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Container Corporation of India Ltd. (CONCOR) has commenced logistics operations for JSW Utkal’s upcoming steel manufacturing facility, handling the first import project cargo shipment linked to the project.
The initial consignment, processed through CONCOR’s Container Freight Station (CFS) at Paradip, consisted of 25 forty-foot containers carrying project cargo required for the steel plant’s development. The movement was executed under the company’s integrated logistics service model, covering transportation, customs clearance, cargo handling and storage.
According to the company, the operation included first and last-mile transportation, warehousing support, container freight station handling, and coordination with port authorities, shipping lines and customs officials. The shipment marks the beginning of logistics support activities for the large-scale industrial project.
Industry estimates indicate that cargo volumes associated with the JSW Utkal project could reach nearly 1,000 forty-foot containers over the next two years as construction and equipment imports accelerate.
The successful handling of the maiden shipment positions CONCOR as a key logistics partner for the project, with responsibilities expected to extend across cargo movement, storage and supply chain coordination during the plant’s development phase.
The engagement also highlights the growing role of Paradip as a logistics gateway for heavy industrial and infrastructure projects in eastern India, supported by increasing demand for integrated cargo handling and warehousing services.
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Delhivery has introduced a new geospatial technology platform, Delhivery Maps, marking its entry into the commercial mapping and navigation solutions space. The logistics company announced that the AI-driven suite of mapping APIs, previously developed and deployed exclusively for its own operations, will now be available to enterprises, developers, and gig-economy businesses. The launch reflects Delhivery’s broader effort to commercialise technology built in-house over years of operating one of India's largest logistics networks. The company originally created the mapping infrastructure to reduce dependence on external map providers while improving efficiency across its express parcel, freight, and supply chain businesses. According to the company, Delhivery Maps offers a comprehensive range of geospatial services, including address auto-completion, geocoding, reverse geocoding, navigation, route optimisation, distance matrix calculations, map tiles, and vehicle-aware routing. Unlike conventional mapping platforms, the solution has been designed specifically for logistics and commercial transportation requirements. The platform incorporates operational considerations such as heavy-vehicle movement patterns, road restrictions, commercial routing rules, and landmark-based navigation to improve route planning and delivery execution. Delhivery said the system has been trained and refined using operational data accumulated over years of deliveries across the country. The accuracy of the platform is backed by historical information generated from more than 200 crore shipments and over one billion daily GPS signals collected from a fleet exceeding one lakh vehicles. This extensive dataset enables the platform to better understand India's complex addressing ecosystem and transportation network. At the core of the offering is Naksha LLM, Delhivery’s proprietary geospatial reasoning model. Built to process unstructured and incomplete address information, the model uses advanced reasoning capabilities to interpret location data more effectively. Naksha LLM is also available through the Delhivery Maps MCP ecosystem. The company believes the platform can address a variety of use cases across sectors such as ecommerce, quick commerce, ride-hailing, and on-demand services. Businesses can leverage the APIs for tasks including address validation, dispatch optimisation, route planning, and more accurate delivery time predictions. Commenting on the launch, Delhivery Chief Technology Officer Kapil Bharati said the solution was born out of operational necessity, helping the company manage commercial routing complexities and unstructured addresses at scale while running India's largest logistics network. The launch comes as Delhivery continues to diversify its business portfolio. In recent months, the company established Delhivery Financial Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary focused on financial products for truck drivers, fleet operators, riders, and MSMEs. The offerings are expected to include credit-linked services, fuel cards, and insurance solutions. The company has also been strengthening newer business verticals such as Delhivery Direct and Rapid. While Delhivery Direct caters to hyperlocal, on-demand deliveries through two-wheelers as well as larger vehicles, Rapid supports quick-commerce fulfilment by managing dark-store operations for brands, retailers, and direct-to-consumer businesses. Financially, Delhivery maintained stable profitability during the March quarter, posting a consolidated net profit of ₹72.4 crore. Revenue from operations climbed 30 per cent year-on-year to ₹2,850 crore. For FY26, the company reported a net profit of ₹321 crore, up 8 per cent from the previous year, while service revenue increased 17 per cent to ₹10,486 crore. For more such news and updates, visit CARGOCONNECT.
