MUM-27-02-2023

Invest in the next growth story at JNPA SEZ

● JNPA SEZ conclave featured addresses and presentaononthekeyaspectsofJNPASEZ

● Export-oriented industries from Nashik were invitedtoinvestinJNPASEZ

NAVI MUMBAI : Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA), India’s premier container port has developed India’s first port-based multi sector operational Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in its vicinity To showcase unmatched growth propositions that it offers, JNPA SEZ in association with the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) organised a JNPA SEZ Investor Conclave from 1630 hrs on Friday, February24,2023atTheRadissonBlu,Nashik.

Shri Sanjay Sethi, IAS, addressing the Conclave

Invest in the next growth story at JNPA SEZ

● JNPA SEZ conclave featured addresses and presentaon on the key aspects of JNPA SEZ

● Export-oriented industries from Nashik were invited to invest in JNPA SEZ

The JNPA SEZ Investor Conclave succeeds impactful editions inMumbai andSurat. It was based on the theme ‘Invest in the Next Growth Story’ The Conclave featured addresses and presentation focussing on the key aspects of the JNPA SEZ while a panel discussion on ‘Potential and Opportunities with JNPA SEZ’ offered insights on ‘Achieving Global StandardswithSustainability’.

These deliberations provided an inclusive overview about the reasons for investing in JNPA SEZ and with a focus on meeting global parameters in Sustainability

Leading stakeholders from the Industry, JNPA Management and the Government participated in these discussions and shared their insights. At the outset, a series of pre-aligned ‘one-to-one meetings’ were also help with the senior management of the JNPA SEZ with the prospective investors. These interactions promoted inclusive dialogue

and an action-oriented roadmap for creating a ‘win-win’ situationforall.

Stating that the conclave proved to be a boon for those seeking to invest in Maharashtra, Shri Sanjay Sethi, IAS, Chairman, JNPA, said, “Aligning with the clarion call of ‘Make in India’ given by our Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi, JNPA has been at the forefront of promoting local trade and providing the best platform for nurturing such business. After our stupendous success at Mumbai and Surat, we wanted people from other parts of Maharashtra such as Nashik to take advantage of the availablefacilitiesatJNPASEZ.”

“With the commissioning of the first phase of Hindu Hrudaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg and Delhi Mumbai Expressway, reaching JN Port has become economically viable for traders.Duetothis,thestatehasbeenatthetopofthelistof investors. JNPASEZ is committed to provide them the best available infrastructure and facility to carry out the trade and enliven the dream of our Prime Minister to make India aneconomicpowerhouse,” theJNPAChairmanadded.

FESCO launches New Line to connect India, Türkiye and Russia

MOSCOW : FESCO Transport Group has announced the launch of a new service between India and Russia, the third deep-sea container service of the Russian transportation company

The new FESCO Indian Line will link Novorossiysk (Russia), Ambarli (Türkiye), Nhava Sheva (India)andMundra(India)

FESCO noted that transportation

ofdangerouscargowillbeallowed.

The new service will have a fortnight frequency and the average transit between Russia and India is expectedtobeapproximately25days.

“FESCO continues to expand the geography of transportation and improve the efficiency of its container services, taking into account the transformation of international supply chains,” stated

Andrey Severilov, Chairman of the FESCOBoardofDirectors.

He added, “Responding to the requestforanincreaseinthevolume of transportation between India and Russia, FESCO launched a new maritime service from the ports of India to Novorossiysk, which will speed up the delivery of goods and minimise the transportation costs of importersandexporters.”

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NORTH CONT., SCANDINAVIAN, RED SEA & MED. PORTS from NSICT

Valencia, Fos.

SCI/Hapag CMT/ISS Shpg. Southampton, Rotterdam,Antwerp,Dunkirk, Felixstowe, Le Havre —/ULA CFS COSCO COSCO Shpg. U.K., North Cont., Scandinavian, Red Sea & Med. Ports.

