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In
the international domain, some hubs like Tughlakabad are fed by
several satellite locations like Panipat or even Gwalior, until
traffic justifies running a scheduled service from the satellite
itself, as was done in the case of Ludhiana and Moradabad, both
of which started out as remote locations linked to the hub terminal
at Tughlakabad, but now function as stand alone terminals.
Competition
in the field of container handling is increasing, especially in
the metropolitan ports. Several companies have started operations
in ports. In the deep hinterland, other operators have entered the
market in the sense that new terminals have been set up. However,
as CONCOR concentrates on its
hub-spoke strategy, these developments can become complementary
to CONCOR's operations, as our
competitors in the CFS business often become customers for transport
of containers from and to gateway ports.
In
the domestic arena as well, hub and spoke movements allow for a
better utilization of transport potential and allow for long lead
services to be generated on the basis of short lead traffic collections
using road and rail shuttle services. This service can be especially
useful for big corporates for whom production centers are concentrated
in a single location, but distribution needs are national in scale.
CONCOR has already successfully
moved white cement as a commodity using this experiment, whereby
the product has been distributed over various locations after being
picked up from a single production center.
HUB
& SPOKE
Transportation
to become seamless and "door-to-door"
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