Container freight station operators tweak logistics strategy to save costs

Firms shift to unnotified warehousing to escape the brunt of direct-port-delivery

Container freight station (CFS) operators at Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT) are converting their facilities into unnotified warehouses, mainly because of continued lower volumes — a result of increased traction of direct-port-delivery (DPD) scheme introduced by the port.
 
“Allcargo Logistics has already converted one of its CFSs into an unnotified warehouse. Some more operators such as Gateway Distriparks could follow suit,” sources in the know told Business Standard. “It will help the operator to lower its costs by nearly 15 per cent, a significant cost-saving, especially when volumes are dropping continuously,” they added.
 
Allcargo Logistics, part of Avvashya Group,