Indial Indial Shpg. U.K., North Cont., Scandinavian, Red Sea & Med. Ports.

Seahorse Ship U.K., North Continent, Scandinavian Ports & Riga, Klaipede, Tallim, St.Petersburg, Genoa, Valencia, Fos

Globelink Globelink WW U.K., North Continent, Scandinavian Ports & Ashdod, Piraeus, Thessaloniki, Athens,

Unifeeder Group Unifeeder Ag. U.K., North Continent & Scandinavian Ports. Dron.2 & TLP

TSS L'Global Ag. U.K., North Continent & Scandinavian Ports. Dronagiri-2

AMI Intl. AMI Global U.K., North Cont., Scandinavian, Red Sea & Med. Ports. Dronagiri-3 Kalko Faredeal U.K.,

TO LOAD FOR U.K., NORTH CONT., SCANDINAVIAN, RED SEA & MED. PORTS from NSIGT

LOAD FOR U.K., NORTH CONT., SCANDINAVIAN, RED SEA & MED. PORTS from GTI

FOR U.K., NORTH CONT., SCANDINAVIAN, RED SEA & MED. PORTS from BMCT

TO LOAD FOR BLACK SEA, EAST EUROPE & C.I.S PORTS from NSICT

SOUTH AMERICAN & WEST INDIES PORTS from NSICT

TO LOAD FOR USA, CANADA, ATLANTIC, PACIFIC, SOUTH AMERICAN & WEST INDIES PORTS from

TO LOAD FOR USA, CANADA, ATLANTIC, PACIFIC, SOUTH AMERICAN & WEST INDIES PORTS from GTI

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FOR WEST ASIA GULF PORTS From GTI

Feeders Sea Consortium Jebel Ali, Bandar Abbas.

) LMR Logistic Ser. Jebel Ali, Bandar Abbas. QNL/Milaha PoseidonShpg. Jebel Ali, Bandar Abbas.

Cordelia Cordelia Cont. Jebel Ali, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dammam,Jubail, Hamad, Baharin, Shuaiba, Shuwaikh, Sohar, Umm Qasr Alligator Shpg. Aiyer Shpg. Jebel Ali.

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BSS Bhavani Shpg. Jebel Ali, Doha, Kuwait, Bahrain, Bandar Abbas. Ashte CFS Seahorse Ship Gulf Ports.

LMT Orchid Gulf Ports. Dronagiri-3

Bay Line Freight Conn. Port Sudan & Al Sokhna CWC, GDL & DRT

ICC Line Neptune UAE & Upper Gulf Ports. GDL-5 Ceekay Parekh Gulf Ports. GDL-2

Team Leader Team Leader Dubai, Jebel Ali JWR CFS

Team Lines Team Global Log. Gulf Ports. JWR Logistics

TO LOAD FOR WEST ASIA GULF PORTS From BMCT

TO LOAD FOR FAR EAST, CHINA & JAPAN PORTS from NSFT

TO LOAD FOR FAR EAST, CHINA &

PORTS from NSICT

TO LOAD FOR FAR EAST, CHINA & JAPAN PORTS from BMCT

Shekou, Singapore.

CU Lines Seahorse Ship Port Kelang,Hongkong,Busan, Qingdao, Ningbo.

Feeders Sea Consortium

Emirates Shpg (CIX3 Service)

HMM Shpg. Port Kelang, Singapore, Laem Chabang, Caimep, Kaohsiung, Seabird CFS

Line Maersk India Pusan, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam & Other Indland Destination. Maersk CFS

Lines TS Lines (I)

Pusan, Shanghai,Ningbo, Shekou & South East Asia

TO LOAD FOR EAST, WEST & SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS from NSICT

