Category Archives: Warehousing

Amit Malakar, Chief Customer Officer, Welspun One talks about the lessons to be learnt from the pandemic at CargoTalk’s fourth digital conclave. He says, “COVID-19 has taught us few things, such as, how important it is to be digital in our business, consumer’s direct connection to brand and having multiple stock points rather than one to fulfil the demand quicker, to name a few. We have realised that industry players with robust supply chains and those who were well stocked and well replenished were the ones who survived. Calling logistics industry an important contributor to our economy, he continues, “There has been a lot of talk about warehouse consolidation over the last five years and now the government is also keen and trying to reduce some cost of supply chain. The warehousing industry has also got infrastructure status. Hence, things are moving in the positive direction in this industry.”

Sharing the challenging times given by COVID-19, Naveen Rawat, Director & Co-founder, Holisol Logistics, at CargoTalk’s fourth digital conclave says, “Things have started looking better especially on the e-commerce side. For many of our customers for whom e-commerce was just a secondary channel and their primary channel was selling from their stores have now realised that e-commerce is not a filler but a very important part of their business. In the last four to six weeks the business has gone up to 50 per cent from a single digit market share of e-commerce. Rawat is sure that this change is not only a temporary measure but even as and when things go back to normal, e-commerce would still be an important kind of channel for them. The growth percentage might not stay at 50 per cent but it will not go into single digit and will definitely not go back to pre-COVID level.

Talking about the impact of COVID-19 on warehousing, John Thomas, Group Director, Realistic Realtors & Reach Promoters and Director at CIRIL (Commercial Real Estate Advisors), at CargoTalk’s fourth digital conclave says, “Warehousing industry was booming and escalating leaps and bounds before COVID-19. The virus brought disruption but for a very short time. He continues, “By the end of this year or early 2021, the industry will bounce back. It has already started and there are certain arenas where the warehousing sector remained positive during the COVID times as well depending upon the industry. Coming to the limitations the sector is facing from years, he says, “Infrastructure and mostly A-grade warehouses have always been a challenge.”

According to V Raju, Senior Vice President CL – Chemical, Pharma & Food Sector, Avvashya CCI Logistics (All Cargo Group), “COVID-19 has only created disruptions for us in the supply chain and logistics and we need to learn to live in an uncertain world. Today the warehousing and last-mile distribution occupies such an important part in the entire supply chain management. What is more important for all the stakeholders to think about it is how can they modernise and digitalise their existing systems such that the manual intervention becomes the least.” He expresses his views at CargoTalk’s fourth digital conclave. “Let us talk about the introduction of Warehouse Management System (WMS) in warehouses so that we can find out the exact location of cargo and also plan our receipts and delivery and inventory management in time with the help of these WMSs.”

The fourth edition of CargoTalk digital conclave will begin today at 10 am till 12:15 pm. There will be two sessions each of one-hour duration, which will lay emphasis on streamlining the future. Experts from logistics and warehousing will share their views. Panelists for first session titled ‘Is logistics industry going contactless’ (10am-11am) will be Cyrus Katgara, President, Air Cargo Forum India, V Raju, Senior Vice President CL – Chemical, Pharma & Food Sector, Avvashya CCI Logistics (All Cargo Group), Satish Lakkaraju, Chief Commercial Officer. For the second session, titled ‘Can warehousing withstand the e-commerce boom?’ (11:15am-12:15pm), there will be Pawan Kumar Agarwal, IAS, Special Secretary (Logistics), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India, John Thomas, Group Director, Realistic Realtors & Reach Promoters and Director at CIRIL (Commercial Real Estate Advisors), Naveen Rawat, Director & Co-founder, Holisol Logistics and Amit Malakar, Chief Customer Officer, Welspun One.

