CIIL Weekly Logistics Newsletter CII Institute of Logistics – 2nd July ...

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vessels. Marc Bourdon, Managing Director of CMA CGM Global (India)
Pvt Ltd, has said India was one of the key countries, along with China,
Vietnam and Brazil, receiving a good deal of attention in the French lines
policy matters. The shipping lines business growth in India had been
impressive at around 30 to 40 per cent. In 2007, CMA CGM throughput in
Indian ports was 5,80,000 teus, likely to rise to 8,00,000 teus in the current
year, he said. CMA CGM, offered as many as 12 direct services to and
from India including one feeder service from Kolkata/Haldia to Port
Kelang. This is the largest number of direct services offered by any line
out of India, he said and pointed out there were plans to invest heavily in
infrastructure. In 2007, total container throughput in India ports was 7.5
million teus, likely to rise to nine million teus in the current year.
WAREHOUSING/DISTRIBUTION
Ramco wins logistics order from Continental Carriers
Ramco Systems, has announced a breakthrough order-win from
Continental Carriers Pvt Ltd (CCPL), one of the India's shipping &
transportation logistics service providers for Integrated Freight
Management System (IFMS) and the fully integrated financial
management accounting package. Ramco will offer its Integrated Freight
Management System (IFMS) that caters to the requirements of NVOCCs
(Non Vessel Operating Common Carriers) Freight Forwarders,
Consolidators & Groupage providers, for both sea and air cargo. The
solution will help CCPL more efficiently manage the nuances of freight
forwarding business, such as planning and consolidation, cargo clearance,
EDI, transportation, documentation, collaboration & finance. With the
existing conventional and inherited legacy systems, CCPL is looking for
updation and modernization of its operational and customer support
systems with a view to augment its capabilities in view of growing
customer expectations, and requires an integrated, scalable solution that
would comprehensively support our development plans and enable it
service the customer needs more efficiently.
INTERNATIONAL NEWS,
India placed 71st in trade index
World Economic Forum’s Global Enabling Trade Report 2008 released
recently has placed India in 71st position in the global enabling trade
index, largely due to the tariff barriers adopted by the country. The country
continues to adopt restrictive market access with tariff barriers
“representing a more serious impediment than non-tariff barriers”, the
reports has observed. With regard to market access, the country has been
placed at 105th position among 118 countries surveyed in the report.
Hong Kong and Singapore have been ranked at the top as these
economies are considered most open to international trade and
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