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DETAILS PAGE NO.
Conference Schedule 2
Chief Guest 6
Guests of Honours 7
Experts for Session: I 8
Experts for Session: II 10
Experts for Session: III 12
Experts for Valedictory Session 14
ARTICLES BY FACULTIES
Logistics & Supply Chain Management: Opportunities Ahead 15
Opportunities and Challenges of Port Sector 20
ARTICLES BY STUDENTS
Future of Supply Chain Management 26
Supply Chain Management: A gateway of Start-ups 27
Supply Chain Management for E-Commerce 28
Transport Management System 29
SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROJECT(SIP) 30
SIP experience at Mormugao Port 31
SIP experience at Adani Port & SEZ 32
SIP experience at CONCOR 33
Tarini Ship 34
Future of Marine Ship Building Technology 35
Marine Traffic 38
Port Privatization in India 39
Success or Failure of any business depends on Logistics Management 44
Orientation and Teachers’ day Celebration 45
Faculty Interview 47
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
ORGANISER
DEPARTMENT OF MARITIME MANAGEMENT
(B.K. School of Professional and Management Studies)
Gujarat University
Ahmedabad
Venue: Senate Hall, Gujarat University
Date: September 21, 2019
THEME: PORT AND ALLIED SECTOR IN THE STATE VIS-À-VIS INDIA AND WORLD:
EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES & CHALLENGES
09:30 – 10:00 REGISTRATION AND FELLOWSHIP
10:00 – 11.00 INAUGURAL SESSION
Speakers Floral Welcome and Presentation of Mementos
University Song
Welcome Address: Dr Prateek Kanchan, Director, B.K. School of Professional and Management Studies, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad
Inauguration by Lighting of Lamp
Guest of Honour: Dr Pankaj Shukla, Executive Council Member, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad
Guest of Honour: Dr. Jagdish Bhavsar, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad
Presidential Address : Dr. (Prof.) Himanshu Pandya, Hon'ble Vice Chancellor, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad
Special Address: Shri Amlan Bora, Trade & Investment Commissioner, NBSO, Ahmedabad, Embassy of Netherlands
Awards Distribution by Chief Guest
Chief Guest & Inaugural Address: Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya, Hon'ble Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Shipping and Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers
Vote of Thanks: Dr. Mehal Pandya, (Conference Convener), Associate Professor & HOD,
Department of Maritime Management, B.K School of Professional and Management Studies, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad
National Anthem
11:00 – 11:30 TEA BREAK & NETWORKING
11:30 – 13:00 SESSION I: PANEL DISCUSSION : INTEGRATED APPROACH TO SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND CAPACITY BUILDING
Invitation to Speakers, Floral Welcome and Presentation of Mementos
Moderator: Shri Chetan Bhojani, Management Consultant & Founder, Add Value Consultants Rajkot
Panel Expert: Dr. Hanna Olasiuk, Assistant Professor, Jindal Global Business School, Haryana
Panel Expert: Shri Kalpesh Vaghela, CEO, Infra Control Systems, Vadodara
Panel Expert: Shri Deven Patel, General Manager - Human Resources, Bosch Rexroth India Pvt. Limited, Ahmedabad
Question Answers and Concluding Remarks by the Session Moderator
13:00 – 14:00 LUNCH
14:00 - 15:30 SESSION II: PANEL DISCUSSION : LOGISTICS & SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT : OPPORTUNITIES AHEAD
Invitation to Speakers, Floral Welcome and Presentation of Mementos
Moderator :Shri Samir Shah, Chairman CII Skill Development Panel - Gujarat State, Partner JBS Group of Companies, Immediate Past Chairman Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations in India
Panel Expert: Shri Kapil Modi, COO, CTA Logistics Ltd, Ahmedabad
Panel Expert: Shri Madhukar Roat, Chief General Manager, Container Corporation of India Ltd’s
(CONCOR), North West Region, Ahmedabad
Panel Expert: Mr. Josep Ragull, Business Consultant & Lecturer, Operations and Supply Chain, EAE Business School, Spain
Question Answers and Concluding Remarks by the Session Moderator
15.30 – 15.45 BREAK
15:45 – 17:15 SESSION III:PANEL DISCUSSION : EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES &
CHALLENGES IN THE MARITIME SECTOR
Invitation to Speakers, Floral Welcome and Presentation of Mementos
Moderator: Dr. Ganesh Radhakrishnan, JGU/Advisor, PWC, New Delhi
Panel Expert : Shri Amardeep Singh Parmar, Terminal Head, Kandla International Container Terminal Pvt. Ltd. (Group company of The J M Baxi Group), Kandla
Panel Expert : Shri Inderjeet Nagar, Chief Manager, The Shipping Corporation of India Ltd., Mumbai
Panel Expert: Capt. Saurabh Mathur, CEO at CWCNSL - DP World Company
Question Answers and Concluding Remarks by the Session Moderator
17:15 –17:45 VALEDICTORY SESSION
Invitation to Speakers, Floral Welcome and Presentation of Mementos
Dr. P. M. Patel (I/C), Registrar, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad
Shri B R M Rao, Director, Vimal Group, Mehsana
Concluding Remarks: Dr. Sonali Chatterjee, Assistant Professor & Conference Coordinator, Department of Maritime Management, B.K School of Professional and Management Studies, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad
TEA BREAK & NETWORKING
18.30 – 19.30 CULTURAL EVENT
HERITAGE WALK IN THE AHMEDABAD CITY
ORGANISER
DEPARTMENT OF MARITIME MANAGEMENT
(B.K. School of Professional and Management Studies) Gujarat University
Ahmedabad
Reporting Time: 6.45 AM
Date: September 22, 2019
INDUSTRIAL VISIT
ORGANISER
DEPARTMENT OF MARITIME MANAGEMENT (B.K. School of Professional and Management Studies)
Gujarat University Ahmedabad
Venue: Gandhidham
Date: September 23, 2019
00:00 Departure from B K School of Professional & Management Studies Institute, Gujarat University
06:00 Reaching to Kandla
09:00 Entry to Deendayal Port Trust, Kandla
09:00 – 11:00 Visit
11:00 – 12:00 Visit to Kandla International Container Terminal
12:15 – 13:30 SEZ Units Visit (Two Units)
14:00 – 15:00 Lunch
15:30 – 17:30 Interaction with officers of Deendayal Port Trust at The Gandhidham Chamber Of Commerce & Industry Chamber Of Commerce & Industry
Vote of Thanks : Dr. Mehal Pandya, HOD, Department of Maritime Management
Concluding Remarks: Mr. Raghav Acharya, Assistant Professor,
Department of Maritime Management, B K School of Professional & Management Studies
Shri Mansukh L. Mandaviya
Hon'ble Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Shipping and
Minister of State in the Ministry of Chemicals & Fertilizers
Government of India
Chief Guest
Guests of Honor
Dr Prateek Kanchan,
Director, B.K. School of Professional
and Management Studies,
Gujarat University, Ahmedabad
Shri Amlan Bora,
Trade & Investment Commissioner,
NBSO, Ahmedabad, Embassy of
Netherlands
Dr. (Prof.) Himanshu Pandya
Hon'ble Vice Chancellor,
Gujarat University, Ahmedabad
Dr. Jagdish Bhavsar
Pro-Vice Chancellor,
Gujarat University, Ahmedabad
Dr. Pankaj Shukla
Executive Council Member,
Gujarat University, Ahmedabad
PANEL DISCUSSION: INTEGRATED APPROACH TO SKILL
DEVELOPMENT AND CAPACITY BUILDING
Shri Chetan Bhojani
Shri Chetan Bhojani has more than 20 years of experience in Strategic HR
Management, Performance Management, Cultural Change Management, Training
& Development, Leadership development and Competence development. Mr.
Chetan holds Masters in Information Technology, Masters in Chemistry, and
Studied Behavioural Psychology from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT),
USA. Currently Pursuing studies in “Empathy and Emotional Intelligence” from
University of California, Berkeley, USA.
He has worked with many reputed organizations at lead managerial role in
diversified industries. He is the founder of Add Value Consultants- A Management consulting firm providing
Management Solutions to the industries in India and Europe. His last association was with a Healthcare
IT/ITeS company as Head-HR (India & US). Previously he has served with reputed Mahindra group as
Manager Human Resources-WEST with Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Ltd. He is a secretary of
Saurashtra Kutchh HR Forum and is also a Member of Board of Studies at Marwadi University.
Dr. Hanna Olasiuk
Dr. Hanna Olasiuk currently holds a position of Assistant Professor at OP Jindal
Global University and Associate Professor at KROK University, Kyiv, Ukraine.
Dr. Hanna graduated from KROK University with a master’s degree in International
Economic Relations in 2007. Her doctoral dissertation on Economic security of
pharmaceutical companies in modern competitive environment was successfully
defended in 2015.
Overall, she has more than 10 years of teaching experience and 6 years of industry work. She used to work
as an export-import manager in international chemical and pharmaceutical company and head of marketing
department in IT firm.
Currently Dr. Hanna is teaching B2B Marketing, International Business and Business, Govt, Society subjects.
She has published 3 books and 11 articles in globalisation, international trade, business security and green
marketing and eco-friendly consumption. She has participated in 15 international conferences in Ukraine,
India and Europe.
SESSION I:
Shri Kalpesh Vaghela
Shri Kalpeshkumar R. Vaghela is the CEO of Infra Control Systems. He has 33
years of experience as Automation and Software Validation Specialist, Expert
Trainer on CSV- Data Integrity. Since last two decades, Mr. Vaghela has been
helping Indian and International Pharma – Process Companies achieve its
compliance by training and motivating professionals. He is also conducting
Governance-Risk and Compliance Seminar for Information Technologies Giants
like Wipro, HCL Technologies, etc.
He has worked with 60% of most big pharma Companies as a CSV Consultant and Trainer. He has close to
a decade of international experience of working with companies located in USA, Canada, Europe, Far East
and Middle East.
Since his two Company ICS & KVS is involved in real life CSV Validation, GAP Assessment , Data Integrity
Audits and remediation, there is a chance for all to learn the practical way of doing the work with all problem
solving techniques which can help you avoid or reduced 483 – Warning letter and Data Integrity Issues.
