logistics, following measures have been undertaken:

• Infrastructure gaps are being addressed and digital initiatives undertaken (under National Committee on Trade Facilitation);

• An Export Import Logistics Group has been constituted;

• A Comprehensive port connectivity plan developed by M/o port shipping and waterways, to address last and first mile infra gaps and promote seamless movement of goods to ports. 60 projects of MORTH and 47 of Railways have been sanctioned to improve last mile connectivity to ports.

• To improve port productivity and address issues, several meetings have been held with MOPSW, port authorities, etc ; Port Processes studies have been conducted at 3 Major Ports (Chennai, JNPT and Vishakhapatnam); Visit to ports are being undertaken by DPIIT

• The Logistics Data Bank (LDB) is an application that tracks and traces of Export Import cargo. greater predictability, transparency and reliability, logistics cost will come down and wastages in supply chain will reduce.

• Using LDB data, new analysis of port-wise vessel turnaround time is being prepared. Congestion between port and nearest check post is provided in the form of Port to CFS/ICD (For import cycle); CFS/ICD to Port (For export cycle); Port to nearest toll plaza. Using these analytics, port authorities are taking measure to improve performance.

Human Resource Development

• To promote professionals in the sector, Government is notifying qualification packs for different job roles in the sector

• A Webinar with Capacity Building Commission, Central Training Institutes (CTIs) and State Administrative Training Institutes (ATIs) was held in July 2023.

• To further give traction to training and capacity building in Logistics and Infrastructure Development, Syllabus and training modules is being developed.

• Sectoral Plan for Efcient Logistics (SPEL)

• To address sector-specific needs in the logistics sector and streamline movement of bulk and break-bulk cargo in the country, Sectoral Plans for Efficient Logistics (SPEL) are being developed by user Ministries. These include sector specific action plans /interventions necessary for seamless movement of goods across different origin-destination pairs.

• So far, Comprehensive Port Connectivity Plan (CPCP) to bridge last mile gaps to ports, has been developed by M/o Port, Shipping and Waterways. The CPCP consisting

of 107 Port connectivity projects (47 of MoR and 60 of MoRTH) has been notified.

• A Coal Logistics Plan for efficient coal evacuation has been developed by M/o Coal.

• M/o Steel is also developing its sectoral plan.

• State Engagement

• State Logistics Policy: To bring holistic focus on ‘logistics’ in public policy at State level, States/UTs are developing State Logistics Plans (SLPs) aligned with NLP So far, 22 States have notified their respective State Logistics policies.

• Logistics Ease Across Different States (LEADS): An indigenous logistics performance index on lines of the World Bank’s LPI, called ‘Logistics Ease Across Different States (LEADS)’ index for logistics performance monitoring across states has been developed. The survey is conducted annually and States are ranked according to their performance. The main objective is to identify areas of improvement and support State Governments to undertake adequate infrastructure, services and regulatory reforms to improve their logistics performance. The LEADS 2023 report will be unveiled soon.

• Logistics Cost Framework

• Logistics Division, DPIIT, has initiated an endeavour to estimate Logistics cost, since no official estimates available and they vary from 8-14% of GDP

• In the past studies in private sector (Armstrong & Armstrong and NCAER):

• Armstrong & Armstrong - 13% of GDP;

• NCAER, 2018 - 8.10% of GDP .

• Hence a need was felt for developing accurate estimates based on holistic data and relevant statistical models.

STEPS TAKEN:

• In March 2023, Government organized a workshop with international experts to brainstorm on best practices.

• Task Force with members including Senior Officials from concerned line Ministries and experts from academia, industry and think tanks, notified in March 2023.

• Several meetings of Task Force held.

• Using secondary data available in public domain baseline estimates for logistics cost achieved (using MOSPI’s Supply Use Tables). A long-term survey-based framework for logistics cost calculation developed.

• Despite data limitations (data available in public domain is mainly aggregated estimates of transportation cost) This estimate will be used as a baseline for carrying out comprehensive trend analysis in future This long-term survey-based study will help in arriving at robust logistics cost estimates at a disaggregated level so that targeted interventions across sectors / modes can be undertaken.

