Category Archives: Warehousing

Warehousing Association of India signs pact to boost logistics biz

Warehousing Association of India (WAI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Real Estate Development Council (NAREDCO), a real estate body that works under the aegis of Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, to address construction and land-related difficulties that warehousing developers often face. Aside of addressing construction and land-related difficulties that warehousing developers confront, the MoU also endeavours to resolve regulatory obstacles. The realtors’ body and warehousing developers will look to collaborate to address issues concerning regulators, licensees, permits, approvals and operation of warehousing and logistics businesses, Naredco said in a statement. The partnership will also look to create guidelines for running warehouses efficiently, effectively, and ethically.

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Centre plans compulsory registration of warehouses

The Union government is planning to make registration of all warehouses with a federal regulator mandatory by amending Warehousing Development and Regulation Act 2007, a move that will enable authorities to track food stocks and quantities of various farm commodities stored by traders and farmers across the country in real-time through an online database. Currently, registration of any private warehouse or silo stocking farm produce is optional and these are not required to reveal their stocks. Therefore, there is much opacity about quantities of food stocks in the country. This often helps market players to gouge prices during periods of scarcity, and the government has no way of estimating how much quantities are locally available to take effective anti-inflation measures, the reports added. As per the reports, the government is in the process of finalising an amendment and once an amendment is passed by Parliament, any person desirous of commencing or carrying on the warehousing business issuing warehouse receipts shall make an application to the authority. 

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Kuehne+Nagel opens warehouse to boost healthcare logistics

Kuehne+Nagel Ireland will open a temperature-controlled facility to meet the growing demands of the country’s thriving healthcare industry. The site, scheduled to open in late July 2022, is strategically located near the Dublin airport and Dublin port. Along with three existing healthcare warehouses, it expands Kuehne+Nagel’s healthcare footprint in Ireland to 40,000 sqm.  The new HPRA-approved facility has been optimised for all storage, distribution, and quality activities. The facility uses energy-efficient equipment to maintain the warehouse at a controlled temperature between 15-25 degrees Celsius, and will house 34,000 Euro-pallet positions with segregated loading and unloading gates. Pamela Quinn, Managing Director of Kuehne+Nagel Ireland, stated in an official statement, “Pharma & Healthcare companies in Ireland are at the forefront of the research and development of advanced treatments and therapies. This new facility enables Kuehne+Nagel to support the incredible progress and we are proud to be the partners for some of the largest multinationals and companies within this industry”.

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Creating new world-class warehouses: Amrit Lal Meena

There is a push for creation of new world-class warehouses with fresh texture and infrastructure in the country. Hopefully, with the right policy framework, involvement of the stakeholders, and the central government’s support, we should be able to have advanced and robust warehousing system in the country,” said Amril Lal Meena, Special Secretary (Logistics), Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) at National Conference on Warehousing Leasing, Investment & Development organised by The Associated Chambers of Commerce And Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) in New Delhi. The conference also focused on automation in warehousing and other key factors, which have fuelled the demand for warehousing spaces across the country, especially in tier II and tier III cities. 

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ASSOCHAM to hold warehousing meet in Delhi on July 21

Focusing on Warehousing Leasing, Investment & Development, ASSOCHAM will organise a National Conference on 21 July 2022 at Hotel Le Meridien in New Delhi. The conference will aim on the recent developments in India warehousing space. “India is one of the fastest growing economies of the world with promising business opportunities. The Government of India has taken various proactive and business conducive initiatives in the country. Backed by the expansion in the manufacturing sector and private and foreign investments, warehousing demand in India is on the rise. Investors from across the world are looking towards India as their preferred investment destination and warehousing a preferred segment of investment,” said a statement from ASSOCHAM.  

