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Setting the Context South & South West Asia region: High growth nations as compared to World average. It is major driver of global economic recovery In the aftermath of global financial crisis in West: domestic & regional trade is a must to sustain growth For this: Transport Connectivity is v. critical
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Regional Conference on Strengthening Transport Connectivity & Trade Facilitation in
South & South West Asia
Harpreet SinghDirector (Projects & Services), CONCOR
INDIA
Lahore, Pakistan, 9-10 December 2013
Outline of Presentation
• Setting the Context• Sub-regional Groups/ Trade agreements• Assessment of Infrastructure• Contribution of CONCOR• Way Ahead for the Region
Setting the Context• South & South West Asia region: High growth
nations as compared to World average. It is major driver of global economic recovery
• In the aftermath of global financial crisis in West: domestic & regional trade is a must to sustain growth
• For this: Transport Connectivity is v. critical
Sub-regional groups/ Trade agreements
• To boost business in the sub-region, several groups and trade agreements have been formed
• Preferential trade arrangements play a major role in stimulating trade
• These agreements result in reduced costs and increasing volumes of regional trade
Trade Competitiveness depends on efficient, fast, reliable and seamless
connectivity
Assessment of Infrastructure
(Source: Kalegama & Abayasekara, Regional Economic cooperation and connectivity in south and south west asia)
The infrastructure of Transport Network
in South and South West Asia is
lower than the World average
Assessment of Infrastructure…
Air transport is most developed in the regionPorts are also relatively well developed. All
top 10 container ports are in AsiaRoad and Rail networks are less developed in
the Region. Need lots of improvements and inputs
Greater emphasis needs to be laid on improving Rail connectivity of the Region
Container Corporation of India Ltd
CONCOR
Leading multimodal logistics company of India with 80% market share
Contribution to Connectivity
Roles of CONCOR
• Carrier
• Terminal Operator
• Warehouse operator
CONCOR’s FUNCTIONS
• Logistics support to EXIM & Domestic Traffic• Coordinates Containerized Rail Movements
across the country.• Provides Warehousing facilities • Designs, Constructs, and operates Dry Ports
(ICDs) & Domestic Terminals in India.• Operates Port terminals in collaboration with
International Port Operators.• Significant player in the multi-modal
transportation services.• Made forays into Cold Chain, Air Cargo etc.
CONCOR’s PAN INDIA PRESENCE
CONCOR: Marches Ahead…
1989-90 2001-02 2012-13
Throughput in TEUs
52,000 10,44,721 25,85,686
Net Worth in Rs. Billion
0.18 9.09 62.81
Total Income in Rs. Billion
0.0037 13.35 47.43
CONCOR: Improving ConnectivityVast network of 62 terminals spread across
length & breadth of IndiaLarge fleet of 260 high speed rakesState of the art equipments deployed at
terminals (RTG/RMG/RST)Operating Nepal’s first and only rail connected
dry port through JV12 MMLPS being developed mostly along DFCPlanning operations in other neighbouring
countries
Way Ahead for the Region
Intergovernmental agreement on dry ports of international importance (230 dry ports in 27 countries, approx 81 are potential)
Trans Asian Railways Network (missing links; railway gauge mismatches: India/Pakistan-1676mm, Iran/Turkey-1435mm, Bangladesh-MG mostly)
Intergovernmental agreement on Asian Highways Network
Way Ahead for the Region…
Demonstration Run of Container Trains (Islamabad-Tehran-Istanbul, Bangladesh-India-Nepal planned)
Expert Group of SAARC: Identified railway routes for regional integration
Setting up of ICPs (Total 13 ICPs planned: 1 with Pakistan, 4 with Nepal, 1 with Myanmar, 7 with Bangladesh)
Way Ahead for the Region…
CONCOR ready to set up an ICD near Wagah border for facilitation of Containerized trade with Pakistan.
Containers interchange protocol between India and Pakistan needs to be finalized
The modalities of containers to be moved across the border needs to be tied up with all stakeholders including shipping lines
CONCOR is keen to run Container train to Pakistan if these modalities are worked out between the two Governments.
THANK YOU