The Brihanmumbai Custom Brokers’ Association (BCBA), the apex body of the customs-broking fraternity in Mumbai, successfully hosted the second edition of its flagship policy forum, the India Logistics Conclave 2026, on June 17, 2026, at The Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai. Building on the massive success of the inaugural 2024 edition, the high-profile, single-day gathering united over 550 industry stakeholders, senior policymakers, and logistics leaders. The landmark event was held under the powerful theme, “One Fraternity, One Vision — Logistics Driving India Towards Viksit Bharat.” Designed as a coherent dialogue on the transformative forces reshaping India’s trade-and-logistics ecosystem, the conclave focused heavily on digital customs, the strategic "China Plus One" opportunity, Free Trade Agreement (FTA) utilisation, infrastructure delivery policies, and the evolving role of the licensed intermediary. The core discussions reflected the BCBA’s firm conviction that customs brokers and freight forwarders have transitioned from traditional back-office facilitators into front-line, equal growth partners in the nation’s economic story. Underscoring this vision, the association’s leadership emphasised the sector's crucial contribution to national development. Mr. Sanjeev Harale, President of BCBA, highlighted that with falling logistics costs and maturing policies, the sector now sits at the heart of national growth, requiring stakeholders to actively shape industry changes. Mr. Dushyant Mulani, Immediate Past President, noted that the conclave has evolved from an idea in 2024 into a powerful movement, proving the fraternity's readiness to sit at the high table of national policy. Further reinforcing this stance, Mr. Paresh Thakkar, Senior Vice President, described the customs broker as the vital thread holding the entire EXIM chain together, declaring their commitment to leading, innovating, and helping build the Viksit Bharat of 2047. The prestigious Inaugural Session brought together an eminent cross-section of leaders from Indian Customs and the country’s premier ports ecosystem. The distinguished dais featured key government and port authority heads, including Shri Yogendra Garg, Member (Customs), CBIC; Shri Gaurav Dayal, IAS, Chairman, JNPA; Dr M Angamuthu, IAS, Chairman, Mumbai Port Authority; and Shri Shyam Jagannathan, IAS, Director General of Shipping. Joining them were industry captains Capt. Deepak Tiwari, Managing Director, MSC India and Chairman, CSLA; Capt. BVJK Sharma, CEO, Navi Mumbai International Airport; and Shri Niraj Ambani, Group President — Supply Chain, Reliance Industries. Additionally, Shri Vivek Chaturvedi, Chairman, CBIC, addressed the massive gathering online, while the session also took the opportunity to felicitate industry veterans for their distinguished, lifelong contributions to the EXIM community. Throughout the day, panel sessions drew prominent voices from policy, shipping lines, terminals, and academia to deliberate on the long-horizon roadmap for Viksit Bharat 2047. The conclave concluded with a highly impactful Valedictory Session titled “Custom Brokers and Freight Forwarders — Growth Partners.” The concluding keynote address was delivered by Mr. Dhimant Parekh, Founder of The Better India, who emphasised the critical role of brokers as front-line trade-facilitation partners within the CBIC, DGFT, and PGA frameworks. For more such news and updates, visit CARGOCONNECT.
UltraTech Cement has deployed 45 electric heavy-duty trucks for clinker transportation in northern India, marking one of the largest electric trucking deployments in the region’s cement sector and expanding the company’s efforts to decarbonise logistics operations. The new fleet will transport clinker from UltraTech’s Kotputli Cement Works in Rajasthan to its grinding units at Dadri and Sikandarabad in the Delhi-NCR region. The route spans approximately 250 kilometres and passes through Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. The deployment is being undertaken in partnership with Energy In Motion and follows the signing of a transport service agreement involving the company and its logistics partners. Each vehicle in the fleet has a carrying capacity of 55 tonnes, enabling the movement of large volumes of clinker on a key supply corridor for UltraTech’s northern operations. The company estimates that the electric trucks will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by more than 8,900 tonnes annually while replacing the consumption of approximately 2.9 million litres of diesel each year. The initiative represents a significant step in the commercialisation of long-haul electric freight transportation in India’s heavy manufacturing sector. By deploying battery-powered trucks on a high-volume industrial route, UltraTech aims to demonstrate the operational viability of electric heavy-duty vehicles for large-scale cargo movement across multiple states. Commenting on the development, K.C. Jhanwar, Managing Director of UltraTech Cement, said the company views logistics decarbonisation as an important component of its broader sustainability strategy and its efforts to reduce dependence on fossil fuels across the supply chain. The latest deployment adds to UltraTech’s growing portfolio of low-emission transport assets. The company was among the early adopters of cleaner freight solutions in the cement industry, introducing compressed natural gas (CNG) trucks in 2021, liquefied natural gas (LNG) trucks in 2022 and electric trucks in 2024. As of FY26, UltraTech operates 638 CNG trucks, 32 LNG trucks and 89 electric trucks across its manufacturing network. The addition of 45 new electric vehicles further expands its fleet of more than 750 green trucks. The deployment follows a series of electric mobility initiatives undertaken by the company over the past two years. UltraTech began testing electric trucks for clinker movement in 2024 and subsequently scaled up operations on other routes after pilot projects demonstrated operational feasibility. As India seeks to reduce emissions from freight transportation and accelerate the adoption of electric commercial vehicles, large-scale deployments such as UltraTech’s are increasingly being viewed as important test cases for the future of long-distance industrial logistics. The company said it will continue working with logistics partners and technology providers to expand the use of cleaner transportation solutions across its supply chain. Follow CARGOCONNECT for more such updates.
