Organises trade meet with Exim Club, Vadodara
VADODARA: Adani Hazira Port Pvt Ltd in association with EXIM CLUB, Vadodara organized a trade meet at Hotel Express Towers, on 1st June, 2012 to introduce The ADANI HAZIRA CONTAINER TERMINAL – a new gateway of opportunities to the trade.
Capt. Anil Kishore Singh, Sr. Vice President, Business Head, Adani Hazira Port Pvt. Ltd. in his introductory speech announced commissioning of Adani Hazira Container Terminal on 1st August, 2012. He further added the port has already handled its 1st bulk vessel on 21st May, 2012.
Capt. A K Singh also focused on a presentation of Hazira Port shown to the trade people and explained about history and future plans of the port. He added that in the 1st phase, Hazira port will have 5 berths to cater to Containers and Multi-Purpose Cargo.
Mr. Harikrishnan Sundaram, AGM-Business Development, APSEZ further gave a detailed presentation about the opportunity and benefits to use Adani Hazira Container Terminal. He explained about distance from different locations like Vadodara, Surat, Ankleshwar, Bharuch etc. and focused on strategic and ideal location of Adani Hazira Port. He also spoke about the rail connectivity at the port and their arrangements with KRIBHCO for the handling of ICD boxes.
Mr. Harikrishnan also enlightened the trade about state of the art equipments which are existing at port and the new equipments ordered and also about the On Dock CFS for container stacking with all facilities including 1,50,000 Sq. Ft warehouse which is expected to start in mid-July 2012.
Capt. C. V. Ramnath, Head of Container Terminal at Hazira answered the queries and questions asked by trade people especially about the Shipping Lines calling at Adani Hazira Port.
Capt. Asthana, Country Operation Manager of UASC who visited Hazira a day before the trade meet said that Adani Hazira Port will be a “Big relief” for the trade.
Adani Hazira Port Private Ltd is the developer and operator of a deep draft private commercial multi-purpose port at Hazira, Surat. The parent Adani Group is the largest private port operator in India.
Hazira is located in Surat, one of India’s most industrialized cities and among the largest diamond and textile hubs in the world. Hazira’s rich and immediate hinterland comprises of Surat, Ahmedabad, Baroda, Ankleshwar, Bharuch, Vapi, Indore / Pithampur, Nasik, Jalgaon, Mandideep, Ratlam, Aurangabad and Kota to name a few.
The Container Terminal gate is connected with the four-laned NH-6, which is expected to be six-laned for which work is in progress. The nearest rail head is 14 km from the container terminal. Besides, the port is also establishing a dedicated railway siding, which will be connected with the Indian railway network at Surat. Adani Hazira Container Terminal will have facilities to handle Reefer/ HAZ/ ODC/OOG containers.
Mr. Rajiv Thakkar, President, Exim Club and Mr. Rajib Bhowal, General Manager (C&O), CONCOR-NWR who were the Guest of Honour also spoke in brief during the trade meet. Mr. Rajib Bhowal mentioned about CONCOR’s commitment to provide rail services to Adani Hazira Port.
Senior members from Shipping Lines, CHAs, Freight Forwarders, Exporters & Importers including some eminent personalities were gathered at the trade meet.
