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New shipping service to link Indian
Subcontinent & Saudi Arabia

( Continued from page 3) of January this year, thereby
Besides king abdulaziz opening new trade avenues
Port, the iMX route also calls between the kingdom and
at the ports of Jebel ali, 43 global ports.
khalifa, Nhava Sheva, hazira, a top-ranked hub facing the
Mundra and hamad onboard arabian Gulf, King abdulaziz
three vessels holding a ca- Port features world class in-
pacity of 3,500 tEUs each. frastructure and cutting-edge
A total of five shipping equipment offering the highest
services were added to the degree of operational efficien-
trade hubs of Jeddah, Jubail, cy, scale and reliability, high-
and Dammam over the span lighted a release.
Gati extends its EV last-mile
delivery collaboration

( Continued from page 3) abad to bengaluru store is a
and plans to onboard larger testament to that commitment.
capacity four-wheeler cargo The collaboration is also in
vehicles in the near future. it line with the government’s

aims to increase the EV-led last initiatives to promote green pioneer in supporting iKEa company is leasing EVs from
mile deliveries for store to over growth – economic growth india’s zero emission journey. a number of transport vendors
70 per cent by 2023, as per a keeping sustainability in focus. we are very happy to extend on commitment to service level
release. The EV deployment in logistics
Commenting on the collab- transportation is set to grow our association with GaTi for performance.
oration, Pirojshaw Sarkari, on the back of increasing ESG our bengaluru store and thank in addition, gati is setting
cEo, gati ltd, said, “Deploy- awareness among corporates them for the co-creation and up EV charging stations at
ing EVs for express distribu- and customer demand for smart execution which will its warehouses to build an en-
tions is a part of our sustain- sustainable logistics services. surely support us in moving to- abling infrastructure for faster
ability and green logistics we look forward to extend- wards our aim of 100 per cent EV deployment. The charging
initiatives. both Gati and ing our support to iKEa in its zero emissions in home deliv- stations will run on solar pow-
iKEa are committed to last mission to achieve sustainable eries by 2025.” er, as the warehouses already
mile zero emission deliveries. and greener deliveries”. Gati aims to fully convert have solar rooftop panels in-
Our association with iKEa is Saiba Suri, Country Cus- its pick-up and delivery fleet to stalled to generate power for
since 2019 and its subsequent tomer Fulfilment Manager, EVs by 2025. as a part of its running operations, the re-
extension from iKEa hyder- iKEa, said, “Gati has been a EV fleet development plan, the lease added.
AD Ports Group enters Uzbekistan logistics market

Exim News Service aDL-ulanish will offer a variety of advanced services including
abu Dhabi, March 16 freight forwarding - air and land logistics, warehousing and stor-
aD Ports Group, a leading facilitator of global trade, logistics age, Customs clearance services, and the development of inland
and industry, and SEG ENEra Group, one of the largest multi- container depots and dry ports. in addition, the company will pro-
sectoral holding companies in uzbekistan, recently announced vide a range of digital solutions to boost service integration and
the formation of a new joint venture, aDL-ulanish, that will pro- efficiency, as well as bring expertise in food security and supply
vide end-to-end global logistics services across the republic of chains to support the creation of a food hub in uzbekistan. Stra-
uzbekistan. tegically located at the cross-roads between the asian and Euro-
Through the new joint venture enterprise, aD Ports Group will pean markets, uzbekistan, and the broader Central asian region,
bring its cutting-edge expertise in global supply chain logistics is a vital global land logistics hub whose regional GDP will grow
and advanced technology to the new company with the goal of ad- from 3.9% in 2023 to 4.3% in 2024, said a release.
dressing some of the logistics challenges faced by enterprises in
uzbekistan, which is a double- SCI recommencing
landlocked nation, surrounded
by five additional landlocked India-Maldives service
nations. SEG ENEra Group will, in turn, contribute its regional
expertise, best practices and industrial assets, including ware- Exim News Service dependent vessel with the
housing capacity, alongside rail and trucking fleets. Through the MuMbai, March 16 rotation: tuticorin - Male -
joint venture, the two entities will serve not only SEG ENEra’s thE Shipping Corporation tuticorin.
business needs, but also those of other clients within the nation’s of india (SCi) has announced The service is expected to
market representing a spectrum of industry sectors including in- that it is recommencing the commence by end of March /
dustrial project logistics, oil & gas, e-commerce, healthcare and india-Maldives Shipping 1st week of april 2023, as per
pharmaceuticals. Service by operating an in- a communique.