JSW celebrates the bond with stakeholders
At its very first customer meet JSW has unveiled a grand vision of becoming one of the biggest port operator
JSW Infrastructure Limited (JSWIL) organized their Annual Trade Meet “Confluence 2017” on December 1, 2017 at Taj Santacruz, Mumbai.
The purpose was to bring closer JSW’s associated customers, business partners and prospective customers into a single forum to commemorate many years of hard work and success.
Capt. Ravi Chander, Unit Head, Jaigarh Port welcomed the guests and gave a detailed presentation on key developments at JSW Ports and Terminals, including key projects completed last year and also spoke about the multiple steps taken to enhance western coastal connectivity like strengthening last mile access through road and railways, mechanizing coastal berth, and increasing draft depth at Jaigarh Port. He highlighted the fact that the capacity at JSW ports have increased significantly to over 50 MMTPA and cargo handling volumes have reached over 30 MMTPA.
Devki Nandan, Head – Business Development and Mergers & Acquisitions gave a detailed presentation on the new projects being developed by JSW Group across the globe. He also showcased the key projects undertaken by JSWIL – coal & iron ore terminals at Paradip and Nadagaon Port in Maharashtra. He highlighted that very soon JSW Jaigarh Port is expected to start the containerized shipping operations, which will ensure logistics competitiveness in key industries in the hinterland. Other key projects that were highlighted included the development of LNG, LPG, Chemical and POL terminals at Jaigarh Port.
Capt. BVJK Sharma, JMD & CEO JSWIL, thanked the audience for being a part of JSW’s journey till date and also for lending their continuous support in the company’s growth story. He drew special attention to the fact that JSW Infrastructure is right on target to achieve the ambitious target of 200 MMTPA by FY 2020. Capt. Sharma spoke about how his team was working on to redefine hinterland and to extend its rail connectivity from Jaigarh to Dighni and Chiplun to Karad. Explaining JSW’s initiatives to serve their customers better, he promised to set up a highly customer focused business model. The model aims towards greater optimization driven by IT enabled systems. These upgrades would enable JSW to provide customers with real time information on the port operations and cargo movement thereby focusing on efficient end to end logistics solutions. He also highlighted momentous occasion when JSW recently started the largest river sea vessels between Jaigarh and Dharamtar Ports. This shift to coastal movement helped to reduce the carbon foot print with the commitment of moving from road to rail and to water mode. Going forward, he expects the coastal volume to touch over 40 MMTPA. The presentation was followed by a Q & A interactive session Various stakeholders gave testimonies of the state of the art infrastructure and professional approach of JSW group.
