JNPT's latest tender call to CFS to take DPD to the next level

Logistics player Global Ocean Group said today that Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust's latest plans of tender to all Container Freight Station (CFS) operators will prove to be a respite for businesses hit by Direct Port Delivery (DPD).
The new plan offers CFS operators to bid directly to operate under the new regime.
Brijesh Lohia, Managing Director of Global Ocean Group said, "Although the introduction of DPD is deemed to prove highly favorable for importers, the limitations such as dispatching within 72 hour timeframe and congestion at the port has steered to question if our ports are ready for the DPD model."

To begin with, under DPD model, JNPT appointed one single CFS where all goods were offloaded and stored, Global Ocean Group said.
But in an initiative to iron out early issues encountered since inception, the tender call which might select upto 10 CFS will facilitate importers with warehousing options and resolve congestion problems at the port, it said.
Another great benefit would be the cost cutting as the key criteria of the tender, as it will allow one fixed cost of handing to be charged by all CFS operators, as contrasted with inconsistent rates charged earlier, Global Ocean Group said.