PORTS from BMCT

TO LOAD FOR EAST, WEST & SOUTH AFRICAN PORTS from GTI

JAIGARH PORT LIMITED

VESSELS DUE AT MUMBAI FOR EXPORT LOADING

Agents

m.v. “X-PRESS ANGLESEY” 23001E I.G.M. No. 2336298 Dtd. 23.02.2023

The above vessel has arrived at NHAVA SHEVA (BMCT) on 26-02-2023 with import cargoes from ports BUSAN NEW PORT, CHANGSHU, HAIPHONG, HOCHIMINH, HONGWAN(IN ZHUHAI), HUANGPU (IN GUANGZHOU), INCHEON, NINGBO, PORT KLANG NORTHPORT, SHANGHAI, SHEKOU, ZHAPU, ZHENJIANG also transshipment cargo of following Ex. Mother vessels:

Consignees are requested to present Original Bills of Lading duly discharged and obtain Delivery Order on payment of all charges as applicable. Detention charges where applicable will be charged as per tariff.

Our Surveyors are M/s. Pinnacle Marine Surveyors Pvt Ltd. Usual Survey conditions shall apply.

Consignees are also requested to note that the carriers and/or their Agents are not bound to send individual notifications regarding arrival of the vessel or the goods.

Note : For IGM & ITEM nos. Vessel arrival inquiry, destination charges tariff please visit our site : www.ekmtc.com For KOREA MARINE TRANSPORT CO. LTD.

PM chairs 41st PRAGATI Interaction-reviews nine key infra projects worth over Rs 41,500 cr

NEW DELHI : Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of the 41st edition of PRAGATI and reviewed nine key infrastructure projects spread across 13stateshavingcumulativeworthofoverRs41,500crore.

The Prime Minister advised the concerned ministries andstateGovernmentstousethePMGatiShaktiportalfor planning of infrastructure projects. He insisted on expeditious resolution of land acquisition, utility shifting andotherissuesfortimelycompletionofprojects.

The Prime Minister also emphasised on ensuring proper coordination between the Central Government ministries and the state governments.

At the meeting, nine key infrastructure projects were reviewed. Among the nine projects, three projects are of the MinistryofRoadTransport&Highways, two of the Ministry of Railways and one project each of the Ministry of Power, Ministry of Coal, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Ministry of Health & FamilyWelfare.

These nine projects have a cumulative cost of over Rs 41,500 crore and relate to 13 states, including Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, UttarPradesh,Jharkhand,Kerala,Karnataka,TamilNadu, Assam,Gujarat,MaharashtraandArunachalPradesh. PRAGATI is the ICT based multi-modal platform for pro-active governance and timely implementation, involving the Centre and state governments.

Special Secretary, Logistics visits Visakhapatnam Port Authority

VISAKHAPATNAM : Ms.Sumita Dawra, Special Secretary, Logistics, Ministry of Commerce, visited Visakhapatnam Port Authority (VPA) here on Friday. Mr. K. Rama Mohana Rao, Chairman, VPA, welcomed theSpecialSecretary.

During her visit, VPA Chairman K. Rama Mohana Rao, explained the infrastructure facilities available in VPA, the process of exports and imports, cargo handling capacity, modernisation and mechanisation of

VPABerths,theportsaidinarelease.

The Special Secretary discussed the status of the Rail, Road and evacuation infrastructure, development of multi-modal logistics for Visakhapatnam Port undertaken through the PMGatiShaktiinitiatives.

She also discussed the Container Terminal’s operational performance captured under the Logistics Data Bank (LDB) Project.

exports to get impacted in 2023 due to Global uncertainty : Report

Indian

NEW DELHI - India’s exports may see a warm growth this year as the country’s major export markets are forecasttodeclinesharplyin2023,theGovernmentsaid.

In2022,theglobaltradegrowthfell,anditisexpectedto remain low in 2023 with a further decline in volume and valueoftradeonthebackofslowingglobaloutput,”India’s MinistryofFinancesaidinmonthlyeconomicreport.

As per the report, High frequency indicators suggest monetary tightening has started weakening global demand and this may continue in 2023 as various agencies haveforecastedadeclineinglobalgrowth.