He has conducted training at many MNC’s and also participated in many International Data Integrity
Conference as a lead speaker and many more.
Shri Deven Patel
Shri Deven Patel is Human Resources Professional with around 28 years of Post
Qualification experience of working in Indian & Multi National Organizations of
repute.
Shri Deven hold bachelors degree in Commerce, Post-Graduation in Human
Resources Management & Degree in Law.
Shri Deven started his Professional Career with Textile giant Arvind Mills Ltd. & further moved & worked for
bigger professional exposure in companies like Parekh Platinum Ltd., Windsor Machines Ltd. & Swedish
MNC Sandvik before moving to his current Organization. Since last 11 years, he is heading human
Resources function of German Multi National Company Bosch Rexroth India.
Shri Deven has exposure of managing whole employee life cycle and taking care of various aspects related
to their welfare.
Shri Deven has represented Indian HR Functions at various International Company meetings at Germany,
USA, China (Beijing, Shanghai & Xian), Sweden,Finland, Hong Kong, Singapore, etc.
PANEL DISCUSSION: LOGISTICS & SUPPLY CHAIN
MANAGEMENT : OPPORTUNITIES AHEAD
Shri Samir Shah
Shri Samir J Shah, Partner in JBS Group of Companies, involved in all International
Freight Forwarding activities and Advisory and Training with a focus on Skill
Updating has an experience of 36 years in this field. A TEDX speaker; lauded by
World Customs Organisation with a Certificate of Merit; and winner of many awards
in the Logistics space both Indian and International. He believes in sharing his
knowledge which he is doing through books written by him; audio and video training
; webinars and classroom training having over 300 such programmes to his credit. He is also a much sought
out speaker both in India and abroad on all Logistics related events.
Shri Kapil Modi
Shri Kapil Modi has done B.com from H.L. College of Commerce, Gujarat University
and MBA from South Gujarat University with specialization Marketing and
International Mkt. Currently COO of CTA LOGISTICS LTD having strong workforce
of 650 personnel. CTA’s monthly cargo volume is 3 lakh metric tonnes.
Mr. Modi has 35 year experience in the field of Logistics, expertise in Multi-Mode
transport . Actively working with Indian Railways, CONCOR, SCI. He has a working experience on all Major
Rail Head of Railways in all India basis including Assam North East, Jammu and Kashmir. He has also been
working at all major Ports of the Country. He has been associated with companies like Amul, Tata
Chemicals, Nirma Ltd, GHCL Ltd, Adani Willmar, Cargill, Ruchi Soya, Dhara Oil of NDDB, HUL, P&G, ITC
Consumer Products, Britannia, Nestlé, NDDB, KingFisher Beer, Rakieetee and Bankizer, Godrej Consumer
Products, Patanjali. Gadhi Detergent, Hindustan CoCaCola Beverages Ltd, Tata Global Beverages,
PepsiCo, Mahindra Cars ,Hyundai, Ultra Tech Cement, Ambuja Cement, ACC, Ashapura International.
Arvind Mills for Fabrics and Denim. He has been associated with Adani Group since the inception of Mundra
Port, Visiting Faculty of Railway Staff College, Vadodara.
He has also been associated with Reliance Industries, CTA Logistics also has C&F depot and Distribution of
Amul, ITC, Fortune Oil and Rice, Godrej Consumer Products and PepsiCo.
SESSION II:
Shri Madhukar Roat
Shri Madhukar Roat is working as Chief General Manager of the Container
Corporation of India Ltd.(CONCOR), North West Region, Ahmedabad from 1st
November2018. Shri Madhukar Roat is heading the entire North West zone of
CONCOR, which is a Navratna Company.
He is from the 1997 batch of Indian Railway Traffic Service. He has worked on
various commercial and operational posts of Western Railway. He has worked for
port operation for more than 4-years as an Area Manager, Gandhidham. Rail
operation of both the major ports i.e. Kandla & Mundra were closely monitored and he was associated with
the rail working of these ports. Apart from handling huge manpower in Railways, he has handled
infrastructure planning issues very successfully in regard to opening of Private Fright Terminal in Ahmedabad
Division as a capacity of Senior Divisional Operating Manager. Under his flagship the new concept of non-
government railway (NGR) of Kandla Port was initiated and implemented.
Mr. Josep Ragull
An executive leader with International FMCG background on health, food & drinks
industries. Wide expertise in Operations, Supply Chain and Purchasing with
operational hands-on experience in markets and regions. He is associated with this
field since 1999. He is currently working as a lecturer in EAE business school as
operations & supply chain & business consultant. He also possesses the
experience of International Supply Chain Integration manager in Sara Lee
household and body care, Customer Supply Director Germany & Austria in Diageo,
Regional supply chain director, UK & Ireland in Jacobs Douwe Egberts, Director
supply chain, Purchasing & sustainability Spain with Danone Waters.
He envisions supply chain as the driver for the business of the future in a more sustainable way.
PANEL DISCUSSION : EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES &
CHALLENGES IN THE MARITIME SECTOR
Dr. Ganesh Radhakrishnan
Dr Ganesh Radhakrishnan, Advisor PwC (GRID), Associate Professor, Jindal
Global School of Business, is a graduate from the National Defence Academy. He
is the leading maritime expert in the country and is uniquely qualified with expertise
across operations, consulting and research in the sector. His consulting experience
extends across the maritime spectrum in shipping, ports, shipbuilding and repair,
IWT and related multimodal transport domains. He has been consulted for several
national and state governments and most corporates with interests in the maritime
sector. Before pursuing the doctoral program, he led the maritime practice in PwC. Mr. Ganesh has an in-
depth insight into the interdisciplinary complexities facing the maritime sector. He is a prolific speaker on
maritime subjects and has regularly presented in several Indian and global conferences in USA, Norway,
Denmark, Finland and China.
Shri Amardeep Singh Parmar
Terminal Head, Kandla International Container Terminal Pvt Ltd
An engineering graduate with 20 years of extensive experience in liner business,
stevedoring, CHA, Bulk, Break bulk and Container Terminal Business.
He is a proactive leader whose effective implementation of business plans, ability to
gauge dynamic business environments and holistic approach towards business has
helped the J M Baxi Group container liner business achieve tremendous growth in
volume and revenue in Gujarat region.
Under his able guidance and leadership, Kandla International Container Terminal, one of the flagship
projects of JM Baxi Group has reached 80% capacity utilization in just a span of two and a half years of
commencement of operations.
SESSION III:
Shri Inderjeet Nagar
Current assignment for Shri Inderjeet Nagar, SCI, Mumbai - working as nodal head
for the Coastal Services (Pan India) and the Middle East Services. Prior to this
assignment, undersigned has worked with various other Divisions of SCI, like, P&S
(prominent was Purchase & Leasing of Containers), Container Operations,
Commercial Services to Europe, RGM at SCI London for four plus years. It's an
overall experience from the container shipping perspective. While working on the
job, he had an excellent exposure to know the working pattern, behaviour, etc.,
concerning local Shippers, Consignee, Freight Forwarders vis-a-vis the global class of shipping fraternity. He
had a chance to visit and meet many terminals, ports in India as well as abroad. The major and unique
difference include "Working more towards automation" beside more working discipline & strict weight
regulations as far as mobile cranes/reach stackers are concerned, weighment-bridge (container weight
measuring) machine at entrance of almost all the ports, connectivity of mobile rail-lines for faster turn-around
of cargo as well as trains, larger number of reach stackers/crane having better reach over the vessel width
and, hence, a higher overall productivity. As you know, SCI is covering pan-Indian locations and our Coastal
services are augmenting our efforts to cater to EXIM trade obligations as well through the Gateway ports.
Capt. Saurabh Mathur
CEO, CWCNSL - DP World Company
A Strategic and visionary operations & management specialist with an enviable
track record of driving financial returns, and enhancing brand value across domestic
and international markets. Valued advisor, with prominent leadership roles held
within Claims & Insurance, Infrastructure Management/Multimodal Logistics/Port/Terminal, Business
development Ship Management, Marine operations, Supply Chain operations & Information technology.
Regarded as Performance Turnaround personality with proven ability to combine vision, creativity and strong
business acumen with well-developed project management and leadership qualities; having excellent
business relations with the trade, distributors and Management. Able to overcome complex business
challenges, highly articulate, demonstrated exceptional relationship building, communication, decision
making, analytical and interpersonal skills across all levels. Adaptable in working in multinational
environment & capable of speaking in many dialects.
Dr. Piyushkumar M. Patel
Dr. Piyushkumar.M.Patel, currently at a position of Registrar(I/C), Gujarat
University. He holds master degree in M.Pharm as well as Ph.d holder with an
excellent 20 years of an experience. There are total 25 presentations and
publications in different National and International journals and conferences. He
also guided more than 100 Ph.D students.
Shri B R M Rao
Shri B R M Rao, director, of Vimal group. He has consulted many companies like
Gokul oil refoils, Lohiya oil industries, Swastik Ceracon Limited and so many. His
marketing idea have converted sick unit to a profitable organisation (ARCOGUL).
He has organised sales training programs for Tata Nano, Aditya Birla cement and
Swastik tiles employees. He has worked with many organisations at top level
management. Accustomed to working with people with varied cultural backgrounds
and promoting multi-skilled team competencies via nurturing mentorship and inspirational leadership within a
fast-paced commercially-driven environment. Over 32 years of experience in Edible Oil Industry. All through
the career, transformed traditional personnel role to a strategic business partner and value added asset;
architect in the development of innovative strategies to streamline business processes and operations that
enables the healthy bottom line for the organization.
Valedictory Session
Saket Joshi
EUSU Logistics India Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad
Manager – Gujarat & Rajasthan,
Visiting Faculty at B.K.School of Professional & Management Studies.
Logistics is a field of vast study & research, there
have been a lot of innovations & change in trends
over past decade in logistics & SCM field.
From manual transactions to system upgradation
to digitalization, there have been changes, and as
quoted by Heraclitus, a Greek philosopher,
change is the only constant thing.
This is a field of constant innovation & companies
need to adapt to these changes, it is an example
for other industries too, as those who do not adopt
& adapt to change, perish.
