MODERN LOGISTICS INFRASTRUCTURE

Development of specialized equipment

Enclosed tri-level automobile car Cushioned appliance cars

Unit trains
Articulated cars Double stack containers

GOLDEN QUADRILATERAL
It is a highway network in India connecting Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and chennai It is the largest highway project in Indai consists of 5846 KMs. Of four / six lane express highways at a cost of Rs. 60,000 crores

It carries 40% of Countrys traffic.

 The project is behind schedule due to land acquisition problems and disputes with

contractors.

Economic Benefits
1. Better and faster transport networks between many major cities and ports. 2. Smoother movement of products and people within India 3. Industrial and Job development in smaller

towns through access to markets

 It provides opportunities to farmers through better transportation of produce from the agricultural land to major cities and ports for

export, through lesser wastage and spoils

It drives economic growth

 It is a logistic system that provides a series of facilities for maintaining ideal storage

conditions for perishable from the point of

origin to the point of consumption in the food supply chain

 A well organized cold chain reduces spoilage, retains the quality harvested products and

guarantees a cost efficient delivery to the

consumer given adequate attention for customer service

 The Cold Chain logistics infrastructure consists of: 1. Pre-cooling facilities Cold Storages

Refrigerated Carriers
Packaging Warehousing Information Management systems

LOGISTICS PARKS
A Logistic Park is a logistic organization and management nodes for the construction and

development of urban logistical functional

area.

Components of Logistics Park

* Suitable location * Rail terminal * Air Cargo complex * Immediate container terminal

* Warehousing
* Value Added logistics service

* Food processing zones

* Open stocking yards * Ancillary production

Advantages
! Companies set up operations within the park ! Cost savings ! Duty free movement

! Huge infra structure

! Centralized warehousing

CONTAINER CORPORATION OF INDIA

It was set up in 1988 which took over 7 ICDs supplied by Indian Railwaqys.

It provides inland transportation for the

containers by the railways and mnages ports and air cargo complexes

FUNCTIONS
To provide cost effective, efficient logistics solutions to the consumers

To be the first among the customers

To be result oriented organization

OBJECTIVES
To be result oriented To provide customers the value for their money Maximization utilization of resources

High services to customers

To work as a dedicated team To follow value and ethics of the industry To provide all round development for the country

DEDICATED FREIGHT CORRIDOR

It is a network of 40 terminals offering rail and road services between land and ports and between major metros. It is a corporation run by Government of India to undertake planning & development, mobilisation of financial resources and construction, maintenance and operation of the DFCC

DEEP WATER PORTS

It is defined as any fixed or floating manmade structures other than a vessel, or any group of such structures, located beyond the

territorial sea and off the coast and which are

used as a port or terminal for loading or

unloading.

DEEP WATER PORTS

It includes all associaed components and equipment, pipelines and pumping stations,

service platforms.