The fourth edition of CargoTalk digital conclave is all set to be held tomorrow, Tuesday, July 7 to discuss the big boon which is expected to come in the warehousing sector. Speakers will include Pawan Kumar Agarwal, IAS, Special Secretary (Logistics), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India, John Thomas, Group Director, Realistic Realtors & Reach Promoters and Director at CIRIL (Commercial Real Estate Advisors), Naveen Rawat, Director & Co-founder, Holisol Logistics and Amit Malakar, Chief Customer Officer, Welspun One. The session between 11:15 am to 12:15 pm will discuss the impact of COVID-19 on warehousing sector; how COVID-19 has changed the consumer behaviour and if warehousing industry is ready to meet the surge in demand.

After receiving an overwhelming response in its three digital conclaves, CargoTalk is back with its fourth conclave on August 25, 2020 from 10 am to 12:15 pm. With an aim to focus on the significance of going contactless in logistics industry and how warehousing industry withstanding the e-commerce boom, the virtual summit will have eminent speakers from Ministry and trade. The summit will be divided into two one-hour sessions. Speakers will include Pawan Kumar Agarwal, IAS, Special Secretary (Logistics), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India, Cyrus Katgara, President, Air Cargo Forum India, V Raju, Senior Vice President CL – Chemical, Pharma & Food Sector, Avvashya CCI Logistcs (All Cargo Group), Satish Lakkaraju, Chief Commercial Officer, Agility Global Integrated Logistics, John Thomas, Group Director, Realistic Realtors & Reach Promoters and Director at CIRIL (Commercial Real Estate Advisors) and Amit Malakar, Chief Customer Officer, Welspun One.

CargoTalk is all geared up to host the fourth conclave on August 25, 2020 from 10 am to 12:15 pm. The virtual summit is divided into two one-hour sessions and will have eminent speakers from Ministry and trade. The summit will discuss the significance of going contactless in logistics industry and how warehousing industry is withstanding the e-commerce boom, especially in this hour of need. Speakers will include Pawan Kumar Agarwal, IAS, Special Secretary (Logistics), Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India, Cyrus Katgara, President, Air Cargo Forum India, V Raju, Senior Vice President – CL – Chemical, Pharma & Food Sector, Avvashya CCI Logistcs (All Cargo Group), Satish Lakkaraju, Chief Commercial Officer, Agility Logistics and John Thomas, Group Director, Realistic Realtors & Reach Promoters and Director at CIRIL (Commercial Real Estate Advisors)

With a total investment of Rs 6.5 crore, Robinsons Global Logistics Solutions has recently set up a new 1,50,000 sq ft warehousing facility. The facility has 25,000 sq ft of temperature controlled area with a spectrum of +4 to -25 degree Celsius at Bhiwandi in Thane district of Maharashtra. This is the first such warehouse of the four such facilities the company plans to set up by the first quarter of 2021 in the country. This warehouse is part of a larger expansion plan for RGL that includes the introduction of value-added services like transport brokerage and document storage, along with the addition of four more warehouses across the country in the coming months. The warehouse is designed to create cost-efficient systems that leverage machine learning and Internet of Things for surveillance and people management.

DB Schenker has started operations at the Red Lion warehouse in Singapore, a regional hub for automated high-speed logistics. The warehouse worth is 101 million euros and is the single largest investment in any site globally in Schenker’s corporate history. Strategically located in the Airport Logistics Park of Singapore (ALPS) at Changi Airport, the site sets a new standard in combining the world’s most advanced technological developments with the highest levels of sustainable warehouse management for its customers. Jochen Thewes, Chief Executive Officer DB Schenker, says, “Our new logistics hub makes us even faster and more reliable for our customers. The record investment in Red Lion marks an unparalleled milestone for our corporate history of almost 150 years. We are happy and proud to reinforce our commitment to Singapore as the heart of our logistics operations in Asia.” Red Lion solidifies Schenker’s position in Singapore as the largest and most advanced third-party logistics provider in the ALPS. Combined, the mechanized air freight hub and contract logistics warehouse extend over 51,400 square meters on five floors, equal to the size of seven soccer fields. A next generation Warehouse Management System and a synchronized IT platform bridging the various automations enable Red Lion to increase warehouse productivity by up to 100% compared to manual processes, and to reduce lead time for customers by 40% compared to non-integrated facilities.