Different categories of goods demand different
handling. With globalization, economies of world
have come a long way connecting to each other,
beyond the orthodox means of communication.
Countries can now procure products which are not
available to them locally. With advancements in
trade relations, there has been an advancement to
understand demand & supply gap. Which led to
fast & timely innovations approach to satisfy
customer needs.
Approach like JIT have been widely adopted,
globally by Automotive, Pharmaceutical
companies, which in turn lead to choosing logistics
partners who can cater this demand. With
complexities in ever growing business, there is
always a need for innovation in deliverables, which
led logistics companies to think beyond the
commonly offered solutions, like overseas lifting
as per purchase order and delivering within given
timeline, which may assist the manufacturer to
assemble goods well on time before next
production cycle, reducing storage costs at
factory, risk of stock loss, low monitoring and
effective planning. The approach is followed up
with a strong back up plan, to avoid any
production delays, which may lead to end
consumer being irate, losing customer loyalty and
deteriorated brand name.
Over the years, Indian economy has emerged as a
global player & with rising economy there is an
increasing demand for experts.
Logistics industry has different aspects from
different parties involved namely:
A. Manufacturer
B. Logistics service provider
C. Carrier – airline, shipping line, transporter
D. IT / support systems
Logistics & Supply Chain Management:
Opportunities Ahead
A. From manufacturer’s point of view,
important aspects can be namely:
1. Expert in-house logistician – who can not
only shortlist/ choose vendors, but also
define which vendors are best suitable for
their different business lanes/
requirements, including but not limited to –
transporter, freight forwarder, liner/s, but
can also connect their own business model
& requirements with a dynamic vendor.
Here the international business strategy
gets affected the most, as a logistician’s
decision will not only affect domestic
handling of goods, but also overseas
customer relations.
Manufacturer’s reputation is also
dependent on the service models they
have to offer, for example, an engineering
company supplying goods to its clients in
domestic market, the process post
production used to involve a trusted
transporter to ensure timely & safe
deliveries.
This has advanced to demand of expert
transporters who can provide customized
trucks as per goods required to be loaded,
e.g. close body, open body, tarpaulin
covered, one side open to name a few.
Further, GPS tracking has been in demand
to ensure safety of goods, minimum
stoppages by drivers, and on time delivery
to clients, which comes with added benefits
like optimum fuel consumption, less
chances of thefts, pilferage, lowering
variable costs.
Traditional methods of post sales service
were to send a designated/ specialized
personnel to attend repairs, servicing of
goods. This has now been advanced to
assigning a personnel along with mobile/
GPS/ wearable tracking devices, to ensure
they conduct the job properly in a timely
fashion, this ensures that personnel reach
on time, don’t wander and waste time to
increase work hour count, complete the
services within given timeline. This
approach has led not only happy
customers but also given manufacturers a
chance to diversify and think beyond
general business activities.
2. Trusted vendor – they are famously called
as business partners, because they are not
only responsible for serving their client
base, but also play a vital role in sustaining
their client’s customer base by efficiently
delivering services, in terms of visibility,
timely invoice submissions, preparing &
submitting shipment reports,transparent
and ethical dealing
3. SCM budgeting – Every activity in an
organization incurs a cost, and that is why
there are cost calculations at each level, in
order to understand, quantify & control
those costs. Though there are many
factors but a streamlined approach not only
helps in understanding final selling cost of
a product, but also in quantifying the
percentage share of logistics cost in final
product cost.
4. End to end cargo visibility – With this
approach, companies have been able to
understand delays, practical issues and
improvement areas. For example,
Pharmaceutical company supplying life
saver drugs to a hospital in a refrigerated
mode needs a trusted vendor who can give
a complete visibility from pick up, in transit
to final delivery, which gives minimum
chances of errors, cross deliveries, and in
case of delays prepare a CAPA (Corrective
and preventive action) to avoid same
mistakes in future.
5. Tracking systems from vendor – With ever
increasing demand in a growing economy,
the business scales and demands have
been changing leading to requirement of
customized solutions. Example, perishable
commodities need to have a set
temperature range during entire transit, say
2 to 8 degrees, but how do they ensure it?
The solution devised was using data
loggers to monitor & record temperature
data, right from stuffing till delivery. The
data transmitted can be real time, if
connected via central server, reflecting
data as & when required, and keeping a
check on excursions if they occur and
getting a root cause analysis done in such
cases, so as to define accountability and
responsibility.
6. Building long term customer relations – to
develop a client consumes much longer
time than to lose it out, they are based on
trust, quality of goods, post sales services,
cost efficiency, consistency to name a few.
7. A diversified portfolio helps in catering
different size & demands of customers, like
small, medium & large volume contributors.
8. Dependency on single customer comes
with a high risk of entire business
shutdown if that particular customer’s
business is affected/ lost.
9. Government policies – Ease of business
facilitates start-ups, encourages
entrepreneurship, enables business
houses to run smoothly, and allows
economy to grow at a fast pace. Policies
like tax holidays, export schemes are a few
examples of government incentives that
act as a good support system.
B. From Logistics service provider point of
view, important aspects can be namely:
1. Ethical business model – this ensures that
the company’s brand name stays clean in
market and boosts up word of mouth
publicity, also encouraging employees to
achieve company’s desired goals &
objectives in line with company’s vision &
mission.
2. Transparency – This has become vital in
today’s world, as this is not only related
with deliverables, but also enables the
company to develop a trust based relation,
which is necessary for sustaining business
in long term.
3. Dedicated customer service desks – Over
the years, with changing dynamics of
business & increased competition,
customer has a choice, to switch or to
retain existing vendors, and it totally
depends on how customer is treated. This
led to evolution of dedicated customer
service desks, which understand & take
care of day to day demands of customers,
resolve issues and bridge the gap between
supply &requirementof services.
4. Local presence – Companies have been
looking at economies of scale along with
expansion plans, the footprint expansion
depends entirely upon customers
developed a period of time. Local presence
not only serves as a service point but also
an emergency point in order to resolve
urgent issues on immediate basis. With
local presence, it helps in expanding local
business share and overall development.
5. Effective sourcing – Serving customers is
the prime motto, and serving them
effectively is necessary, not only in terms
of deliverance but also in a cost effective
manner, because profit is bottom line for
any organization to survive in long run.
Thus, effective procurement becomes an
area to focus upon, example developing
trustworthy vendors and negotiating
effectively so as to cater customers in a
profitable manner in long run.
C. From Carrier/s service provider point of
view, important aspects can be namely:
1. System access & ease of use – Over the
years, business model has been moving
from manual to online, with this, it has
become vital for liners to provide
customers a platform where they can
interact for bookings, raise disputes, get
issues resolved, example developing
mobile apps, interactive websites for
checking required data online
2. Building loyal customer base – Utmost
important for any asset based operator in
order to have a minimum base load to
cover up its basic operational costs and
run in profits in long run
3. Effective tracking systems – a lot of EXIM
activities take place on daily basis and it is
humanly impossible to maintain data for it,
and an effective online business & tracking
system ensures safety, reliability, builds
trust & confidence as it enables ease of
doing business and visibility across levels
4. Robust security systems – Cyber-attacks
can be a major setback for an established
setup, in recent past, one of the MNC lost
its access to hackers, resulting in data
leak, financial losses as invoices could not
be tracked for collection, and creditor
payments were held, resulting in stress
amongst suppliers/ vendors. Thus, a robust
fool-proof system is mandatory in order to
ensure smooth functioning and avoiding
losses.
5. With service providers facing stiff
competition, they need to differentiate
themselves from market and thus offer a
value proposition, e.g. RFID, GPS tracking
etc., this not only gives them a competitive
edge but also make them stand out from
their competitors, and of course all this
comes with a cost effect. Thus, choosing
quality product and offering value
proposition is key to success in this highly
competitive market
D. From IT/ service provider, important aspects
can be namely:
1. Fool-proof system offering – an effective
system is the key to security, organizations
cannot afford to have their data integrity
questioned & thus rely hugely on these
systems, which not only assure safety of
data but also in-depth analysis of their
customer’s buying patterns, to ascertain
gaps that may need to be filled to satisfy
clients or offer them a futuristic value
proposition
2. Effective back up system – an IT service
provider can offer safety solutions, but
setbacks/ breach in those systems can
cause immediate damage with rippling
effect at all levels, herein the service
provider having back up plan to restore all
invaluable data plays a vital role.
3. HR Policies - The Company needs to have
strategic HR system in place, which
ensures recruitment of skilled & ethical
staff to cater to different segments of
clients. This will benefit not only the clients,
but also help in growing company’s market
value
4. Robust R&D team – Continuous
development & upgradation is a mandate
for IT. As obsolete systems are vulnerable,
continuous R&D assists in keeping
systems up-to date and ensures clients
database safety
With revolutionary invention of containers, EXIM
business evolved and started moving across
geographical boundaries efficiently. Since then,
there have been constant innovations &
standardization.
The more regulated the product or market, the
more is the ease of business across boundaries.
And this has led to a number of innovations, like –
online business tools: shipment tracking, booking,
doorstep deliveries, customised solutions for
reefer/ pharmaceutical cargoes like GPS, RFID,
Thermal Blankets, Data Logger.
With digitalization being an upcoming concept in
SCM, it will soon be an integral part of every
organization. Companies have been investing
heavily in these systems as it is promising ease of
business for their customers, nurturing loyalty and
a developing a robust customer database.
As of now, the systems have reached to a level of
online bookings, wherein exporter needs to just
login into a secure system of service provider and
they can have their cargo moved as per their
convenience, just in a click.
A step further, BlockChain is an upcoming
concept, wherein soon, EXIM trade may entirely
be a paperless transaction, based on a fool-proof,
clearly defined responsibility & accountability at
each level.
4
Ms. Dhara Jhala
(PGDM, M.com, PGDIBO, UGC NET)
Visiting Faculty at B.K.School of Professional & Management Studies,
Faculty at Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
“For whosoever commands the sea,
commands the trade; whosoever commands
the trade commands the riches of the world,
and consequently the world itself” –Sir Walter
Raleigh.
The role of ports in maritime sector has undergone
evolutionary changes in past one decade. From
mere providers of wharf and berthing facilities for
loading and unloading of cargoes, the ports of
today offers last mile connectivity. Shift from
regulators to facilitators of the port services, there
have been structural and operational changes in
the roles and responsibilities of port authorities.