The monthly economic report released recently also highlightsthatbesidesmonetarytightening,uncertainties from the lingering pandemic and ongoing conflict in Europemayfurtherdampenglobalgrowth.

The report further adds that While inflation risks look set to diminish in 2023/24, geopolitical tensions and

consequentsupplychaindisruptionsmaynot.

Despite the prospect of tepid export growth, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank project India to be the fastest-growing major economy in 2023,thereportsaid.

As estimated by IMF India will grow at 6.1% in 2023 while the World Bank estimates the country’s growth for nextyearat6.6%.

If El Nino predictions are accurate, monsoon rains in India could be deficient leading to lower agricultural outputandhigherprices,thereportsaid.

The Reserve Bank of India is mandated to keep retail inflation within its tolerance band of 2%-6%. Data released last week showed India’s annual retail inflation in January rose above the central bank’s upper threshold for the first time in three months to 6.52% from 5.72%inDecember.

APEDA inks Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Lulu Hypermarket for export promotion of millets in GCC countries

NEW DELHI : In a move to harness export potential of millets to the Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCCs), the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) that works under the Ministry of Commerce, Government of India, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Lulu HypermarketLLConFebruary21,2023.

APEDA aims to promote millet products and valueadded products around the world in association with Lulu Group, which is an international retail hypermarketchainthatoperatesstoresandshopping malls across Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, IndiaandFarEast.

As per the agreement, the Lulu Group will facilitate promotional activities for millet products and enable the country to display millets and its value added products, ready to eat products in international retail chains by sourcing it from Farmer Producer Organizations, Farmer Producer Companies, women entrepreneurs and startups.

APEDA will facilitate manufactures to send various samples of millet products to Lulu Hypermarkets, which will be showcased at its various stores. APEDA, in associationwithLuluGroup,willalsoprovideassistancein labeling of the products in accordance with the

requirementofdifferentimportingcountries.

As a part of its series of events for the promotion of International Year of Millets (IYoM) 2023, APEDA is organizing export promotion activities for millets in 16InternationalTradeFairs,includingGulfood2023.

India has exported millets worth USD 46.05 million during April-November 2022-23 and the UAE being the major importing country of Indian millets. Signing of MoU will facilitate APEDA’s strategy to promote the export of millets and its value-added products in West Asian countries to achieve the overall set target of USD 100 million for export of millets and its value-added products by2025.

The MoU was signed between Dr Tarun Bajaj, Director APEDA and Mr. Salim VI, the Chief Operating Officer of LuLu Group in presence of APEDA Chairman Dr M Angamuthu, Consul General of India Dr Aman Puri and Mr. M.A. Yusuff Ali, the Chairman&ManagingDirectorofLuluGroup.

Speaking on the occasion, APEDA Chairman M Angamuthu said, “It’s a Mission and Vision of Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to promote Millets in the international market. The APEDA team is ready to provide all required help to exporters, millet producers, women FPOs, etc to promote Indian millets across the globe.”

Amazon to integrate its last-mile delivery infra with ONDC

NEW DELHI : E-commerce giant Amazon will join the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) platform in India. As part of its initial collaboration, Amazon will integrate its Smart Commerce and logistics services, which include pickup and delivery, with the ONDC network.

Smart Commerce is a suite of SaaS products hosted on AWS that enables MSMEs to build and scale their businesses across digital mediums and integrate with the ONDCnetwork.

This partnership will enable Amazon to mobilise its industry-leading infrastructure and technology, including logistics and small business digitisation tools, to help the ONDC accelerate its objectives of digitally enabling small businesses and providing convenience and choice to customersacrossthecountry.Itwillalsobenefitmillionsof consumers with wider choices and provide greater technical support to the seller community, further empowering small businesses, the company said in a

statement.

ONDC is a non-profit organisation established by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) with the aim of democratising e-commerce across the country. The ONDC network is currently piloted in 167 cities in the alpha phase, and two cities in the beta phase. A national launch is planned in early2023.