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Cainiao expands freighter network to boost cross border e-commerce

To boost efficiency for cross-border e-commerce, Alibaba logistics arm, Cainiao Network has expanded its direct flight network from China to Malaysia. A direct flight will take off from south China’s Shenzhen (to Kuala Lumpur), three times a week, adding to the five weekly freight trips from Hangzhou to Kuala Lumpur in operation, a release stated. Transit times will fall by 24 to 48 hours, according to Cainiao. “Our clients will have access to easier and faster order placement, bulk order management, and will be able to track the delivery progress with the service we offer,” said Kenny Wu, senior logistics director overseeing Cainiao’s global supply chain. Cainiao opened its smart logistics hub, dubbed “eHub”, near Kuala Lumpur Airport last November. The logistics hub comprises a warehouse, an airfreight area and a sorting centre. 

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First A320P2F delivered to launch Vaayu Group

ST Engineering and Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EFW) announced the redelivery of the head of version Airbus A320 Passenger-to-Freighter (A320P2F) aircraft to launch customer Vaayu Group (Vaayu) at ST Engineering’s airframe facility in Singapore. “The A320P2F aircraft is owned by the aviation asset management business of ST Engineering, and is the first of several converted freighter aircraft that will be leased to Vaayu,” as per a release from ST Engineering. The redelivery marks the birth of the world’s first A320P2F and completion of the Airbus P2F family developed jointly by ST Engineering, Airbus and EFW, the statement added. “It joins the already operational Airbus P2F platforms – the A330-300P2F, A330-200P2F and A321P2F, which were first redelivered in 2017, 2018 and 2020, respectively. 

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Safexpress launches 70th logistics park in Haridwar

Safexpress has launched its 70th Logistics Park in Uttarakhand. This facility is located on SIDCUL Bypass Road, near NH-334. Senior dignitaries from Safexpress were present to launch the Safexpress Logistics Park at Haridwar, Uttarakhand.  The new Logistics Park is cross-dock, equipped with loading and unloading of over 30 vehicles simultaneously. It has a column-less span of over 80 feet, which facilitates uninterrupted movement of goods within the facility. To enable all-weather loading and unloading of goods, the facility is equipped with 16 feet wide Cantilever Shed. The Logistics facility has the required firefighting equipment and trained manpower to deal with such emergencies. This facility is a mix of nature-friendly initiatives and technology. The facility is equipped with an integrated rainwater harvesting system, a dedicated green zone and will use sunlight to conserve energy. Operations at the facility are streamlined ensuring the country’s fastest transit-time from Uttarakhand to all destinations across India. 

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Warehouse stockers in APAC keen to invest in NextGen tech: Zebra

Over 90 per cent of warehouse operators across APAC, including India, are investing in NextGen technologies to automate operations, as per a study conducted by Zebra Technologies Corporation to explore the trends. According to the findings, warehouse operators are making significant investments to better fulfil the needs of both customers and workers and make it easier to fill open jobs. Conducted in January and February 2022, the survey collected feedback from over 1,500 warehouse decision-makers and associates around the world. In APAC, the markets surveyed for the study are India, Australia, China, Japan, and Singapore. As per the survey, nine in 10 warehouse operators agree they must implement the new technology to be competitive in the on-demand economy, with 80 per cent confirming the ongoing pandemic has prompted them to modernize quickly. They feel the pressure to modernize as much as the others around the world, with about three-quarters of APAC decision-makers, including India, saying the pandemic has prompted them to make the changes.

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DB Schenker reopens eco logistics terminal for customers

DB Schenker has reopened its sustainable logistics terminal in Tilburg, Netherlands. According to an official statement, eco warehouses are part of an integrated concept developed by DB Schenker that enables warehouses to be operated in an energy-efficient manner, thereby improving the well-being of employees, and greatly reducing CO2 emissions. The terminal has been modernised using the global standards for sustainable construction – i. e. standards relating to heat insulation, use of renewable resources obtainable from the region surrounding the building, installation of modern natural lighting systems for the well-being of employees, and the use of efficient HVAC system for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning, said the statement. Cyrille Bonjean, Head of Land Transport, DB Schenker Europe said, “Eco warehouses are the future of our terminals. The facility in Tilburg is the latest example of how quickly we’re moving toward highly automated, eco-efficient freight hubs. This serves our strategic goal to become CO2-neutral by 2040 and it’s already having a positive effect on our employees, who are now able to work in a future-proof, professional, and safe environment.”

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