Across the world, the port authorities are fast
becoming agents of development, growth,
innovation and seamless logistics connectivity
through private investments supported by various
PPP models. From less automated, unorganized,
highly labour intensive bulk ports to fully
automated, highly organized and most efficient
container ports today, the nature and working of
ports have changed a lot.
Port sector in specific and maritime sector in
general have faced huge volatility post global
recession of 2008. Since then, the countries world
over have been trying to push their exports and
reduce the fiscal pressures generated due to slow
economic growth, geo-political conditions and
environmental changes taking place in the overall
world trade scenario.
Opportunities and Challenges in World
Maritime Sector:
The world maritime trade has seen a general trend
of increases in total trade volume. Increasing
industrialization and liberalization of national
economies have fuelled free trade and a growing
demand for consumer products. Advances in
technology have also made shipping an
increasingly efficient and swift method of
transportation. Indeed, following several years of
incredibly buoyant shipping markets, for many
trades the best in living memory, much of the
international shipping industry has fallen prey to
the worldwide economic downturn. Shipping is
inherently the servant of the economy, so the
contraction in trade, following the beginning of the
‘credit crunch’ in late 2008, has translated into a
dramatic and abrupt reduction in demand for
shipping. As of today, World shipping sector is
going through a recovery phase in the shipping
cycle. After the global recession of 2008, the
maritime trade is still struggling with the cargo
Opportunities and Challenges of Port Sector
volumes, freight rates and capacity utilization of
large sized vessels being operated by carriers.
Adding to the growth woes of shipping sector,
there has been a new set of trade wars being
declared by leading trading countries of the world.
United States have officially declared trade war
against China under which it has decided to levy
duty as high as 25% on Chinese products. Brexit
deal has further added tensions in the uncertain
trade scenarios. All this uncertainty has increased
the fuel prices and prices of various goods and
services across the world consumer markets.
Notwithstanding the current situation, the longer
term outlook for the industry remains very good.
The world’s population continues to expand, and
emerging economies will continue to increase their
requirements for the goods and raw materials that
shipping transports so safely and efficiently. The
volume of world trade carried by sea has again
begun to steadily increase in recent years. In the
longer term, the fact that shipping is the most fuel
efficient and carbon friendly form of commercial
transport should work in favour of an even greater
proportion of world trade being carried by sea.
Growth of containerization coupled with adoption
of new innovative technologies is an area which
holds huge potential for the growth of global
maritime and port sector development. More and
more cargoes are getting containerized and
customers are opting for smooth, easy and
efficient handling of their cargoes. They are further
demanding real time data on their cargo
movements, container status, vessel status etc.
This all requires innovation, investment and
adaptation to latest technologies like automated
ports, augmented reality, block chain, automated
vehicles, artificial intelligence, cloud based
platforms, mobile devices & applications and big
data. World over, many ports like Port of Antwerp,
Port of Rotterdam and Singapore port have been
already testing these technologies to turn their
ports into a Smart Port. These technologies will
not just allow efficient, seamless and cost
reduction in overall operations of the port, but will
also offer large amount of data which can be used
for strategic decisions on services offered and
revenue generation.
Adoption of technologies will require large amount
of skilled manpower consisting of understanding,
idea and knowledge about these innovations.
Threat of cyber-attack and data theft is result of
using these technologies on regular basis. In June
2017, A. P. Moller- Maersk fell victim to one such
major cyber-attack caused by a malware, affecting
many organizations globally. Maersk Container
Line moves 15% of global trade by containers. In
aftermath of this attack, Maersk’s container ships
stood still at sea and its 76 port terminals around
the world ground to a halt. Agile decision making
is very much important while adapting new
technologies in future.
Other than technology, risk from piracy attacks
and terrorist attacks are also something which
concerns the ships operating in world oceans and
ports handling ships from across the globe. Such
threats and issues become alarming given the
tensed geopolitical situations prevailing in the
world presently. As recently as August 2019, ports
of Kandla and Mundra, located in the Gulf of Kutch
in Gujarat, India was altered for potential terror
attacks from the seaside. Such threats forces the
ports to maintain high security levels at all the time
considering the strategic importance of ports for a
country.
Indian Port Sector:
India’s long coastline of 7500 km consisting of 12
major ports and about 200 minor ports of which
139 are functional handles the large amount of
export and import cargo. There are total of nine
areas of focus discussed in this article. These key
areas are of paramount importance to unlock the
potential of Indian port sector and offer large pool
of opportunities available in the sector. However, if
not focussed upon, these areas can also turn
away many opportunities available in this sector.
Infrastructure, technological changes and
adaptation, hinterland connectivity, policy support
by government, asset utilization and use of inland
waterways are some of the key strategic areas
which may make or break the growth and
development of Indian ports in times to come.
1. Infrastructure
Infrastructural bottlenecks are a common problem
faced by Indian port sector. Availability of deep
water draft, lack of rail and road connectivity,
landside development, port proximate industrial
clusters, lack of speed in communication
technologies and internet are some of the basic
issues which the sector continues to struggle.
Non-availability and high cost of finance coupled
with high bureaucratic or regulatory controls also
add up to the list of issues concerning
infrastructural facilities.
However, there have been few developments in
last couple of years in this area. Supported by
government initiatives and policy changes, the
sector has been able to attract PPP partnerships
in all the areas of infrastructure development.
Sagarmala project, which is a government
initiative to connect India’s waterways, and
coastline to minimize costs involved in movement
of goods across the country. As part of this new
initiative, Coastal Economic Zones (CEZ) are
expected to bring industrial development in port
areas, adding directly to the export volumes of
country. Eastern Freight Corridor and Western
Freight Corridors are another project of
government which proposes to build a seamless
rail network connectivity to and from India’s ports
to its hinterlands. These and many other initiatives
under PPP are being carried out at present by
government in different areas of sector namely
roads and bridges, greenfield ports, inland
waterways and airports. However, problems
relating to high cost of capital, lack of clarity in
contracts, delays caused by bureaucratic
approvals and huge gestation period of projects
during weakly performing economy are some of
the factors which acts as an area of concern for
shrinking public-private partnership appetite for
sector. Sagarmala is definitely going to provide the
much needed fillip to the port sector. However,
given the large variety of projects, requirement of
massive project investment to be sourced from
different sources/agencies, and the effective
coordination between the centre and the state
governments, the actual materialisation of the
projects could take more time than targeted.
Though there has been increase in the overall
infrastructure development at major ports in terms
of capacity addition, technology upgradation and
increase in cargo volumes in last three years, it
has failed to give a way to the sector for achieving
the targeted growth momentum. Many years of
underinvestment and lack of private sector
participation have further pressurized the overall
infrastructure to deliver to the best of its capacity.
Apart from addition of infrastructure facilities in
port sector, India’s ports are facing issue of
underutilization of assets due to weak global
demand, trade war between US-China, Brexit deal
and dismal state of economy on the domestic
front.
According to World Bank’s Global Performance
Index, India ranked at 35th place out of 160
countries. Its direct and immediate competitors like
Singapore (ranked 5th), China (ranked 25th) and
Malaysia (ranked 32nd) performed higher in this
context.
2. Operational Efficiency:
Operational delays are also a common cause of
worry in the context of Indian port sector. India’s
record in average ship turnaround time, average
container moves per hour, average pre berthing
time have been well below the high performing
ports of world and competitor ports in the region.
Infrastructural delays are one of the important
element of poor performance of Indian ports. For
example, ship turnaround time in Singapore is less
than one day, whereas it is more than two days at
some ports in India. However, in recent study
DMICDC Logistics Data Services, it is stated that
vessels are turning faster and containers are
spending less time in yards at the two container
ports of India, namely JNPT and Mundra. The
study reveals that at JNPT, ships are being
processed between two and two-and-half days,
whereas at privately operated Mundra Port, it is no
more than one day, which is on par with some of
the best performers in the world such as
Shanghai, Rotterdam, Singapore, Port Klang and
Hamburg ports. Adoption of technology, coupled
with removal of infrastructural glitches is surely
one of the ways through which the operational
efficiency at Indian ports can be improved.
Container moves per hour, average dwell time and
average pre-berthing time are other such areas of
port operations which needs to be focussed upon
urgently to match international benchmarks.
3. Market share of major ports:
Share of major ports in total traffic handled at
Indian ports is stagnant and is not improving
significantly as compared to the capacity additions
done at Indian major ports in last couple of years.
As per The Economic Times report, the market
shares of major ports in total traffic handled
declined continuously up to 2014-15. It has since
then been increased from 54% in 2014-15 to 57%
in 2017-18. At the same time, there have been
capacity additions and technological upgradation
at major ports. The stagnant or meagre increase in
the total traffic handling percentage has led to
underutilization of infrastructure and low value
returns at India’s major ports. This is attributed to
low economic growth, global recession, changing
global trade patterns and geopolitical situations
and poor monsoon in last the last fiscal.
4. Technological upgradation is another
challenge faced by India’s ports. World ports are
innovating and implementing technologies like
artificial intelligence, block-chain, augmented
reality, internet of things, cloud based platforms,
autonomous transportation and big data at
strategic and operational levels. Comparatively
Indian ports are lagging behind in adapting to
these technological changes due to poor basic
infrastructural facilities of internet and
communications, non-availability of finance and
low skilled manpower to run these technologies.
Also, low average cargo volumes and multiple
stakeholder’s support are some of the reasons
because of which the Indian ports are not able to
adapt to these technological disruptions
immediately. Launch of radio-frequency
identification (RFID) at JNPT and Mundra ports for
tracking of container is a ray of hope in mired
technological infrastructures available at Indian
ports.
5. Bureaucratic Delays and lack of speedy
customs clearances needs to be dealt with and
improved further for overall faster movement of
vessels and cargoes on ports. This can be
supported by technologies like Port Community
Systems (PCS) which connects various
stakeholders on one platform. Block-chain
technology can also come handy in this context. It
is a technology which other than speed, provides
an interconnected database which does way with
go-betweens and phone calls so that stakeholders
can communicate and track any consignment at
any time since the several transactions that take
place in the cargos’ journey are instantly recorded.
