With the opening up of the infrastructure sector to private players, the investments into Container Freight stations were a natural extension for the Parekh Group. Container Freight stations decongest the port by handling container and cargo traffic away from the port. The CFS features facilities for:
In transit container handling
Examination and assessment of cargo for compliance regulatory statutes related to import and export.
CFS’s are hubs that facilitate the aggregation and transportation of export container/cargo from hinterland to the gateway ports. Similarly, they act as receiving hubs for the import containers meant for hinterland. The other functions carried out at CFS include:
The Parekh Group owns and operates two full service Container Freight Stations at JNPT and Mundra.
::JNPT
Seabird CFS
The Seabird CFS is located in close proximity to the Jawaharlal Nehru Port. It specialises in the handling and consolidation of import and export cargo.
::Special Features at the CFS
A distinctive feature of the CFS is that it has a full fledged bank operating within its premises.
Moreover, all the documentation at the CFS is handled by custom built software developed by and maintained by a company of international repute.
The software package facilitates auto e-mailing and enables users to track the movement of their cargo/container from the convenience of their office.
::Other features at the CFS
Total area of around
42,000 sq mts
8.5 meters high Export
Warehouse admeasuring
3,600 sq mts
5,400 sq mts multi
storied warehouse
equipped with 3 cargo
lifts
Paved open yard area of
around 35,383 sq mts
36 Reefer plugs with
automatic 100% DG Back
up
Imported handling
equipments
Fully furnished office
accommodation for CHA /
Freight Forwarders /
Clients
Sophisticated fire
fighting and security system
::Mundra
CFS- The Preferred
choice of exporters and
importers moving cargo
from Mundra
Parekh Group’s new CFS at Mundra is increasingly becoming the first choice for operators in Mundra port due to its central location, clean and efficient service, and adequate parking space for containers and trucks.
::Features
at the Mundra CFS
Total area of
approximately 54,000 sq mts
2 Warehouses admeasuring
9,000 sq mts
Paved open yard area of
around 45,000 sq mts
Imported handling
equipments
Container repair
facility of IICL
standard
Fully furnished office
accommodation for CHA /
Freight Forwarders /
Clients
Sophisticated fire
fighting and security system
::Facilities at the Mundra CFS for Importers Facility
Importers routing their cargo via the Mundra CFS benefit from a comprehensive range of efficient services.
These include:
Transportation of import
ISO containers from Port
terminals to CFS
Storage of ISO
containers till delivery
Systematic storage of
cargo in order to
facilitate quick
delivery
Handling of cargo and
containers within CFS as
per the needs of the
importer
Bonded warehousing
facility for import
shipments
Facility for weighing
of
consignments and containers
::Facilities at the Mundra CFS for Exporters
Exporters routing their cargo via the Mundra CFS benefit from a comprehensive range of efficient services.
These include:
Prompt carting of export
shipments
Cargo consolidation
facility
Systematic storage of
cargo in order to
facilitate quick
examination & stuffing
in to the container
Transportation of export
ISO containers from CFS
to Port terminals
Palletization, shrink
wrapping, chocking and
lashing of export
shipments
Facility for weighing
of cargo & containers
::EDI & Infrastructure
The Mundra CFS offers exporters a range of EDI and infrastructure services to facilitate efficient processing and shipment of their cargo.
Full fledged EDI
documentation facility
to process Customs
documents
Shipment tracking via touch-screen
kiosk
connected to JNPT
Customs
Auto e-mailing of
reports & daily status
to Shipping lines &
agents
Office accommodation &
lockers for CHA /
clients
Bank Facility (State
Bank of India) within
the CFS Complex
::Expansion Plans
Encouraged by the enthusiastic response to the Nhava Sheva and Mundra CFS, the company is embarking on an ambitious blue print to replicate such facilities in other ports.
