Regional Conference on Strengthening
Transport Connectivity & Trade Facilitation in
South & South West Asia
Harpreet Singh
Director (Projects & Services), CONCOR
INDIA
Lahore, Pakistan, 9-10 December 2013
Outline of Presentation
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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
The infrastructure of Transport Network
in South and South West Asia is
lower than the World average
(Source: Kalegama & Abayasekara, Regional Economic cooperation and connectivity
in south and south west asia)
Assessment of Infrastructure…
Air transport is most developed in the region
Ports are also relatively well developed. All
top 10 container ports are in Asia
Road 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
across the country.
Rail
Movements
• 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
transportation services.
the
multi-modal
• Made forays into Cold Chain, Air Cargo etc.
CONCOR’s PAN INDIA PRESENCE
CONCOR: Marches Ahead…
1989-90
2001-02
2012-13
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
Throughput in
TEUs
CONCOR: Improving Connectivity
Vast network of 62 terminals spread across
length & breadth of India
Large fleet of 260 high speed rakes
State of the art equipments deployed at
terminals (RTG/RMG/RST)
Operating Nepal’s first and only rail
connected dry port through JV
12 MMLPS being developed mostly along DFC
Planning 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/Pakistan1676mm, 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-IndiaNepal 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
dps@concorindia.com