VCT - Visakha Container Terminal Pvt Ltd.

Issue No 12 / Vol.11
June 2014
VCT
Vaartha
The News Letter of Visakha Container Terminal Pvt. Ltd.
ANOTHER MILESTONE FOR VCT
6th South East Cargo & Logistics
Awards 2014.
Winner - Terminal of the year
Health, Safety & Environment
‘VCT - THE REGIONAL HUB ON THE EAST COAST OF INDIA’
NEPAL’S CONSUL GENERAL VISITS VCT
The Consul General of Nepal, Shri Chandra Kumar Ghimire and
Second Secretary, Shri Sanath Kumar Joshi visited Visakha
Container Terminal on 19 June 2014. Discussions on possibilities was followed by a presentation on facilities, connectivity to
Nepal, advantages of Vizag over Kolkata, presence of several
Shipping lines, direct connectivity with 5000 TEU vessels at Vizag,
costs etc. The Consul General had many queries and voiced his
apprehensions, which were clarified as the discussions
progressed. In the end the Consul General stated his satisfaction and confidence over the facilities.
Shri Ghimire met representatives of Container Shipping lines in
the afternoon. Mr. G.V.L. Satyakumar, IRTS, Dy. Chairman,
Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) was also present. Shri Ghimire
briefly stated the intention of his visit and actively encouraged
open discussions on various aspects of the receipt, handling and
dispatch of containers. Capt. Vijay Gopal, Mr. Monish Row,
Mr. Pankaj Rawat were among the shipping lines representatives who actively participated in deliberations. The Consul
General during discussions called Vizag a vibrant city with good
infrastructure with a good work culture. Capt. Vijay Gopal stated
that this was the opinion by many of his Customers when they
visit. At the end of the meeting, Mr. G.V.L. Satyakumar,
Dy. Chairman, VPT stated that the port will provide day to day
support to the terminal, shipping lines etc. for making the Nepal
movement successful.
This was followed by a separate meeting with CONCOR for which
too, the Dy. Chairman, VPT and others from VCT were present.
CONCOR, is a key player to the impending operations. Mr. G.R.
Seshagiri Rao, the Sr. General Manager of CONCOR Vizag started
with information on the traffic handled by his organization in
(Right) Consul General of Nepal, Shri Chandra Kumar Ghimire
& Second Secratary Shri Sanath Kumar Joshi
East India. He continued with details that would adequately
convince the visiting dignitary that Vizag as a location can
provide rakes and efficient support to and from Nepal. Around
95% of the import movements to Nepal via Kolkata were
moving by CONCOR he said. Vizag is capable of handling any
number of containers for movement to Raxaul and onwards to
Birgunj he said. Despite the additional distance, the overall
overland costs via Vizag would be more economical he felt,
since the movement ex Kolkata involved transportation to the
railhead at Majerhat. Mr. G.V.L. Satyakumar added that unlike
Vizag, Kolkata traffic had to compete with suburban rail traffic
to get out of the city. Vizag has dedicated lines and enough
locomotives to undertake smooth movement. He said that the
Indian Railways had a way of adapting to traffic on welldefined routes. When the movement between Vizag and Birgunj
starts, he felt that the Railways will not take much time to adapt
to catering to the new traffic. Shri Ghimire's doubts were cleared
and he expressed his happiness over the interactions, before
the close of the meeting.
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Editor : Sushil Mulchandani
VISITORS
(Middle) Ms. Rie Nuruki, Sr. Manager-Sales & JOA Accounts, (2nd from left) Mr.
Anilkumar G. Varma, Regional Manager-South India, (extreme left) Mr. Ahmed, Branch
Incharge, NYK Line (India) Ltd., (2nd from right) Capt. K. Vijay Gopal, Executive Director
and Mr. B.V. Suresh Babu, DGM-Marketing, Seaways Shipping and Logistics Limited.,
visited on 03.06.2014
(From right) Mr. G. Srinath, Dy. Manager, Mr. Prabhakar, ITC Limited and
Mr. Sravan, Sravan Shipping, visited on 06.06.2014
(Right) Ms. Khushboo Rani, Associate Manager-Exports, Vedanta and
Mr. Bobby Lawrence, General Manager, Samsara Shipping, visited on 30.06.2014
(Left) Mr. G. Rajesh, General Manager and Mr. Suresh P. V. Dy. ManagerOcean Freight, Yusen Logistics (India) Pvt Ltd., visited on 18.06.2014
VCT Celebrated 11th Anniversary
11th Anniversary Celebraitons started at the Terminal with POOJA & BLOOD DONATION in the morning followed by
Senior Managment Messages and Cultural Activities in the evening.