International ports have already started adopting
this technology. Port of Rotterdam launched pilot
project on this in year 2018.
6. Hinterland Connectivity plays a major role in
cargo throughputs of a port. India’s seaports are
responsible for nearly all of the country’s foreign
trade. The competitiveness of a seaport depends
on the extent cargo handled in the port can reach
its hinterland destination. Hinterland connectivity
by road and rail is critical for success of any port
project. Increasing containerisation of cargo and
introduction of new policies will provide further
impetus to growth here. The advent of the rural
evolving into urban, and the accessibility of inland
to the coast, has started to expose the potential
that our hinterlands hold. Sagarmala, Bharatmala
and other such infrastructure projects aim at filling
the gap between the seaports and hinterland.
7. Growth of economy is a major area of concern
for Indian ports today. Slow growth of India’s
manufacturing sector fuelled by weak global
demand, surge in oil prices and trade wars among
leading trade countries are adding to the cargo
volume woes of India’s maritime sector.
Government initiatives like Make in India are
aimed at increasing the export volumes of India.
Without the support of favourable macro and micro
factors of economy, this goal seems difficult to
achieve but not impossible as now Indian ports are
eyeing on the transhipment cargoes too.
8.High degree of containerization is a potential
opportunity for Indian ports to utilize upon their
large infrastructural investments and available
capacity. Other than origin – destination cargo, the
transhipment cargoes offer golden opportunities to
Indian ports to handle large amount of cargo which
gets transhipped at Colombo, Singapore or Jebel
Ali ports. The strategic locational advantage
available to Indian ports is restricted by some
regulatory and legal aspects like Cabotage Law.
This law restricts foreign flag vessels to enter
Indian coastal waters. Ensuring that cargoes that
are exported from India or imported to India do not
get transhipped at other ports outside the country
will not only improve the cargo volumes at Indian
ports but will also lead to reduced cost of
transportation for Indian shippers.
9. Use of inland waterways and coastal waters
possess a bright opportunity for Indian maritime
sector. Large part of India’s inland waterways is
unutilized for commercial movement of cargoes
due to various problems faced in its
implementation. Removing these glitches can
reduce the road traffic, accidents, deaths and
cargo damages. Coastal movement of cargoes
can also lead to better fuel efficiency, faster
movement of cargoes and utilization of natural
resource. Problems like clean water and
uninterrupted vessel movements in the water,
administrative delays, regulatory and legal
hindrances need to be focussed for availing the
advantages offered by inland waterways and
coastal waters. Countries like China, Canada,
Germany and UK use their inland waterways
optimally for easing the movements of goods
inside the country.
Conclusion:
The overall landscape of ports and allied sector
looks vibrant and positive when discussed in the
context of positioning India on the world map as a
global hub for cargo movements and
transportation across the world. India possess lot
more strategic advantages in comparison to its
direct competitors in Sri Lanka, Pakistan and
Indonesia in terms of the location. Other than that,
high amount of PPP projects, supportive
government policies, investment in the areas of
infrastructure and technology can actually highlight
India as potential transhipment hub for global
cargoes, a centre in the value chain and a
potential logistics hub in establishing intermodal
connectivity. All of this and many more such
opportunities can be availed by Indian ports only
and only if above discussed threats and issues are
considered strategically. Having considered the
global and domestic challenges facing the sector,
it is imperative to conclude here that Indian port
sector is waiting and growing larger each day to
be tapped fully by world in the nearest future.
Neel Parikh
(Semester III, Department of Maritime Management,
B.K.School of Professional and Management Studies)
Our world is constantly changing, so is the field of Supply Chain Management. From the first assembly lines
to today’s robotic solutions, the process is continuously evolving. The latest trend in Supply Chain and
Logistics focus on smart, tech-driven management to increase efficiency and reduce operating cost. Some
key trends expected to affect Supply Chain practices in the future are:
Supply Chain Digitization is the process using latest tech solutions together. The IoT (Internet of Things)
holds a prominent place in the logistics. IoT refers to a system of interrelated computing devices allowing
transfer of data without human input. It helps in monitoring inventory, manage warehouse stock, and reduce
dead mileage.
Artificial Intelligence, Advanced AI solutions have numerous applications in supply chain segment, especially
warehouse management. It includes use of gesture recognition solutions, autonomous vehicles. The latest
generation of robots are more affordable and flexible, their role is to assist workers in physically challenging
task.
Circular Supply Chain, involves uses previously used products as raw materials. The reuse of products and
materials is known as reverse logistics. It helps companies in reducing transportation costs, better customer
service and conserve resources.
SaaS in the Supply Chain, Software-as-a-service model is gaining popularity due to its safety and security
and convenience of being able to use only the services you need on pay-per-use basis. Thus it helps
companies in reducing fixed costs of system maintenance and upgrades.
Future of Supply Chain Management
Madhav Rathod
(Semester III, Department of Maritime Management,
B.K.School of Professional and Management Studies)
One of the most interesting things about the technological revolution is that it has turned some of the least
glamorous areas of business operations into key competitive assets. India is a breeding crushed for cultural,
grassroots and frugal innovation. Add a population of over one billion to the mix—it becomes an exciting
geography for start-ups to create scalable and repeatable business models. Pre 21st century, the companies
focused on profit-oriented model. Now, however, thanks to a surge of technological advancement, supply
chains are competitive assets. On-demand carrier tools, warehouse automation, GPS tracking, route
optimization and much more has changed the focus of company towards the supply chain, the more you can
differentiate yourself from similar companies, the more you can earn as they wanted to achieve competitive
advantage.
The logistics industry is the backbone of an economy. The growth of e-commerce websites in India enabled
start-ups dealing in logistics to scale up their business and tap into other areas. This allowed them to solidify
the existing supply chain solutions and fill the gaps in the otherwise fragmented and unorganized Indian
logistics industry. Government of India is also pushing up people towards the start-ups by introducing various
schemes and policies like Make in India, easier public procurement norms, Economic Zones, Income Tax
exemption, Self-certifications, patent application & IPR Protection, liberalization in foreign direct
investment (FDI) etc. The current value of Indian Logistic sector is $160 Billion. With the current growth
rate, the Indian logistics industry can reach $215 billion by 2020. An anonymous 2018 report says that India's LPI
(Logistics Performance Index) rank is 44 and it is expected to grow up within 2 years.
The top supply chain start-ups in India for the FY 2018-19 are FreightBro, LEAP India,BlackBuck,4tigo, Rivigo,
GoBOLT, Trukky, LoBB, LogiNext, FourKites, etc. that aims to transform the sector by adopting latest
technologies, high standard of proficiency, work ethics, transference, etc. With the development in Indian
economy, SCM and allied industries will grow and will strengthen the economy. The sector is wide and need
more such start-ups to boost the Indian economy as well as ease for livelihood. The sector has huge
potential to bring a change in any sector by engaging Supply Chain with the sectors. But for that, India needs
to focus more on start-ups by new creative minds and it’s easy to start a business in Supply Chain sector.
For any industry or business, the importance of supply chain is very much crucial. Even one can provide
supply chains solutions through 3PL to other companies. So it can be concluded that Supply Chain
Management is a gateway of start-ups.
Supply chain management - A gateway of start-ups
Alfaz Saiyad
(Semester I, Department of Maritime Management,
B.K.School of Professional and Management Studies)
In layman terms, Supply chain is the movement of raw materials to the factory and the final finished goods to
the consumers. With advent of e-commerce, this function has taken an all new meaning where the
functioning of supply chain can actually build an enterprise.
Since e-commerce is buying and selling of goods over the internet, hence besides payment between two
parties, it is movement of goods that also needs to happen in a correct and timely fashion, hence the need of
supply chain for businesses to boom in time of e-commerce supply chain becomes the most critical aspect
which needs to be quick, uninterrupted and secure. The competition is fierce as there are not one or two but
hundreds of e-commerce firms fighting for market share, each identifying and developing unique selling and
delivery strategies.
Consumers today want quick results, if they can order and have goods delivered at their door step today,
they would not want to wait for two days to have it delivered, they would go with the firm that offer quick and
hassle-free delivery.
E-commerce works on a two way supply chain business from warehouse to consumer and consumer and
back. E-commerce firm offers the flexibility and scope to the consumers to return a product in case it’s faulty
or not of their choice. This in turn led the companies to also plan and support a reverse supply chain of
getting it back from the consumer to their warehouse.
Supply chain has indeed become a critical part of today’s business. Initially associated with only
manufacturing firms, it is now an integral part of all enterprises and especially in the online sale business.
There a huge scope and demand of supply chain professionals in these industries and are also paid well.
Supply chain management is indeed a lucrative part of e-commerce.
Supply chain management for E-Commerce
Darshit Patel
(Semester III, Department of Maritime Management,
B.K.School of Professional and Management Studies)
A TMS is a type of supply chain management program that gives shippers the ability to see Logistics costs
and planning processes. However, systems vary in scalability and function. The core function remains
logistics management, including managing freight and carriers, but modern systems are capable of much
more than just management.
A modern platform leverages the cloud-based capabilities to offer access from anywhere with internet
connectivity. It serves as an extension/module within company’s Enterprise Resource planning (ERP)
software to keep freight costs under control.
Benefits of TMS:
The ability to track more information surrounding transport management offers additional benefits to shippers
through new capabilities, powered by data.
1. Improved Auditing Process: Auditing process within TMS run automatically as the system looks for
instances of over- and under-billing processes charge backs for overbilling charges and ensure
shippers get what they expect.
2. Real-Time Comparison between carriers: Managing carriers sounds easy. All major, regional, local
carriers, as well as their modes, are play major role in freight calculation. Meanwhile, each shipment
includes a host of details and possibilities, route between multiple carriers, and more. The complexity
requires a complete view of all options which carrier can provide the lowest-cost, timeliest service.
3. Cloud based systems: Instead of devoting many resources to integration, a cloud based, modern
platform can leverage APIs and EDIs to deploy a system within minutes. Most importantly, this means
the platform can integrate with existing systems.
4. Advanced Platforms even enable faster freight claim management: Face it; things go wrong.
Even the best laid plans could fail, and the shipper ends up eating the cost. When a problem arises,
the TMS may be used to manage freight claims or process the booking of cargo insurance, to avoid
the pitfalls of higher freight spend as well.