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India and Russia explore Northern Sea Route (NSR), Eastern Maritime Corridor (EMC) in an effort to widen maritime cooperation

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Sonowal met with the Minister of the R u s s i a n F e d e r a t i o n f o r t h e Development of the Far East and the Arctic, Mr. A.O. Chekunkov at the Pavilion of Kamchatka Territory, “Far East Street” in Vladivostok, Russia

During the meeting, both the leaders discussed wide range of items of maritime communication between India and Russia to widen maritime cooperation including possibility of usage of new transport corridors like the Northern Sea Route (NSR) as well as the Eastern Maritime Corridor (EMC) between Vladivostok and Chennai. It was also decided that India and Russia agreed to train of Indian seafarersin Polar and Arctic waters at the Russian Maritime Training Institute, named after GI Admiral Nevelsky, which is equipped with simulator training facilities, in Vladivostok, Russia.

Speaking on the occasion, Shri Sonowal said, “The relationship between Russia and India has deep historical roots and is based on mutual respect and shared interests We remain committed to maintaining strong ties and fostering strategic cooperation across various sectors With the support from the Russian government, our team visited the ports of Vladivostok, Vostochny, Nakhodka and Kozmino in May, 2023, which helped us gain insights and collaboration forged during the visits to these ports has contributed to our understanding of requirements for the full-scale operationalisation of the Eastern Maritime Cor ridor (EMC). Our proposed workshop in Chennai will discuss the operationalisation of the EMC, and we envision to involve pertinent stakeholders involved in the trading and transportation of potential

commodities such as coking coal, oil, and liquefied natural gas along this corridor. I am also happy to inform you that we have extended an invitation to Russia to participate at the upcoming Global Maritime India Summit (GMIS), 2023.”

Speaking at the meeting, the Minister of the Russian Federation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic, Mr. A.O. Chekunkov, said, “We discussed the development of maritime communications between our countries, as well as the prospects for using the Northern Sea Route This dynamic of contacts is the foundation f o r f u r t h e r s t r e n g t h e n i n g o u r partnership. Cooperation with the Republic of India is one of the priorities of the international activities of our Ministry; we intend to develop relations with Indian partners in the Far East in all areas of mutual interest.”

Highlighting the role of other alternative routes for exploring trade and commerce opportunities between India and Russia, Shri Sonowal said, “India is keen to collaborate a partnership regarding the development of the Northern Sea route, recognising the potential it holds for enhanced

connectivity and trade.”

Speaking on the alternative routes for trade, Mr AO Chekunkov said, “We agree with your conclusions that the potential cargo base of the line will be coking coal, oil, LNG and fertilizers. In the Far East, this product range is present in sufficient quantities, and in the east of India, the infrastructure to receive it is being built up. Taking into account the specialization of the Far Eastern ports, the project should be i m p l e m e n t e d i n a n e x p a n d e d geographical scope, including other regions in addition to Primorye, primarily the Khabarovsk Territory. We are ready to visit Chennai this October on a business mission and, with the participation of leading Russian exporters, to develop mutually beneficial solutions with the Indian side for the launch of the above lines. The NSR is a global transport project. Its development can provide economic benefits to both Russia and nonregional states For India, this is an opportunity to increase sales of shipbuilding products and gain income from participation in the general l o g i s t i c s b u s i n e s s i n n o r t h e r n latitudes.”

India growth may moderate in Q3 while China property slump casts shadow on global prospects: Fitch

MUMBAI: India's growth pace is likely to moderate in the third quarter, even as the economy continues to show resilience despite tighter monetary policy and weakness in exports, Fitch Ratings said.

The global rating agency left India's fiscal 2024 growth aim unchanged at 6.3% and also said the world economy in 2023 is likely to grow faster than estimated earlier However, the agency said the deepening slump in China’s property market is casting a shadow over global growth prospects. Fitch raised its forecast for world growth in 2023 by 0.1 percentage point to 2.5%.

"We have raised US growth by 0 8pp to 2 0%, Japan by 0 7pp to 2 0% and EM ex China by 0 5pp to 3 4% This has more than offset a 0 8pp cut to China – to 4 8% – and a 0 2pp cut to the eurozone, to 0.6%," Fitch said.

