Transcript Presentation of Mr. Harpreet Singh
Regional Conference on Strengthening Transport Connectivity & Trade Facilitation in South & South West Asia Harpreet Singh Director (Projects & Services), CONCOR INDIA
Lahore, Pakistan, 9-10 December 2013
Outline of Presentation
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Setting the Context Sub-regional Groups/ Trade agreements Assessment of Infrastructure Contribution of CONCOR Way Ahead for the Region
Setting the Context
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South & South West Asia region: High growth nations as compared to World average. It is major driver of global economic recovery In the aftermath of global financial crisis in West: domestic & regional trade is a must to sustain growth For this: Transport Connectivity is v. critical
Sub-regional groups/ Trade agreements
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To boost business in the sub-region, several groups and trade agreements have been formed Preferential trade arrangements play a major role in stimulating trade These agreements result in reduced costs and increasing volumes of regional trade
Trade Competitiveness depends on efficient, fast, reliable and seamless connectivity
Assessment of Infrastructure The infrastructure of Transport Network in South and South West Asia is lower than the World average
(Source: Kalegama & Abayasekara, Regional Economic cooperation and connectivity in south and south west asia)
Assessment of Infrastructure…
Air transport is most developed in the region
Ports are also relatively well developed. All top 10 container ports are in Asia
Road and Rail networks are less developed in the Region. Need lots of improvements and inputs
Greater emphasis needs to be laid on improving Rail connectivity of the Region
Container Corporation of India Ltd
CONCOR
Leading multimodal logistics company of India with 80% market share
Contribution to Connectivity
Roles of CONCOR
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Carrier
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Terminal Operator
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Warehouse operator
CONCOR’s FUNCTIONS
• Logistics support to EXIM & Domestic Traffic • • • • • • Coordinates Containerized Rail Movements across the country.
Provides Warehousing facilities Designs, Constructs, and operates Dry Ports (ICDs) & Domestic Terminals in India.
Operates Port terminals in collaboration with International Port Operators.
Significant player transportation services.
in the multi-modal Made forays into Cold Chain, Air Cargo etc.
CONCOR’s PAN INDIA PRESENCE
CONCOR: Marches Ahead… Throughput in TEUs Net Worth in Rs. Billion Total Income in Rs. Billion 1989-90 52,000 0.18
0.0037
2001-02 10,44,721 9.09
13.35
2012-13 25,85,686 62.81
47.43
CONCOR: Improving Connectivity
Vast network of 62 terminals spread across length & breadth of India
Large fleet of 260 high speed rakes
State of the art equipments deployed at terminals (RTG/RMG/RST)
Operating Nepal’s first and only rail connected dry port through JV
12 MMLPS being developed mostly along DFC
Planning operations in other neighbouring countries
Way Ahead for the Region
Intergovernmental agreement on dry ports of international importance
(230 dry ports in 27 countries, approx 81 are potential)
Trans Asian Railways Network
(missing links; railway gauge mismatches: India/Pakistan 1676mm, Iran/Turkey-1435mm, Bangladesh-MG mostly)
Intergovernmental agreement on Asian Highways Network
Way Ahead for the Region…
Demonstration Run of Container Trains
(Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul, Bangladesh-India Nepal planned)
Expert Group of SAARC: Identified railway routes for regional integration
Setting up of ICPs
(Total 13 ICPs planned: 1 with Pakistan, 4 with Nepal, 1 with Myanmar, 7 with Bangladesh)
Way Ahead for the Region…
CONCOR ready to set up an ICD near Wagah border for facilitation of Containerized trade with Pakistan.
Containers interchange protocol between India and Pakistan needs to be finalized
The modalities of containers to be moved across the border needs to be tied up with all stakeholders including shipping lines
CONCOR is keen to run Container train to Pakistan if these modalities are worked out between the two Governments.