Transport Management System
Following is the list of few recuiters which includes last year’s Placement and current year’s Summer
Internship Project (SIP) companies:
Summer Internship Project (SIP)
Bharat Dhar
(Semester III, Department of Maritime Management,
B.K.School of Professional and Management Studies)
Mormugao Port Trust, Goa is considered to be one of the oldest port in handling Iron one for more than 20
years. I was fortunate enough to get an opportunity to work as an intern at MPT as part of our SIP Program.
We were a team of 7 people who were supposed to undergo training in operation activities starting from
Cargo handling, Vessel Traffic Management, Cruise Terminal Operations, Warehousing to inventory
management. Being a part of culturally diversed, highly competent and experienced network of people with
an eagerness to learn and impart it on to us made me a learned individual in the field of maritime.
This eight weeks internship program showed me a clear path of learning and working towards a meaningful
vision for a safe and sustainable future to assimilate from the bottom line up to the hierarchy of the industry
and look up to different angles of work and time management, team work, taking responsibility and technical
expertise.
Over all, The internship was success for us and as an individual I came back satisfied and grateful enough
for such an eventful internship through the ambient approach of the college and also the company for giving
me a platform to embrace the plethora of meaningful information to build and grow my career opportunities in
this respective field.
SIP experience at Mormugao Port
Nishchay Antani
(Semester III, Department of Maritime Management,
B.K.School of Professional and Management Studies)
Summer internship plays an important part in student’s career path. As a student, we are given an
opportunity to do internship in Port or any Logistic based company. Fortunately I got a chance to work as an
intern in Adani Port and SEZ, Mundra, India’s biggest private port.
The environment in the company gave me good learning platform. During first three days of my internship, I
got chance to learn ethics of safety and security procedures. During this process, the interns get chance to
know each other and also to interact with people joining the organization. Due to this, we got a chance to
interact with various field experienced people such as CNG engineer to the Procurement officer to an
Accountant.
After completion of induction session, I got my hand over to my guide Mr. Paulson Joseph. That was the time
when my learning experience started. With the help of the “Team Central Planning”, I got a chance to learn
each and every process in depth. During our internship, the employees treated us as their family members
and imparted the best knowledge that they could. At APSEZ, interns were taken on field with the supervisors
and engineers who were actually performing the work and we had freedom to clear our doubts and queries.
Apart from our core training objective, APSEZ HR team also ensured that we developed our soft skill and for
that, APSEZ organized a Soft Skill Development program of one day in which a Toastmaster Award winner
Mustafa Lokhandwala from Amber Soft Skill development Academy, taught us various aspects which needed
polishing
After completing my internship, I can say that the environment provided at APSEZ helps candidate to reach
to new heights in their professional life.
SIP Experience at Adani Port & SEZ.
Mahipalsinh Parmar
(SEM- III, Department of Maritime Management,
B.K. School of Professional and Management Studies)
Container Corporation of India Ltd. (CONCOR), is a Navratna Public Sector Undertaking under the Indian
Ministry of Railways. CONCOR is Multi Model logistics containerized cargo Transport Company. They have
been providing their services since 1989.
This eight weeks summer internship experience has been a blessing at CONCOR. First week, there was a
training session at ICD Khodiyar, Ahmedabad. There, I have learnt about custom clearance procedure, Rail
operation, cargo handling, warehouse Management and current market scenario of shipping & logistics
industry. After completion of my training, I focused on some major topics like Multi model transport, bonded
warehouse, Import- Export procedure, Technical expertise and Assessment of need of an ICD in Rajkot
region.
The experienced gained has helped me to better understand the information that was taught in the
classroom and showed clear meaningful vision for my bright future in this field. It was my gratitude to work at
CONCOR .They have provided me such a great platform and opportunity to enter into real corporate world.
SIP experience at CONCOR
Pooja Kothari
(Semester I, Department of Maritime Management,
B.K.School of Professional and Management Studies)
“If women understood and exercised their power they could remake the world.”-Emily Taft Douglas
Sailors have many superstitious. Like if they see a dolphin in sea is good they consider it a good sign, One
should not start the sail on Thursday and women cannot sail.
The last myth is being proved wrong in India. Indian Navy's INSV Tarini had only 6 women's crew to
complete a circum navigation of globe and this has created history.
Tarini was constructed at Aquariou Shipyard located in Goa. These women vessel had departed from Mandvi
Jetty in Goa on 10th September 2017 and after circumnavigating globe, it had arrived back on Mandvi Jetty
on 21st May 2018. During these 254 days, the vessel had covered a distance of 22000 nautical miles facing
all the difficulties.
The crew of INSV Tarini included lieutenant Commander Vartika Joshi, Lieutenant Commander
PratibhaJamwal, P. Swathi, Lieutenants S. Vijaya Devi, B. Aishwarya and Payal Gupta. The mentor of the
crew was Commander DilipDonde who was India's first solo circumnavigator in 2009-10. He had given 2
advices to sailors which were:
1) "Unlike boats, which are always feminine in English language, the sea is gender neutral. It does not
distinguish between men and women. "
2) Look at the boat and she will reciprocate. If you don't, she will connive with the sea and give it back to
you. "
All these six women in 254 days voyage worked like a team leaving behind everything to bring back glory to
India. Duties of each and every one was allocated properly by Commander and not imposing anything on
anyone. They even celebrated birthdays, made cakes, baked breads and even made halwa and rasgullas.
Besides these festinates, they even had to face rough sea many times especially in South Pacific sea.
In this way conquering all the emotions like happiness, threat, anxiety, etc. all women crew completed its
voyage and brought pride to India by creating history.
Tarini Ship
Raj Sham
(Semester I, Department of Maritime Management,
B.K.School of Professional and Management Studies)
Advancement in technology is a key to the development of any industry. The shipbuilding industry is no
exception. In fact, shipbuilding is changing at a rapid rate taking advantage of highly advanced technologies
which aim to solve the issues such as environmental pollution, rising fuel costs etc.
Riding high on R&D activities, the shipping industry has developed some potentially revolutionary
technologies.
1. 3-D Printing Technology: 3D printing technology makes it possible to construct real objects from
virtual 3-D objects. This process is carried
out by cutting virtual object in 2-D slices and
printing the real one slice by slice. There
have been several 3-D printing processes
invented till date but very few are
commercially affordable and sustainable.
The Economist claim this technology to be
the “Third Industrial Revolution“.
2. Shipbuilding Robotics: Recent trends suggest that the shipbuilding industry is recognizing robotics
as a driver of efficiency along with a
method to prevent workers from
doing dangerous tasks such as
welding. The shortage of skilled labor
is also one of the reasons to look
upon robotics. Robots can carry out
welding, blasting, painting, heavy
lifting and other tasks in shipyards.
3. Ballast Free Ship Design: The concept has potential to mitigate the problem of ballast water
disposal which causes discharge of non-native species and creates several ecological problems. The
design has network of longitudinal pipes from bow to stern in ship’s hull causing constant flow of local
sea water which prevents transfer of contaminated water or water of one ecosystem to other. Though
Future of Marine shipbuilding technology
this technology is in experimental and
developmental stage, if it is successfully
tested, then ballast free design is definitely
going to be the future of shipbuilding.
4. LNG Fueled engines: Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) surge in popularity as an alternate fuel for ships
is visible these days because of its environmental friendliness. That is why, the market of LNG fueled
ship engines is emerging and its prospects are high as well. Besides being an environmental friendly
fuel, LNG is also cheaper than diesel, which helps the ship to save significant amount of money over
time. Furthermore, LNG powered
escort tug has been developed
by BB with LNG engine support
of Rolles-Royce marine. If these
indications are anything to
believe, most of the future ships
will be LNG powered contributing
in green shipping.
5. Solar & Wind Powered Ships: Imagine the situation when we will have finished all our reservoir of
oil and gas; really horrible! but shipbuilding industry is trying hard to develop technologies to utilize
renewable sources of energy (i.e., wind
& sun) to run the ships considering
today’s challenges. Recently, many
technologies have come which support
the big ships to reduce fuel consumption
by utilizing solar panels or rigid sails. A
device named Energy Sail (patent
pending) developed by Eco Marine Power will help the ships to extract power from wind and sun so
as to reduce fuel costs and emission of greenhouse gases. It is exclusively designed for shipping and
can be fitted to wide variety of vessels from oil carrier to patrol ships.
6. Buckypaper: Buckypaper is a thin sheet made up of
carbon nanotubes (CNT). Each CNT is 50,000 thinner
than human air. Comparing with the conventional
shipbuilding material (i.e. steel), buckypaper is 1/10th the
weight of steel but potentially 500 times stronger in
strength and 2 times harder than diamond when its sheets are compiled to form a composite. The
vessel built from this lighter material would require less fuel, hence increasing energy efficiency. It is
corrosion resistant and flame retardant which could prevent fire on ships. A research has already
been initiated for the use of buckypaper as a construction material of a future aero-plane. So, a
similar trend can’t be ruled out in case of shipbuilding.
7. Integrated Electric Propulsion: The integrated electric propulsion technology is an arrangement
wherein gas turbines or diesel generators or both generate three-phase electricity which can be used
to power electric motors which turn propellers or water
jets. The system uses electric transmission instead of
mechanical transmission which eliminates the need for
clutches and reduces or eliminates the use of gearboxes.
Some of the advantages of using this technology are
freedom of placement of engine, less noisy ships,
reduction in weight and volume etc. Warships of future like
HMS Queen Elizabeth of Royal Navy and Zumwalt Class Destroyers of the US Navy will use the
integrated electric propulsion.
Sakina Makda
(Semester I, Department of Maritime Management,
B.K.School of Professional and Management Studies)
Since many years, Oceans have been an important mode of transport. Boats were developed in the Stone
Age to permit navigation and fishing in the rivers. As the time passed, development of civilization took place
and vessels evolved for the expansion of trade business. This expansion leads to the growth of waterways
transport. So, 20th century is regarded as transport revolution which boasted the marine cargo traffic.
Today around 80% of the global trade by volume and 70% of global trade by value are carried by ships. This
creates a huge traffic all over the ocean. The following picture shows the cargo traffic.
