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Digitising Freight Forwarding For A Seamless Supply Chain

FreightBro, a digital platform for freight forwarders and Journal of Commerce (JOC.com), a portal for news about container shipping & logistics have organised the latter's first ‘India Logistics Technology Summit’ on August 22 in Navi Mumbai.

Customer Centricity Key To All E-commerce Business Decisions

At the inaugural Ecommerce Logistics Summit 2019, stakeholders came together for compelling deliberations on issues facing the industry. Building business intelligence, keeping the customer at the centre, understanding regulation for smoother business were among the key points discussed by enthusiastic panel members.

Building Logistics Competencies For India's Pharma Exports

Over the last 30 years, India’s pharmaceutical industry has evolved from being almost non-existent to becoming a world leader in the production of high quality generic drugs. At the same time, medical science and medical technology have also advanced leaps and bounds with drugs becoming more sensitive than ever before. To counteract this complexity and create worldwide quality standards, Indian pharma players in tandem with their logistics counterparts are trying to ace cold chain standards by connecting quality with technology.

Booming Ecommerce Opportunities Discussed At Locus Event

FMCG players are looking towards rural India as their new growth avenue. FMCG 2025 deliberates on capturing the mind space of millennials who have a shorter attention span and different priorities than the older generations.

ACAAI Appoints Sunil Arora As President, Afzal Malbarwala As Vice-president

Sunil Arora of Delta Air Freight has been appointed as the president of the Air Cargo Agents Association of India (ACAAI) for 2019-2020.

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.

indian pharma goes the extramile

the global pharmaceutical industry has maintained an upward growth trajectory despite regulatory changes, constant public scrutiny and high demand for temperature and time controlled shipments. in this fast evolving marketplace, india has established itself as a global manufacturing and research hub, in which a well-organized logistics and supply chain sector has played an important role.

E-commerce Thrust for Air Express

With the burgeoning e-commerce sector and other new age industries in India, the air express industry is turning out to be a pivotal segment for enhancing exports, especially in the SME segment.

Uncluttering Intra-City Logistics With Technology

Logistics marketplace ‘Porter’ deals in tech-enabled intra-city logistics. The online marketplace offers mini-trucks (LCVs) to SMEs, small businesses and individuals on demand as well as on fixed arrangement basis. Founded in 2014 by three IIT graduates Pranav Goel, Uttam Digga and Vikas Chaudhary, the company seeks to eliminate the inefficiencies existing in the intra city logistics market with the use of its proprietary technology platform. The company has raised Rs 35 crore in Series A funding from Sequoia, Kae Capital and other investors. Pranav Goel, Cofounder and CEO of Porter talks to Shreya Bhattacharya to reveal more…..

Working in India Is Something That I Will Never Forget

The story and success of Emirates Airline is so intertwined with the incredible development and the envious growth of Dubai as a cosmopolitan city that keeps setting new global benchmarks in urban development and living. The airline has achieved phenomenal growth in the three decades that it has been in operation.

Warehouse Automation Paving A Smarter Path To Growth

Warehouses in india have gradually transitioned from being just godowns for storage to ulta-modern, state-of-the-art facilities. What is now revolutionizing the warehousing experience is the advanced level of automation as robotics, artificial intelligence and internet of things propel warehouse communication for quicker deliveries.

Kolkata Airport Cargo Gateway To North East And Beyond

Being one of the fifth busiest airports in India, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (formerly known as Dum Dum Airport) has recently started using solar energy for its day-to-day operations. Managed by Airports Authority of India (AAI), the airport has modernised its cargo facilities that resulted in an increase in cargo handling capacity.

FTWZS & Logistics Parks Fostering Growth

These are heady times for India’s logistics sector. as the country aspires to become a global powerhouse for manufacturing, government initiatives, unified tax reforms and increasing transparency give that extra edge to the sector. What’s more, free trade warehousing zones and logistics parks offer significant opportunities for collaboration and private sector investments.

Why 3PL Companies Must Consider Outsourcing To Logistics Partners

Have you ever wondered why a company should outsource its core competency? NISHITH RASTOGI argues the reasons.

Building Port Infrastructure To Boost Indian Exports

With the recent relaxation on cabotage laws for foreign vessels, there could be an increased utilisation of Indian ports as transshipment hubs, contributing positively to cargo traffic within India.

We Are The Front Runners In Digitisation And Innovation

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.

Jupiter Group Acquires 60 Percent Stake In CEBBCO

Kolkata-headquartered Jupiter Group, which manufactures freight wagons, railway components and railway equipment at its integrated, state-of-the art facility in West Bengal has, along with its international partners, announced the acquisition of over 60 percent stake in Madhya Pradesh based company Commercial Engineers & Body Builders Co. Ltd. (CEBBCO).

India's Maritime Sector Forges New​​​​​​​ Opportunities

In a country where 95 percent of trading by volume and 70 percent by value is done through maritime transport, the importance of ports and terminals is significant. Since the country has the advantage to engage in trade and commerce through sea routes, the Indian maritime sector is constantly on the lookout for technologies and advancements to develop ‘smart ports’. Technologies such as real time track and trace, facilitating paperless transactions, big data, are all helping the industry to enhance security, lower the cost and deliver more for less.

EbixCash Acquires Trucking Logistics Marketplace Routier

Ebix, a leading international supplier of on-demand software and e-commerce services to the insurance, financial, healthcare and e-learning industries has announced that one of its India-based EbixCash subsidiaries has acquired a 67 percent stake in Routier, a Delhi-based B2B Marketplace for trucking logistics.

FIATA World Congress Paves Way For Collaboration; New Pacts Inked

The 52nd edition of International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) World Congress (FWC) 2018 held at Pullman Hotel, Aerocity, New Delhi from September 26-29 was attended by 1,200 delegates from more than 130 countries.

Filling The Gaps In Logistics Industry

Kushal Nahata, who bootstrapped fareye along with two of his batch mates, talks about transforming logistics and supply chain industry using digital tools and software as a service and address the gaps in the industry with innovative customer first solutions using automation and machine learning.

Ushering In Air Cargo Africa 2019

The all-important ‘Air Cargo Africa 2019’ is a month away and here’s where the global air cargo fraternity will come together to interact with industry stalwarts and discuss the challenges concerning the industry and future of the sector. The highlight of the event remains the commodity-specific conferences that will provide an equal opportunity for high yield shippers/exporters, key policymakers and other stakeholders in the supply chain to deliberate on the opportunities and challenges that arise in the shipping of flowers, automotive, pharmaceuticals and e-commerce goods.

Auto SCM Summit 2018 Initiates A Dialogue To Speed Up Efficiency In Supply Chain

The automobile supply chain stakeholders and regulatory authorities came together to discuss the challenges and their expectations to enable efficiency in supply chain operations.