Adani Ports & SEZ Ltd (APSEZ) and Wilhelmshaven Freight Village Container Terminal, the only deep water port in Germany, jointly operated by Eurogate and APMT, signed a marketing agreement on June 25, 2019 to collaborate in areas that will promote trade and container shipping business between Adani Ports and Wilhelmshaven Port.
Some of the salient features of the agreement are:
* APSEZ & Wilhelmshaven to identify products & shippers and add value to the supply chain
To share best practices in port operations and technology
The marketing agreement will identify products and shippers which can benefit from the industrial zones and shipping services of container terminals of both ports. The marketing cooperation will also cover sharing of best practices in port operations and technology.
These services add value to the supply chain of various products that pass through the quays of Adani Ports and Wilhelmshaven Port.
APSEZ handles 30 per cent of India’s container traffic through its container terminals at Mundra, Hazira, Kattupalli and Ennore, highlighted a release.
APSEZ, at Mundra, also operates the largest port-based SEZ in India.
Freight Village at Wilhelmshaven supplements the container terminal with industrial zones and trimodal transport connections.
Germany figures among the top 10 trade partners of India for both exports and imports. Textiles, metal and metal products, leather and leather goods, food and beverages, machinery, pharmaceuticals, auto components, chemicals and rubber products are the major Indian exports to Germany.
Indian imports from Germany include paper and printing material, machineries, electro technology, chemicals, measurement and control equipment, plastics, medical technology and pharma, the release said.