VCT RETAINS ITS TOP POSITION
IN MARINE EXPORTS
VISAKHAPATNAM
THE FASTEST DEVELOPING CITY
Vizag emerged as a leading port in marine exports and is
expected to grow more significantly. VCT has once again
retained its top position in terms of value overtaking Kochi with
revenue of Rs. 6825.64 crore. Over the last fiscal the growth
has been 104 percent. There has been growth by 82 percent
YoY in dollar terms with $ 1131.25 in comparison to $620.93
last fiscal. The growth registered in Vizag is mainly due to the
resilient shrimp Vannamei that is presently the preference of
farmers due to its 12 tons yield per hectare, as against the
Black Tiger Prawn that yielded 4 tons per hectare at best. West
& East Godavari regions were the major contributors of the
Vannamei shrimp. The Vannamei yields meant larger export
volumes that transited through the port – the reason why VCT
was able to gain this distinction
US predominate in marine imports volumes from Vizag, followed by Europe and Canada. South Africa and South America
are the emerging markets and are expected to import more
frozen sea food. In the east China, Japan and South East Asia
are considered to be the largest Seafood buyers.
VCT has a dedicated yard for reefer containers with 192 plug
points, adequate to handle double the present reefer volumes.
Moreover, there is 24x7 temperature monitoring available for
the reefer containers. VCT facilitates the Pre Trip Inspection or
run testing of reefer containers inside the terminal. Power back
up with 2x1250KVA generator sets ensures that there is no
deficiency of power, in case of a power outage. The marine
exports at Vizag has shown a positive trend over the past 3
years- for the last 6 months the marine exports averaged about
1000 TEUs a month. With the burgeoning exports of marine
products Vizag is expected to continue to take the lead in terms
of high value reefer Traffic.
Visakhapatnam, one of the fastest developing cities in North
Andhra is in the eye of the government for future development
of industrial corridor between Vizag and Chennai. It has got a
vast hinterland of about 400 kms radius. The first industrial
corridor was set up by British in Visakhapatnam due to its natural
harbour. This region proliferates with abundant minerals &
natural resources of great potential. Odisha, Chhattisgarh and
Jharkhand also fall in the hinterland of Visakhapatnam – The
city of destiny.
Rice, pulses and metal products are the major commodities
that get exported from Chhattisgarh, a state for which Vizag is
the closest port. Similarly Shrimp exports are done in large
quantities from Odisha & Andhra Pradesh in addition to Ferro
Alloys and Maize. The infrastructure at Visakhapatnam and its
surroundings have been able to cater to both East and West
bound export and import through this port.
Post state bifurcation the potential at V isakhapatnam is
expected to increase further more, as the government intends
to make the city a hub for industries that will bring more
entrepreneurs into the region. VCT is centrally and strategically
located to cater to these and is capable of handling the increased
trade. The upcoming pharmaceutical, IT and other industries
would increase cargo movement via VCT.
INDIAN GOVERNMENT PONDERS ON CABOTAGE RELAXATION
Considering the potential of trade in the country and to boost
it the government is planning to relax cabotage norms for empty
containers in India. To explain - presently, regulations and norms
in the country prevent carriage of cargoes between Indian ports
by foreign - flagged vessels. This is applicable to all major ports.
Post the proposed relaxation, Vizag could benefit, since the
problem of container imbalances can be mitigated significantly.
Empty 20’ containers can be positioned inward to cater to the
burgeoning exports, while the 40’ equipment that is so keenly
sought by other ports along our coast, can get a ready supply
of boxes in return.
The advantages that accrue can be extended to vessel
utilisations as well. The empty slots that presently remain
while a ship transits the coast, can be filled with empty
containers moving port to port. The gains made will
encourage vessel operators to enhance frequency of vessel
calls, which in turn will lead to cost savings and in turn - more
business. Shippers can also save, since they will not need to
wait for vessels and equipment. In due course, increased
business can even help reduction in transshipments as more
mainliners can be induced to call at Indian ports, as their space
will see better utilization.
WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY
World environment was observed on 05 Jun ‘14 by Visakha Container Terminal. The theme for this year was “Raise your voice not
the sea levels”. Educational & Instructive banners on global warming, environment and slogans were displayed inside the
premises to enlighten the importance of the environmental aspects among the personnel. A plantation programme was
organized inside the terminal premises where the VCT staff has participated. Around 50 employees actively participated in the
plantation programme. A Harbour cleaning drive was also conducted in the afternoon when a group of volunteers removed the
floating garbage from jetty and surroundings. The other programmes that were conducted include email campaign and painting
competition. The message “Every Day is an Environment Day” was spread through various programmes particularly focused on
the importance of the environment for sustaining life.
VISAKHA CONTAINER TERMINAL PVT. LTD.
An ISO 9001 : 2008, ISO 14001 : 2004, OHSAS 18001 : 2007, ISO 28000 : 2007 compliant company
Beach Road, Opp. Town Hall, Visakhapatnam - 530 001. Tel : +91-891-2589888 / 2550966 Fax : +91 891 2739817

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