Due to issues such as accidental spills, environmental pollution, busy shipping lanes and ports, wastage of
goods and materials, etc. are faced problem of traffic occurs.
With such great traffic, it became inevitable to track ship movements in order to prevent from collisions,
environmental damages and keep an overview of marine traffic situation. For this, Automatic Identification
System (AIS) is developed. It is an automated system which provides information such as a unique
identification of ships, position, course and speed allowing authorities to track and monitor vessel
movements. It is also used for collision avoidance supplementing the marine radar. According to International
Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, all international voyaging ships with a gross tonnage of over 300
and all passenger ships regardless their size must be equipped by AIS.
Marine Traffic
JIGAR RAGHANI
(Semester III, Department of maritime Management,
B.K.School of Professional and Management Studies)
INTRODUCTION
Ports play a significant role in the economy of countries and development of regions in several ways. Since
ports are value creating logistics centers and a vital part of supply chain system, their importance becomes
more crucial for port users. Hence, port governance in a country requires ample policies to ensure effective
management of ports, and their users and public receive the maximum benefit from ports. Governments in
different regions of the world apply privatization and port governance methods to assure that users of ports
achieve efficient and cost effective services, and eventually, the public receives the maximum gain.
Port privatization has been one of the most important topic. Since efficiency of ports dramatically influence
the trade and economic development, port privatization has not only attracted attention of academics, but
also policy makers. The first port privatization activities occurred in the UK in 1980s and the privatization of
ports has become widespread in other corners of the World such as South America, Far East, and Middle
East.
DEFINITION
Defining "privatization" is a difficult, complex and controversial task. Many definitions have been proposed,
often covering very different concepts and values, such as:
1. Privatization is the act of reducing the role of government, or increasing the role of the private sector,
in an activity or in the ownership of assets;
2. Privatization means the opposite of nationalization: the objective of nationalization is for government
to take over the ownership of private enterprise, while privatization means the transfer of government
services to the private sector;
3. Privatization means transferring the production of goods and services from the public to the private
sector. It is not a policy but an approach, one which recognizes that the regulation which the market-
place imposes on economic activity is superior to any regulation which can be devised and operated
through law.
The forms of privatization that can be distinguished are the following:
1. Comprehensive privatization. This is a scheme in which a successor company becomes the owner
of all land and water areas as well as of all the assets within a port’s domain (this is equivalent to the
sale of an entire port to a private or public/private company);
2. Partial privatization. This is a scheme whereby only part of the assets and activities of a public port
body are transferred to the private sector (such as the sale of existing berths, the transfer of the
Port Privatization in India
pilotage or towage functions to the private sector or the concession granted by a public Port Authority
to a private company to build and operate a terminal or a specialized port facility);
3. Full privatization. This signifies that the complete ownership of the facility or service provider is
entirely in private hands (e.g. ownership of a specific terminal or storage facility, or of a tugboat
service, has been wholly transferred to a private company);
4. Part privatization. This signifies that part of the same facility or service provider is owned by the
public body and part by the private sector, with public and private bodies thus effectively executing a
joint venture agreement.
There is a general expectation among private and public interests that privatizing some or all aspects of
Indian port operations would solve several problems. This is partly because of the successful outcomes of
Port privatization initiatives experienced in other parts of the world. Another reason for this is the success of
the relatively minor port privatization attempts in India itself. The dedicated berth programs—at Bombay (for
American President Lines and Sea-Consortium) that lasted for a year and Madras (for Bengal Tiger Lines
and Sea-Consortium) that is on-going are perceived very successful. In both the above cases, the Port
Trusts became land lord ports with regulatory authority and the carriers effectively run the terminals and
invested in new equipment. The initiative in Bombay reportedly enhanced efficiency by 90% during the first
six months of operation despite considerable constraints. However, other attempt at privatization in major
Indian ports as Madras, New Mangalore, and Cochin have been impromptu, haphazard and confusing to say
the least. Foreign interests including the US ambassador to India have referred to vital lacunae in Indian port
privatization initiatives such as "finance and inter-connectivity.” A study for the Asian Development Bank
identified the following major frustrations in the context of privatization in India
the absence of a firm national consensus in favor of privatization that sent conflicting
The absence of a firm national consensus in favour of privatization that sent conflicting signals to
likely bidders especially from abroad.
the suspicion that privatization efforts are pursued primarily to seek funds rather than
The suspicion that privatization efforts are pursued primarily to seek funds rather than in response to
policy objectives.
privatization efforts often result in a simple transfer of ownership from Government
Privatization efforts often result in a simple transfer of ownership from Government of India to
Government-controlled mutual funds with no firm introduction of market discipline.
Limited liberalization of the bureaucratic procedures for clearance and approval of projects.
EXAMPLE OF PRIVATE PORT
PIPAVAV PORT
Project type Port name District
Green Field port Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd.
Now, APM Terminal
Pipavav, Amreli
Initially, development of port has been taken up in joint sector by the joint sector company M/s. Gujarat
Pipavav Port Ltd. (GPPL) in which, 26 % of shares were with Gujarat Maritime Board. Later in 1998, GMB
disinvested from the project and it has been decided to develop in private sector on BOOT basis.
Initially, development of port has been taken up in joint sector by the joint sector company M/s.
Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd. (GPPL) in which, 26 % of shares were with Gujarat Maritime Board
Pipavav port, the first private port in the country was developed under the BOOT Policy.
The port is operational since 1996 having a jetty of 725m long for handling solid bulk, containers and
one liquid berth for handling liquid cargo.
The port is now being managed by APM Mearsk and GPPL handled.
The Port is well connected with broad gauge rail connection with commissioning of double stacked
container train.
HAZIRA PORT
Project type Port name District
LNG Driven Port SHELL India Ltd. Hazira, Surat
As per the Port policy, Hazira port is being developed fully in private sector.
Govt. granted port development rights to M/s Shell Gas B.V - an international Company and a concession
agreement was executed with M/s HPPL - a company promoted by M/s Shell Group on April 2002 for
developing Hazira port.
The company had developed LNG import and storage facilities at Hazira port, which were made operational in
the year 2005.
Under the plan of Phase 1B, non LNG Terminals - Container, Liquid Bulk, Major Bulk & Minor Bulk, would be
established by the developer.
Consequently, the construction, Capital Dredging & Reclamation works are in progress. However, construction
of 5 berths has been completed and some are into operational phase.
MUNDRA
Project type Port name District
Green Field port Gujarat Adani Port and SEZ Ltd. Kutch
M/s. Mundra Port & SEZ Ltd. (previously known as Gujarat Adani Port Ltd.) is developing the Mundra port.
The Government of Gujarat and Adani group had joined hands in establishing Mundra port as a world-class
commercial port through a joint Venture company called Adani Port & SEZ Ltd. (earlier GAPL).
For handling of Crude M/s HPCL Mittal Pipeline Ltd has set up a SBM & COT for import of Crude for Bhatinda
Refinery, Punjab under Sub Concession at Mundra port.
PRIVATIZATION AT JNPORT Terminal
As the most modern major port in India and also the port with the fewest labor-related hurdles, JNP was the
natural choice as a test case in Indian Major Port privatization effort. Furthermore, in 1992, the P&O Ports
Australia Pvt Ltd., along with their Indian partner the RPG Group, openly expressed their interest in
managing the JNP container terminal. In 1993, the Government of India requested the World Bank fora team
of international experts to do the necessary ground work for the tendering for operation of the JNP container
terminal. The expectation was that the expertise gained from this experience would serve as a launching pad
in the much wider and far more complex privatization efforts at the other major ports.
In compliance with Section 42 of the Major Port Trusts Act, the Experts proposed to license the
management, operation and maintenance of the container terminal for a period of ten years. The licensee
would purchase all equipment owned by JNPT, and invest in container handling equipment and spare parts
as needed. The licensee would operate the terminal on common-user basis, and hand over the terminal and
all equipment and additional facilities to the licenser on expiration of the license. The licensee would be
responsible for the maintenance of all facilities on the terminal except fire, waterside and dockside safety
aspects. JNPT would be responsible for berthing, pilotage, towage, maintenance of the general port
infrastructure, fire safety, waterside and dockside safety, inland access to the port, and the supply of
electrical power and water.
In the meantime, the need for an additional container terminal became rather obvious. Thus, the scope of the
privatization plan was widened to include the building and operating of a new container terminal in addition to
the privatization of the existing terminal.
Other expansion plans for the future include:
Developing the ecology and recreational facilities, including a five star hotel and a golf course at an
estimated cost of Rs.165crore ($55 million)
Developing an Export Processing Zone
Setting up a floating dry-dock for repair of ships up to 45,000 dwt at an estimated cost of Rs.260crore
($ 75 million)
Developing an inland Ro-Ro facility for interconnecting different industrial nodes along the coast at an
estimated cost of Rs.150crore ($45 million).
Ishita Kumbhani
(Semester I, Department of Maritime Management,
B.K.School of Professional and Management Studies)
Any successful business leader will acknowledge the crucial importance of effectively organized logistics.
They understand that implementing seamless logistics is a key element in keeping pace with customer
demands and out performing competitors.
Supply chains are complex and sensitive as they depend on always-changing customer demands. A
supply chain cannot ensure high value if it is without effectively organized transport. For this reason,
logistics is one of the most crucial factors in the quality of any supply chain.
As businesses grow and expand (regionally, internationally or even globally), they become more reliant
on effectively organized supply chains which includes sophisticated logistics. This element of supply
chains is not something that “only matters in large-business development”. It is just as crucial in terms of
improving efficiency and profitability with smaller and medium-sized business as well.
Logistics play an essential part in supply chain management. It is used to plan and coordinate the
movement of products timely, safely and effectively.
Logistics management play a vital part in operating your supply chain. How smoothly your logistics work
will make a huge impact on your supply chain as a whole. With the correct logistics management in
place, you can save time and money and deliver superior customer service. Logistics management is
extremely important if your business is to be successful. It involves careful control of the goods both
leaving your business premises and the ones which are entering, thus keeping your company running
smoothly as a whole.
