Vaartha June 2016.cdr

Issue No. 12 / Vol 13/ June 2016
'VCT has natural Depth of 16.5 m alongside - The deepest amongst Indian Container Terminals'
JMB TURNS 100 - MILESTONES & VISION
In 1916, a legendary shipping company had put the first foot step into the world when two enterprising brothers – Shri
Manilal H Kotak & Shri Jayantilal H Kotak were offered partnership in a firm floated in the maritime sector by Mr. Baxi and
thereafter started the journey of J. M. Baxi (JMB) & Co. The journey, however, met with a lot of reluctance by the British
Government.
As the world war - 1 continued, the Kotaks continued to act as a sub-agent in many of the Gujarat ports for ship
husbanding & agency work. During the time when the monopolized shipping trade in India was dominated by foreign
lines, JMB group, made their mark by handling ship husbandry and agency works in the minor ports of Gujarat. PostIndependence, the saga continued with the next generation taking up the company with much more enthusiasm and
exploring many business verticals. Today standing one among the 630 companies in India, JMB group has reached a
milestone in the year 2016 turning 100 years showing the legacy of resilience and strength the group has inherited.
This inspiration is being carried forward by the current Chairman – Shri Krishna B Kotak who joined the family business at
the age of 18 and spearheaded with his sons Mr. Dhruv K Kotak and Mr. Vir K Kotak supporting him to enlarge the ship
agency business into a diversified and complete shipping company with presence in almost all the verticals of the
industry. Being present at such a legendary landmark, the three Kotaks are celebrating the centenary year with all the
principals, clients, associates and partners thanking them for the support and belief entrusted with the organization.
The entire team celebrated centenary year on 26th June, 2016, along with the 13th anniversary of Visakha Container
Terminal in the City of Destiny. The year which has shown a growth rate of 17% has set the perfect platform for the entire
trade who’ve been using Port City as a gateway to come together and join hands for firm relationship bonding. While
addressing the gathering, the Chairman of JMB group mentioned the values that the organisation believes in and how it
has been implementing it. He said that “Honesty, Integrity & Innovation are the 3 core values which lead the path of
success to JMB group. While the Chairman shared his experiences on the past, Mr. Vir K Kotak mentioned about the
present status of the company and a message about the future by Mr. Dhruv K Kotak was shared with the staff,
stakeholders and trade.
The 100 year old “Start-Up” company JMB group, having taken a fresh guard now, is all set to achieve many more such
milestones and visions in the years to come.
(Left) Mr. Alok Upadhyay, Sr. Manager-Logistics, OCL India Ltd., and
Mr. Subrat Ranjan Panda, General Manager-Marketing, SR Punitech Pvt.
Ltd., visited on 02.06.2016
(Right) Mr. Dinesh Mantri, Chief Financial Officer, Bharat Aluminium
Co. Ltd., and Mr. Shiva, Manager, Western Carriers, visited on 03.06.2016
(Right) Ms. Radhika, Executive, Sitaram Spinning Mill Pvt. Ltd.,
and Mr. Rajasekhar, visited on 03.06.2016
(Right) Mr. Sanjay Jain, Director, Akriti Overseas and
Mr. Khaleem, Branch Manager, Sea Shell Logistics Pvt. Ltd.,
visited on 08.06.2016
(Right) Mr. Adam Lee, President, (2nd from left) Mr. Felix Huang, Asst. Manager,
Evergreen Marine ( Singapore) Pte Ltd., and Mr. Tom Liu, Branch Manager-Chennai,
Evergreen Shipping Agency (India) Pvt. Ltd., visited on 13.06.2016
(Middle) Mr. M. Janga Reddy, Dy. Manager-Export Logistics, (2nd from right) Mr. Sastry, Warehouse
Manager, Aurobindo Pharma Ltd., (left) Mr. Christopher G, Head-CHA, Mega Sea Shipping & Logistics
Pvt. Ltd., (2nd from left) Ms. Shahin K, Asst. Manager, Focus Trans-Tech and Mr. B. Venu Madhav,
Branch Manager, Far N Par (India) Pvt. Ltd., visited on 15.06.2016
(Right) Mr. Lovkesh Bhatia, General Manager and Mr. Aashish Runthala,
Head-Central Logistics, Hindalco Industries Ltd., visited on 22.06.2016
(Left) Mr. Bill Bryant, Managing Director, APAC & MEA, Stolt-Nielsen
Singapore Pte. Ltd., and Mr. Ajay K. Sahoo, Managing Director, StoltNielsen India Pvt.Ltd., visited on 27.06.2016