Tiwary added that Amazon was excited to help ONDC achieve its goals faster by providing its infrastructure andtechnology.

TheONDCnetworkprotocolenablesanyonetocreate an e-commerce marketplace and tap into the ONDC network to get products displayed and delivered without having to worry about logistics. T Koshy, Managing Director and Chief Executive of ONDC, commented, “We are happy that Amazon has a definite roadmap to being a part of the ONDC network and is taking its first step in cominginasthelogisticspartnerintheONDCnetwork.”

WTO report nds Global trade resilient following one year of war in Ukraine

GENEVA - A new WTO information note released recently reports that global trade remained resilient and performed better than pessimistic predictions for 2022 as economies greatly affected by the war in Ukraine found alternative sources of supply. For the longer-term outlook, new WTO simulations show the importance of strengthening the multilateral trading system, with least-developed countries likely to be hardest hit if international cooperation were to breakdown.

The note titled “One year of war in Ukraine: Assessing the impactonglobaltradeanddevelopment”estimatesthattrade growth in 2022 was above the WTO trade forecast of 3% issued in April and substantially higher than its estimates for more pessimistic scenarios for the year. The stability of global trade was also evident in global supply chains, confirmed by the 4% year-on-year growth of trade in intermediate goods in the

secondquarterof2022.

“Global trade has held up well in the face of the war in Ukraine. Despite the devastation we have seen one year on, trade flows remained open. We have not seen the worst predictions foreseen at the onset of the war. Sharply higher food prices and supply shortages have not materialized thanks to the openness of the multilateral trading system and thecooperationgovernmentshavecommittedtoattheWTO,” Chief Economist Ralph Ossa said. “Resilience will ultimately be best served by fostering deeper and more diverse international markets, anchored in open and predictable traderules,”hesaid.

Russia's exports expanded by 15.6% in value terms because of an increase in prices particularly for fuels, fertilizers and cereals. However, estimates suggest Russia's exportvolumemayhavedeclinedslightly.

SCI revised demerger plan approved by The Ministry of Corporate Affairs

MUMBAI : The Ministry of Corporate Affairs approved the revised demerger plan of Shipping CorporationofIndia(SCI).Undertherevisedplan,Rs1000 crore will be transferred to the non-core assets. The move willpavewayfordivestmentofSCI,whichisexpectedtobe completedbyFY24.

According to an exchange filing on BSE, SCI board had approved the Demerger Scheme for hiving off the identified non-core assets of the company on August 3, 2021. Subsequent to the instructions of Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW), SCI incorporated a 100 per cent subsidiary Shipping Corporation of India Land and Assets Limited (SCILAL) inNovember2021forthedemergerof‘noncore’ assets.

The approval for strategic divestment of SCI was given by the Union Cabinet in November 2019.

“Preliminary Information Memorandum (PIM) / Expression of Interest (EOI) was floated on 22.12.2020 for strategic divestment of entire 100% shareholding of Government of India (“GOI”) equity stake of 63.75% in Shipping Corporation of India Limited (“SCIL”). Multiple EoIs were received bythe last date and time of submission of EoIs,” Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shri Sarbananda SonowalhadtoldRajyaSabhainDecember2021.

The Government had said that the proposed strategic disinvestment in SCI would involve ‘disinvesting of core assets of SCI along with management control of the company to a strategic buyer’. The non-core assets of SCI will be hived off through de-merger process in accordance with the prevailing guidelines issued by Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM).

move to modernise fleets as new vessel-age rules loom

Indian shipowners

MUMBAI - In an early sign of supply chain transformation in India, niche feeder lines operating on coastal or regional short-haul routes have begun to modernise their tonnage, as Government revises its shipagepolicy.

Mumbai-based operator Shreyas has just acquired two mid-size second-hand containerships, of 2,872 TEU and 2,553 TEU, to upgrade its fleet after disposing of two aging 1998-builtvessels,theSSLChennaiandSSLKochi.