ThedifferentialbetweengrowthinEM ex China and developed economies is expected to rise towards historical norms this year partly reflecting the earlier timing of the monetary policy tightening cycleinemergingmarkets,itadded

However, Fitch cut 2024 world growth forecast by 0.2pp to 1.9% with widespread downward revisions. They also lowered the US growth forecast by

0.2pp to 0.3%, the eurozone by 0.3pp to 1.1%, and both China and EM ex. China by 0.2pp to 4.6% and 3.0%, respectively

Coming back to India, Fitch said high-frequency indicators point towards a potential slowdown in the growth rate of Asia's third largest economy in the third quarter of 2023. This is expected due to declining exports, stagnant credit growth, and the recent bimonthly consumer confidence survey conducted by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which indicates slightly i

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DP World unveils State-of-the-Art Warehouse facility in Bhiwandi

MUMBAI: DP World, a global leader in smart end-to-end logistics, has launched its state-of-the-art 3,80,000 sqft warehouse in Bhiwandi, in M a h a r a s h t r a ’ s T h a n e d i s t r i c t The facility is fully compliant for the storage and handling of chemicals along with non-chemicals and has commenced operations effective September 1, 2023. This new facility elevates DP World’s warehousing capability to 5+ million sqft. of warehousing space PAN India.

A partition divides the entire warehouse into two sections One spans 1,90,000 sqft and is specially designed for hazardous chemical storage, complete with heavy-duty G+8 level racking and state-of-the-art very e a r l y s m o k e d e t e c t i o n a p p a r a t u s ( V E S DA ) . This adaptable section offers an impressive capacity of 20,000 pallet positions for the normal temperature zone, along with an additional 1,000 pallet positions for the 20 to 25-degree temperature-controlled area, which can be further expanded when needed The second section covers 1,50,000 sqft. and is dedicated to non-chemical storage. Additionally, the warehouse includes 40,000 sqft. separate area featuring two distinct cold storage rooms.

The new facility provides comprehensive safety features throughout the premises. This also includes a Chill temperature-controlled area, maintained at 20° to 25°C, for Pharma, Food Reagents, etc. Additionally, there are fireproof partitions, a dedicated firewater system, a spill containment pit, and Rockwool insulation on the roof. To enhance air quality and promote employee wellbeing, the facility utilizes High-Volume Low-Speed Fans (HVLS) for efficient air circulation. Furthermore, as a sustainability initiative, the facility is equipped with a solar system.

The facility’s two-sided Docking system reduces the picking path whereas a Safety Lifeline system ensures driver safety while removing tarpaulin f r o m t r u c k s The facility also features an extended canopy area of over 5 meters, ensuring s m o o t h l o a d i n g a n d unloading of vehicles across all seasons.

Commenting on this opening, Anoop Chauhan, H e a d - C o n t r a c t Logistics & Cold Chain Solutions DP World, Subcontinent said, “At DP World, we are constantly working towards building a seamless multi-modal network. The addition of the state-of-the-art warehouse in Bhiwandi in the DP World network will not only expand our robust infrastructure but will also enable us to aid our customers in achieving greater connectivity between global and domestic markets.”

Speaking on the occasion, Yogesh Shevade, JLL, H e a d L o g i s t i c s & I n d u s t r i a l , I n d i a s a i d , “Congratulations to DP World on the inauguration of their advanced warehouse, spanning over 380,000 sq ft in Vadape - Bhiwandi, Mumbai. This strategically located facility, situated on the Mumbai-Nashik Highway boasts a remarkable height that allows for the utilization of 1.20 crore cubic feet, accompanied by a roof designed for solar load enablement. This cutting-edge warehouse exemplifies DP World's commitment to innovation and signifies its ambition to redefine the logistics landscape in India. JLL is delighted to have served as the exclusive advisor for this transaction”.

The new warehouse will further strengthen Bhiwandi’s position as one of Asia’s largest warehousing hubs by providing cold store solutions in the region It will benefit the agriculture, pharmaceuticals, EV, and chemicals traders in and around the region. Furthermore, with DP World’s strong multimodal logistics network and capabilities to offerend-to-end supply chain solutions, the customers will be able to access export markets and seamlessconnectivityacrosstheglobe