(Left) Mr. S. Rajkumar, Regional Manager-commercial, South & East India
and Mr. Vishal Gupta, Local Representative, Zim Integrated Shipping
Services (I) Pvt. Ltd.,visited on 27.06.2016
(Left) Mr. K. Karthikeyan, General Manager and Mr. P. S. V. Vamsi Krishna,
Sr. Executive, Goodrich Maritime Pvt. Ltd., visited on 28.06.2016
VCT - The Ideal Gateway on the East Coast of India
VCT – THE ADDITIONAL GATEWAY FOR NEPAL
Since the time Government of India and
Nepal announced using Visakhapatnam as
the additional gateway port for the EXIM
movements to ICD Birgunj there have been
various deliberations made in different
forums. Though both Governments signed
the dotted lines there are other formalities
and process to be established to facilitate
the movement. Hence a team from Nepal
government headed by Dr. Somlal Subedi,
Chief Secretary, Govt. of Nepal, visited
Visakha Container Terminal on 24th June,
2016. Along with him other higher govt.
officials accompanied to discuss the
operational modalities, establishment of custom process & SOP but more importantly the commercials in terms of rail /
road movements. A 2 day event was organised by VPT for the Nepal Delegates meeting all the stakeholders, Customs
officials, Railways Authorities and BOT operators in the process.
On this event, Mr. M.T. Krishna Babu, IAS, Chairman – VPT, Mr. P.L. Haranadh, IRTS, Dy. Chairman, along with the Nepal
delegation and other port officials visited VCT. A comprehensive presentation was made to the delegation highlighting
the inherent advantages the terminal has and how it is best suited to be the additional gateway for Nepal.
During the discussions, the delegation were requested to look at bilateral movements too from India in addition to the
EXIM cargo from third country. There is a lot of potential for the 2 way movements between India and Nepal that would
complement the EXIM cargo movements thus facilitating the full rake transportation to ICD Birgunj.
Post the discussion with the terminal and the shipping fraternity, the high profile delegation from Nepal was quite
convinced of Visakhapatnam offering their traders a premium service and the ease of doing business here would
certainly augment the business further.
VCT with its global connectivity and direct weekly services especially from China & South East Asia, where most of the
Nepal imports originate is all set to soon enhance their volumes by way of this ICD traffic.
OOCL KOBE ANCHORED AT VCT
OOCL a Hong Kong based company strengthened its presence in Visakhapatnam by deploying a ship in the MD2
service partnered with Bengal Tiger Line. The ship, OOCL Kobe with a LOA of 260 m anchored for the first time at
Visakha Container Terminal
on 11th June, 2016. The vessel
can carry about 4578 TEUs
with a Deadweight of 50,554
MT. The vessels of MD2
service are scheduled to call
the terminal weekly every
Friday.
To commemorate the maiden
voyage of the ship in the
service, a small felicitation
ceremony was held on board the vessel with the captain, crew, VCT staff, other representatives of the carrier and vessel
handling agents.
VCT - The Emerging Transhipment Hub
VIZAG – A NEW HUB FOR PROCURING FROZEN FOOD
Frozen food exports from Visakhapatnam are on a rise with world class
facilities coming up in the area to export Bovine & Pork Meat.
Andhra Pradesh is already an establishment for 3 pig breeding stations –
Vizianagaram, West Godavari and Krishna districts. The export oriented
pork project has a capacity to slaughter 100 pigs a day and is being
developed under Public Private Partnership (PPP) model within the
jurisdiction of Greater Visakha Municipal Corporation (GVMC).
An estimate of Rs. 30 Cr is planned for the project. This project would also
boost the economic conditions of the pig farmers in the state.
The state of the art container terminal in Port city stood first in terms of
dollar value of reefer exports for two consecutive years. The port has well
established connectivity to countries like – Sweden, Norway and Geneva
where this meat exports are likely to take place.
Bovine meat which is being exported to Oman has now opened new
markets for Indian frozen food like UAE, Egypt, Iraq, Iran, China, Vietnam
and Russia. The third biggest modern abattoir in the country is set up in
Visakhapatnam that would be in lines with the world class infrastructure
where the meat is frozen at -40°C. The new facility would generate 90
tonnes of bovine meat in a day which requires about 600 buffaloes. The
male bovine would be procured majorly from Odisha, West Bengal and
also from North-Coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh.
According to Agriculture and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), India exports nearly
8-10 Lakh tonnes of buffalo meat every year of which 50% is exported to China. As VCT is already a gateway for bovine
meat, with these new facilities being established in Vizag, reefer container volumes from VCT is expected to grow
significantly.
GSE CHILDREN’S PAINTING COMPETITION - 2016
GSE children’s painting competition 2016 was
organized at VCT on 11th June, 2016. About 24
children of age group 3-16 years participated in the
event along with their parents and guardians. The
competition included colouring the sheets for the
children below 6 years and drawing / painting on
theme “Go Green” for above 6 years category. The
participants were very enthusiastic and eagerly
waited for the event to start. The dress code for the
event was green resembling the theme
“Go Green”. We also marked this event to pay
tribute to “Chipko Movement”, an organized
resistance to the destruction of forests spread
throughout India which created a revolution in the
1970s. The name of the movement comes from the
word 'embrace', as the villagers hugged the trees,
and prevented the contractors from cutting them.
The tiny tots from the participants hugged the trees inside the terminal premises and pledged to “Go Green and Save
Trees” for a brighter future. Before the end of the programme children used green colours and embossed their palm on
a canvas depicting a message “Make Me Green”. Return gifts were also distributed to the children for actively
participating in the event.