Success or Failure of any business
depends on logistics management
Raj sham
(Semester I, Department of Maritime Management,
B.K.School of Professional and Management Studies)
On 5th September, 2019, the students were very curious and excited as it was the day of orientation at the
Department of Maritime Management, B.K.School of Professional and Management. On this day, the
students were meeting their new batch mates and faculties for the very first time.
The day started with Expert Lectures. The first lecture was of Mr. Saket Joshi Sir. He is currently working in
EUSU Logistics India Ltd. He is specialized in Marketing and Supply Chain Management. He shared various
concepts of Supply chain Management like Six Sigma, features, factors, elements and all this with practical
examples.
The second lecture was of Mr. Hardik Sanchaniya Sir. He had vast experience as Logistic Manager. He gave
an idea of Logistics and shared the type of possible problems in Logistics sector with their solutions. The
session gave us a clear idea of Logistics.
The day became more thrilling as Teachers’ Day was being celebrated by the students. We made a very
beautiful rangoli in the entrance of the campus. It was our first cultural event in the college but we learnt
many things from our seniors while organizing this function. It was very well managed. A portrait of Dr.
Radhakrishnan Sir added beauty to the room which was decorated with flowers. The faculties were
welcomed by the shower of flower petals.
The students also played games and won prizes.
The function was concluded with a thanks giving note by our class mate Ms. Twinkal Godhani.
The day was yet not over. An interesting part of Junior-Senior Interaction added fun in this celebration.
Orientation and Teachers’ Day Celebration
Various Student committees were formed based on their skill, interest and efficiency.
The program kick started by performing a “Lamp Lighting” ceremony by our beloved faculty members.
As a part of entertainment, we had arranged games for the faculty members. Various games like blow the
glass, carry the ball, Dumb Charades were played by the faculties. They enjoyed a lot.
The day ended with lot of fun, memories and enjoyment.
Ghazala khan
(Semester I, Department of Maritime Management,
B.K.School of Professional and Management Studies)
Below are excerpts of interview between Ms. Ghazala Khan (Student, BKPMS- Department of Maritime) and
Ms. Dhara Jhala (Visiting Faculty, BKPMS- Department of Maritime) :-
Ghazala Khan: Good Evening ma'am. My name is Ghazala Khan. I represent myself as a student of BK
school of Professional and Management Studies. I request you for a small interview session for our student’s
newsletter.
Ms. Dhara Jhala: Sure Ghazala.
Ghazala Khan: Ma'am first of all, I would like to request you to throw some light on your professional
background.
Ms. Dhara Jhala: To begin with, academically I am a person with commerce and management background
with collective experience of 09 years in the industry and academics. After my post-graduation in
management, I joined maritime industry and got involved with its various aspects. From clearing and
forwarding to liner operations and port operations, I got the opportunity to learn and work in all these areas of
shipping industry. At the time of joining the industry, I had no theoretical knowledge of the industry, but the
passion to be part of this global industry and the challenges of the work led me to continuously learn practical
aspects of it. It’s been five years that I am professionally associated with academics and deal with subject
areas of Maritime Management, General Management, Human Resource Management and Communication
Skills. My journey in academics started with my alma mater Tolani Institute of Management Studies, Adipur –
Kachchh as Assistant Professor and currently I am associated with B.K. School of Business Studies and
Management- Department of Maritime, Gujarat University and Institute of Chartered Accountants of India as
a visiting faculty.
Ghazala Khan: Perseverance and zeal to learn are something we need to learn here.
Ghazala Khan: Why one should choose maritime Management and why did you prefer maritime field
as a career option?
Ms. Dhara Jhala: My career choice of this industry was an obvious one being surrounded by port activities in
the region of Kutch, Gujarat. However, it was not a planned one. Having entered the job market in the
aftermath of global recession of 2008, there were limited career options available and that made me enter
Faculty Interview
the industry when it was going through its rough patches. It was only after entering in it, I realized the vast
scope of opportunities and learning available in the maritime industry. There was no looking back then.
Learnings that you get during rough times helps you gain more knowledge fundamentally. The industry
accepted a complete fresher like me with open arms during its rough times and made me understand many
sides of it. The passion and affirmation to stay in the industry was based on many reasons which I feel also
applies to all students willing to joining the industry.
Apart from the fact that maritime industry is responsible for around 90-95% of cargo volumes world over, it is
also an industry which offers a wide array of roles in its different areas like logistics, clearing and forwarding,
port operations, chartering and liner operations, stevedoring and surveying, ship chandelling and ship
broking to international trade consultants, to name a few. There is a vast scope of opportunities available in
Indian Maritime Sector if we look at its growth projections over the years. Presence of private players and
MNC’s, growing number of global terminal operators, supportive policies and programs launched by
government and potential of growth of world trade and dynamic trends containerization and technology in
particular, are all hinting at the large pool of opportunities to arise in the industry for maritime management
students equipped with much needed skills and knowledge of the industry. There are other reasons as a
fresher and go-getter student to join the maritime industry.
1. Maritime is possibly one of the very few industries which offers you the knowledge about working of the
world economy and other related affairs, irrespective of the place you are situated at in the world. This
industry offers a universal platform to utilize and enhance your skill sets and knowledge of the industry in
any part of the world. For example, your experience of working in liner operations or port operations at
any port of India can form a common base for your future job in this or relative areas at any foreign port of
world. Due to its standardized procedures, processes and practices, it becomes easy for anyone to be
mobile and it continues to offer worldwide opportunities in terms of career.
2. Being a global industry involved into international trade, the industry develops and demands from you the
knowledge about not just maritime trade but also the overall external environment-political and geo
political happenings around the world, status of economic and social aspects of partner countries, legal
and technological changes etc. Thus expanding your scope of knowledge.
3. Shipping being a derived demand, it helps you gain knowledge about all the other industries as well. This
Industry is the one which caters the demand of other industries like FMCG, Automobile, Logistics and
Supply Chain, Textile, Pharmaceuticals and Agriculture etc. Knowledge of this industry opens the gates
for related roles in other industries across the world.
Ghazala Khan: Thank you so much ma'am. We can add it to our knowledge as well.
Ghazala Khan: As you are saying that maritime is industry is connected to all the other industries.
So, where do you see Maritime Industry in the next 5 to10 years?
Ms. Dhara Jhala: The next 5-10 years are going to be much more crucial than last 5-10 years. In the last 5-
10 years, I have seen huge ups and downs in industry. The trade is still struggling to cope up with the
recession that it was hit with in 2007-08. Cycle of shipping is undergoing recovery phase currently which is
expected to last longer than expected. In last one decade, industry has gone through many structural
changes as an outcome of collapse and trough phases of cycle. The next one decade or few years from now
are expected to continue as recovery phase leading the industry’s peak stage. The coming years will be
focused on to sustainable operations, cost reductions and efficiency through technological innovations and
upgradation. Further, there will be concentration of power in hands of few limited players with deep pockets
to sustain weak demand and freights, fight between two ideologies – globalization and trade protectionism,
rise of transhipment hubs and containerization and more secure and smooth flow of supply chain and
logistics. Other than this, export of services is fast exceeding the export of manufacturing goods, which will
remain a cause of worry for Indian maritime sector coupled with capacity utilization of large investments and
infrastructural developments at major and minor ports.
Ghazala Khan: Ma’am, can you please share a memorable experience from your professional career?
Ms. Dhara Jhala: There is not one but many memorable experiences of last 09 years of my professional
career to recollect. All those instances where I was challenged, motivated and was required to prove my
metal are my memorable ones. Joining a technically complex and globally competitive industry like maritime
without any academic base of it was a difficult decision to make, but the industry never stopped me from
learning out of my mistakes and rather pushed me to learn more and more by offering different set of
opportunities. My practical knowledge of the industry made me capable to take over the charge of teaching
the basic fundamentals of the industry to the potential talents of world maritime industry. The fact that I get to
build, expand and enhance the knowledge and skill base of large number of students undergoing ports &
shipping or maritime trade related courses each year, adds to my list of memorable experiences every year.
Ghazala Khan: Thank you Ma’am. We are sure that it is going to add to our learning.
Ghazala Khan: Ma’am what are your expectations from maritime students?
Ms. Dhara Jhala: A maritime student need to focus upon the needs of the industry, which keeps on
changing from time to time. Hence, a maritime student willing to join the industry should be dynamic in his or
her approach. Flexibility, adaptability and openness to new ideas is the first set of expectation from them.
For any student undergoing a maritime management course should be fundamentally aware about basic
working and latest trends of the industry. Discipline, punctuality and dedication are basic expectations
from any management student joining the industry, but it is more so when you are joining an industry which is
operating 24*7 around the globe. Passion to continuously learn, to add on to the skill basket and expand the
knowledge base about the industry is also what I expect from maritime course students. This will help the
organizations to grow, expand and achieve competitive edge in the areas they deliver their services. Last but
not the least, practical exposure to industry through trainings, visits and interactions with the industry directly
or indirectly is expected from a student joining the maritime industry in future.
Ghazala Khan: We assure you Ma’am that we will meet your expectations and thank you so much ma'am for
your precious time and it was pleasant meeting you
Ms. Dhara Jhala: Same here and I must say I absolutely loved answering all the questions. Hope it helps all
the students in one way or the other.
Ghazala Khan: It was a great time Ma’am and I learned a lot.
Ms. Dhara Jhala: Thank you so much Ghazala and it was pleasant interacting with you. I wish all the
students nothing but the best for their future endeavors. Thank you once again.
Newsletter Committee:
Newsletter “WAVES FROM THE VOYAGERS” will be published on quarterly basis, if you want to share your
article then please contact us.
Madhav Rathod (Semester III)
Aashka Medh (Semester III)
Avnesh Rawat (Semester III)
Talent Hunt
Look at the mountains and the sky, Let's sit here and say nothing for a while.
Hear the sound of birds that fly, And the raindrops and rewind
Memories of all the time.
Let's sit here and have a cup of tea together, Let this moment stay here forever.
This will fade away all the pains
And will break all the chains.
Life doesn't know how to live alone, It just wants someone who is known.
Ghazala khan
(Semester I, Department of Maritime Management,
B.K.School of Professional and Management Studies)
Ishita Kumbhani (Semester I)
Pooja Kothari (Semester I)
Raj Sham (Semester I)