APM Terminals launches integrated cold chain facility in South India
The Dollar Business Bureau International container terminal operating company, APM Terminals launches South India’s first cold storage facility integrated with a container freight station, for reliable transport of temperature controlled cargo such food products and medicines. “APM Terminals inaugurated its first state-of-the-art cold storage warehouse in India, which will ensure reliable and stable transport of cargo, including goods such as fish, fruits, medicines, and specialty chemicals, which require strict temperature control throughout the supply chain,” the company said in a statement. Located in Ponneri city, near Chennai, the facilities were inaugurated by M Ajit Kumar, Chief Commissioner of Customs, Chennai Zone, in the presence of Dries van Dongen, Global Head - Inland Services, APM Terminals. Commenting on the development, Dongen said, “We are committed to ...
Pipavav port gets RoRo vessel from Norway
The vessel will be used to load Ford’s small and midsized cars, being exported from its Sanand plant in Gujarat The Dollar Business Bureau This is yet another testimony of the infrastructure capabilities and efficiency built by APM Terminals Pipavav to handle large vessels and RoRo operations APM Terminals Pipavav, one of western India’s gateway ports, said that it has received the maiden RORO (roll on-roll off) ship from Norway-based Hoegh Autoliners to be used for automobile exports. The vessel—Hogen Antwerp— which was berthed at the port last month will be used to load Ford’s small and midsized cars, being exported from its Sanand plant in Gujarat, the Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd. said in a statement. “This is yet another ...
Week-long strike comes to an end at Nhava Sheva port
The Dollar Business Bureau APM Terminals Mumbai has announced that labour issues related to its outsourced RTG (Rubber Tire Gantry) cranes’ operators has been resolved and normal operations have resumed from Wednesday. Due to the strike by RTG operators, container handling operations have been severely affected at the terminal for the last week, leading to congestion and delay in sailing of vessels. APM Terminals Mumbai, also known as Gateway Terminals India (GTI), is India’s largest container terminal handling facility and one of the three major terminals of Jawaharlal Nehru Port. The terminal had handled 2.01 Million TEUs in FY2014-15, representing approximately 20% of India’s total containerised cargo. APM Terminals Mumbai has said that a fresh round of discussions on August 11 between ...
APM Terminals Mumbai handles record 2.01 mn TEUs in FY2014-15
The Dollar Business Bureau APM Terminals Mumbai one of three terminals currently operating at Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNP), is India’s largest container port, accounting for 45% of JNP’s throughput, and approximately 20% of India’s total container traffic. Recently, the Terminals established a new record for Indian ports by handling a total of 2.01 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent unit) during the Fiscal Year of 2014-15, from April 1, 2014 to March 31, 2015. The growth in the container traffic was achieved mainly due to the deepening of the Mumbai harbour channel in 2014 combined with an increase in the vessel size and container volumes. The increase, however, is straining the existing Indian port infrastructure, which must also deal with regulatory issues ...
