Jaison George, Director of Logistics at LCL Logistix remarked that the new Haldia container freight station (CFS) is the next milestone of the company’s journey into total logistics and supply chain management solutions.
LCL Logistix, which is the Indian member of the FPS network of independent forwarders and NVOCCs, is aggressively strengthening its presence in the value chain by adding resources such as CFS.
It may be noted that the company opened its third CFS in Haldia, near Kolkata Port recently. LCL’s Haldia CFS is its third in India, following on from the opening of highly-successful bases in Pipavav (Gujarat) and Nhava Sheva (Maharashtra), George said.
It is a state-of-the-art facility, with excellent connections to Kolkata Port and the Haldia Dock complex, and highway links that enable fast movement of containers to and from other ports and industrial centres.
George further remarked that the CFS segment is one of the fastest-growing elements in the Indian logistics chain, owing to rapidly-rising container traffic through the ports, fuelled by IndiaÂ’s strong economy.
The new base has an annual capacity of 25,000 TEU, and its facilities are designed to comply with the requirements of India’s largest and most discriminating industrial shippers.
LCL’s Haldia CFS employs 24 newly-recruited staff under the management of Partha Bhadury, Deputy General Manager, who reports to the head of the group’s logistics division.
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