“We are quite strongly looking at DPD movements from ports to hinterland. Then we are going for additional business and new terminals, which is another growth driver for us,” Sanjay Swarup, CMD, CONCOR said during a recent analyst call. The bulk cement logistics business will start giving results in the Q3 of the fiscal year, as the containers ordered for the purpose are still being manufactured. Many of the cement manufacturers are eager to use this service, he added.
CONCOR officials said, orders for 500 containers – for movement of bulk cement – have been placed with to Braithwaite Limited, another Railway PSU. The prototype is in the manufacturing stage.
“When we start getting the containers from Braithwaite, they shall be offering 50 containers per month to us starting from third quarter. So I think in first month only in September, we can be getting first rake and subsequently after every month, every 2 months, we shall be adding one rake there,” the official explained.
CONCOR is also in talks with Vedanta, Tata, Reliance and Jindal for offering them a complete end-to-end logistics solution. Facilities promised include “assured supply” for domestic trade and also EXIM for few.
