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Kamal Jain appointed as CEO at APM Terminals Mumbai

The Dollar Business Bureau  Kamal Jain, Indian Railway Traffic Service (IRTS) 1991 batch has been announced Chief Executive Officer, APM Terminals Mumbai effective 22 June, 2016.  APM Terminals Mumbai is a joint venture between APM Terminals & the Container Corporation of India Ltd. (CONCOR).  Prior to joining APM Terminals Mumbai, Kamal has served as Chief General Manager, Western Region, CONCOR, Mumbai. With a vast experience spanning 23 years in the Logistics industry particularly containerized cargo both of Domestic & EXIM nature and bulk cargo in Indian Railways, Kamal has held a number of important positions and worked on several significant assignments in his previous roles. He is keen to apply his experience in the terminal industry.  Kamal has also been the recipient of the ...

New Parking facility to ease port traffic at APM Terminals

The Dollar Business Bureau To ensure smooth movement of vehicles, APM Terminals Mumbai at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNP) has opened a new parking facility which will provide easy access for tractor trailers carrying export cargoes. The new facility is exclusively for handling of factory-stuffed export containers arriving via road, bound for outgoing vessel calls at the terminal. In view of the fact that “factory-stuffed cargo covers 70% of the gate movements at APM Terminals”, JNP authorities reserved the parking space to streamline access for port users and to alleviate local traffic congestion at the terminal. As the terminal witnesses almost half of JNP’s overall traffic volume, congestion due to illegal parking by unauthorized truckers often becomes a serious challenge at the ...

Congestion grounds export consignments at Gateway Terminals India

Sisir Pradhan | The Dollar Business Export container movement at Gateway Terminals India has been affected after the terminal closed south entrance gate starting from Sunday, April 12, 2015. Brihanmumbai Custom House Agents’ Association (BCHAA) has issued a ‘trade advisory’ in this regard. The association’s export committee chairman Milan Desai in an official ‘trade advisory’ said that the south gate entrance to the terminal was closed on April 12, 2015 and is non-functional. The outside queue for the terminal was about six kms with trailers in two rows. The gate operation was also very slow and trailer turnaround time at the terminal was on average five hours. Similarly, traffic queue outside the gates of Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) ...

China Shipping container reaches Mumbai Port for the first time

The Dollar Business Bureau The traditional Plaque being handed by Mr. Raymond Samervel, Director Commercial, China Shipping India Pvt Ltd and his team to Master of H.S.Paris   HS Paris, part of the China Shipping Containers reached APM Terminals, Mumbai for the first time on March 20, 2015. The maiden call was made as part of the Middle East-Indian Subcontinent-North America (MINA) Service, jointly operated by the United Arab Shipping Company, Hanjin Shipping, CMA CGM and China Shipping.  The 6,500 TEU capacity HS Paris completed 1,292 import and export moves in approximately 12 hours, for a berth productivity of 106 moves per hour. The MINA Service operates on fixed-day weekly sailing linking Khor Fakkan, Jebel Ali, Port Qasim, Nhava Sheva (APM Terminals ...

APM Terminals Mumbai close to completing its container weighing project

 The Dollar Business Bureau As part of its ongoing efforts to provide a safe working environment to all stakeholders, APM Terminals Mumbai is now in the final stages of completing its container weighing project that will help in identifying weights in mis-declared containers. The terminal also known as Gateway Terminals India (GTI) set a new benchmark recording 164,678 TEUs in February 2015 surpassing its previous high container handling of 162,946 TEUs in February 2013. The February volumes recorded at GTI in 2015 is the highest throughput achieved by an Indian container terminal in the given month. “APM Terminals Mumbai ranks among the top four productive terminals globally. Special thanks to the trade for appreciating the various initiative undertaken at ...