The move comes as, amid growing marine environmental concerns, the Directorate General of Shipping(DGShipping),India’smaritimeadministrator,is close to releasing the final shape of legislation to restrict shipsof25yearsoldormorefromcallingatIndianPorts.

“Quality tonnage is paramount for safe and secure expansion of the maritime sector and to achieve sustainability in ocean government,” said DG Shipping in its provisional document. And a source at the Indian National Shipowners Association (INSA)said: “The recent

newacquisitionsareasignthatownershavebeguntomull over the age of vessels in the trade. This realisation has promptedoperatorstoupgrade.”

Another Mumbai-based liner industry representative noted that, besides intra-country or coastal trade tonnage, vessels deployed on Africa routings out of India were mostly older and “we will see them getting axed gradually”.

DemandforshortseashippingconnectionsinIndiahas seen some traction after the government liberalised cabotage rules in 2018 to encourage foreign-flag participation. But smaller operators, usually thriving on inducement calls, could now face competitive challenges inthechartermarket.

Severalgloballinerleaders,likeMaerskandONE,have recently launched short-haul connections out of India to serve transhipment/regional trade, and vessel redeployments have also become an industry strategy to minimisetheimpactofslowingdemand.

SHIPPING MOVEMENTS AT DEENDAYAL PORT

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VESSELS IN PORT & DUE FOR IMPORT DISCHARGE

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TO LOAD FOR U. K. NORTH CONTINENT, MEDITERRANEAN, BLACK SEA, RED SEA, EAST EUROPE & CIS PORT

ADANI MUNDRA CONTAINER TERMINAL (AMCT)

ADANI INTERNATIONAL CONTAINER TERMINAL PVT LTD. (AICT)

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01/03 BAFD Atlantic (V-309W) Maersk Line Maersk India U.K. Cont.

Car.CB-4 CMA CGM Valpariso(V-OMTE5WI)(Sailed) Maersk Line Maersk India Africa

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Vessel Name (Voy) Sailing Dt. Next Port EXPORT SAILING FROM NSFT

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MSC Freeport (V-IM307A) 26-02-2023 Mundra

Beach Express(V-008W)

Wide Juliet (V-027E) 21-02-2023 Colombo

Ever Dainty (V-E169) 21-02-2023 Port Kelang

Majd (V-2302E) 23-02-2023 Hazira

Xin Yan Tian (V-076W) 23-02-2023 AICT

MOL Celebration (V-089E) 25-02-2023 Pipavav

Shijing (V-308E) 26-02-2023 Pipavav

X-Press Bardsey (V-23002E) 27-02-2023 Colombo

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XinHongkong(V-060) 21-02-2023 Pipavav

MSC Bridgeport (V-IW307A) 21-02-2023 Colombo

OOCL Asia (V-177W) 22-02-2023 ACMT

Northern Vigour(V-O2SDRS1) 23--02-2023 ACMT

Cap San Lazaro (V-307W) 24-02-2023 Salallah

Navios Verde (V-33W) 24-02-2023 Colombo

Tabea (V-2305E) 25-02-2023 AICT

Ever Uberty (V-181E) 26-02-2023 Hazira

HyundaiOakland(V-0121E) 26-02-2023 Hazira

X-Press Angelesey (V-23001E) 26-02-2023 Karachi

X-Press Altair (V-23005E) 26-02-2023 Mundra

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SCINNTC Supply Chain Solutions (NTC Group) Commissions a State-of-the-art Warehouse facility in Gujarat for Gulf Oil Lubricants

NANDIGRAM (GUJARAT) : SCINNTC,asubsidiaryofNTCGroup is pleased to announce the inauguration of India’s amongst few lubricant compliant warehouse at its state-of-the-art distribution Centre (CDC) for Gulf Oil Lubricants India Ltd. at Nandigram, near Silvassa –Gujarat.Thisfacilitywillhelpsupport & administer the supply of lubricants & allied products for Gulf Oil, across the country to meet the growing demandsofIndianLubricantmarket.

