The services include an integrated offering to manage transportation of sophisticated machines
Rhenus Logistics India, the Indian arm of Germany-based Rhenus Logistics, introduced its Hi-Tech logistics in India. The services include an integrated offering to manage transportation of sophisticated machines like ATMs, computer servers, data centres, medical diagnostic machines such as the CT scans, MRI scanners, X-ray machines, etc. The new service from Rhenus Logistics offer end-to-end solutions and include suitable packaging, transportation from seller’s factory to the nearest port, shipping into India, upto the installation and training in the buyers premises. Since most of such products are imported, the Hi-Tech logistics is addressing a huge gap in the specialised transportation and delivery. This level of integration is being offered for the first time in India.
Rhenus Logistics is currently giving prominence to healthcare sector and plans to extend its services for banking, retail, fitness and wellness, IT and data storage industry, immediately.
“India is one of the rapidly growing market for high-tech and sophisticated technologies in the world. We see a great potential in handling logistics of high value products,” said Michael Boos, MD, Rhenus Midi Data (Hi-Tech Logistics division in Europe).
Rhenus Logistics will use modern fleet of vehicles which will be specially designed to transport the high value equipment. Vivek Arya, MD of Rhenus Logistics India, said, “Rhenus Logistics India owns 100 transport vehicles and they hire vehicles on contact as well. Rhenus Logistics has been training technicians past two years help them become certified engineers, especially for their medical customers. The company will offer the entire supply chain solutions, including custom clearance, warehousing and transportation besides last-mile support and after sales service.”
He adds, “Currently, healthcare sector is our main focus and we are making customer driven investments.” According to Arya, the market in India is growing rapidly and the customer is demanding better handling of such equipment.
Sharing a lot of cases where the Hi-Tech arm of Rhenus Logistics has played an important role, Andreas Pistner, Regional Director, Hi-Tech Logistics, Rhenus Logistics added, “India runs a huge investment programme to modernise existing infrastructure. Personally, I am very impressed by the way India is trying to address her logistics challenges such as building roads, ports, etc. For a logistics player to succeed here, you need a perfect blend of global expertise and local knowledge.”
EH News Bureau