C P Jayakrishnan
We continue to operate at encouraging pace
Angre Port, the most sheltered all-weather port in the Konkan region, has been bucking the trend amid COVID-19 by efficiently handling 138,000 tonnes of different types of cargo from March till June. Recently, the port completed its first and highly successful year of operations during which it handled more than 500,000 tonnes of cargo, made possible due to the several capabilities the port has built to enable hassle-free movement and storage for all types of cargo. C P Jayakrishnan, Chief Executive Officer, Angré Port in an exclusive interview with Ritika Arora Bhola, informs more on the port’s role as an end-to-end logistics services facilitator, ensuring timely movement of cargo and helping optimise material handling costs, as they continue to support over two dozen large and small local businesses across the state of Maharashtra.
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hat’s the current situation at AngréPort following the COVID-19 lockdown? How are you reacting and responding to the scenarios? At the start of the outbreak, we were quick to enable business continuity planning to optimise our fixed cost base to the tune of 40 per cent during the lockdown, with no effect on service levels to clients. The entire business development, procurement, accounting, and legal teams have been set up with the requisite collaboration tools to work from home across multiple geographies. This has yielded success to the extent that we are still continuing with the remote working model as much as possible. Additionally, the downtime has allowed the otherwise busy port staff to undergo online trainings, evaluate their effectiveness over the past year, and define targets, objectives and key responsibilities for the coming season. 60 |
september 2020