This facility set up by SCINNTC Supply Chain Solution with a total capital outlay close to Rs. 20 Cr industry real estate & support infrastructure is a fully secured facility with Fire Sprinkler System with all safety guidelines in place for storage &handlingofproducts.Thededicated warehouse is designed to store over 12000 Kilolitres of throughput & inventoryof6000to8000Kilolitres.

Speaking on the occasion of the launch of the facility, Balaji V, Cofounder & CEO – SCINNTC said, “We arecommitted tocreatingsuchstateof-the-art warehouse infrastructure to valued customers like Gulf and

operations to deliver – high quality of service experience, operational efficiency and customer satisfaction. This facility employs best in class warehouse processes namely Kanban, 5S, and 3C to name a few.”

The pioneering facility has software enabled & integrated systems to ensure high degree of operational efficiency for inbound operation & out bound operation. Many automation devices, storage devices & process efficiency parameters havebeendeployedinthiswarehouse to deliver faster and defect free warehouse management, according toSCINNTC. Phase 1ofthisfacility is spread over close to 1 lac sq. ft. and is scalable to an additional 1 lac square feetinphase2.

“Gulf Oil Lubricants India Ltd. (GOLIL) is a leading multinational brandinthelubricantmarketandisin the top 2/3 brand among private lubricants manufacturing companies in India. We have been on a growth path for the last 10 years with

CAGR+12% year on year. To further strengthen the growth strategy and create a strong supply chain and customer service we have partnered SCINNTC to build and operate a CDC West in Bhilad, Gujarat,” said Arijit Bhattacharya, General Manager-Demand Fulfilment-SCM,GOLIL.

This facility will create employmentformorethan100people deployed across two shifts and provide opportunity to a trained workforce, specialized in handling chemicals/lubricants.

AMP Terminals : Vessel Inspection App gets sector seal of approval

THE HAGUE : APM Terminals’ Vessel Inspection App has been relaunched this month with new features to further support safe working environments for stevedores andotherterminalstaff.

The app, which is available in six languages: Arabic, English, French, Georgian, Portuguese and Spanish, takes inspectors through a standardised eight-step procedure, ensuring consistent, comparable and trackedresults.

Eight-steps to Safer

Inspectors are guided to ensure thegangway issafebefore theyboard a vessel, to inspect all relevant work areas and address concerns before operations start. By digitizing the inspection process, key concerns are reported consistently across vessels, andacrossterminals.

With the App, Pre-existing or historicissuesareflaggedandvisible, andascoring system from onetofour (rather than the previous yes/no response) facilitates the rating of criticality. Further upgrades include training materials and visuals guides

to improve ease of use, and escalation steps in the event of safety critical or recurring issues. Standardized processes for managing critical risks have, as a result, been furtherenhanced.

So far, 23,000 inspections have been carried out globally using the App which has been credited with elevating safety Standards across shipping lines. The relaunchedApp has already received positive feedback from inspectors fromoursixpilotterminals.

No shortcomings

The App has attracted the attentionofourjointventureandnoncontrolled APM Terminals partners. Additionally, it received the recent accolade of being placed first in the industry-leading TT Innovation in SafetyAwardsonFebruary23.

Said Jack Craig, Chief Operations Officer at APM Terminals: “We are delighted withthisrecognition forthe safety app we have developed inhouse in collaboration with Maersk. The app provides a standardised digital platformfor terminals tocarry

out vessel inspections, highlighting potentialcriticalrisk.Itunderpinsour continuous focus on safety throughout our operations and is a great example of how we can smartly deploytechnologytobeevenbetterat this.”

His words were echoed by ArunKalam, Sr. Global HSE Business Partner, and member of the team responsiblefortheupgrade.“Safetyis theleadingdriverinthisApplication–andsafetyextendsbeyondcompetitor boundaries,”hesaid.

“We want to make sure that the environment in which stevedores work is safe, and that all colleagues returnhomesafelyeveryday.”