Seaways plans expansion in Vizag

Hyderabad: Seaways Shipping and Logistics Ltd (Seaways) is planning to expand its operations in Visakhapatnam and other parts of the country.

As part of its national expansion drive, it entered the Mumbai market and has opened a warehouse in its Free Trade Warehousing Zone (FTWZ) division at Sriperumbudur, near Chennai, according to a release.

Capt Vikas Sirohi, vertical head (turnkey projects), FTWZ Services, said, “Seaways FTWZ is consolidating its presence in the southern region through the Sriperumbudur facility.

We have recently entered the Mumbai market and look forward to expand our presence to other parts of India including Visakhapatnam, Mundra, Ennore (near Chennai) and Khurja.”

Hyderabad-based Seaways is one of the largest integrated logistics service and solutions providers in the country. The 27-year old group offers a complete range of logistics services across the globe.

Capt PVK Mohan, CMD of Seaways Group, inaugurated the 90,000 sqft warehouse, in presence of customers and company officials.

Addressing the gathering of customers and employees, he said, “Seaways Group is at the forefront of providing integrated logistics solutions to our customers and the FTWZ division plays a crucial role in this.

I am delighted that this division has witnessed encouraging growth in a short span of three years, resulting in expansion of our infrastructure.”

Sathyanarayanan, head, FTWZ operations said, “customers including traders, exporters, importers and manufacturers can be benefited from the duty deferment.”