FTCCI holds logistics meet in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: The Federation of Telangana Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FTCCI) with the support of the MSME Department of the Govt of India hosted a second edition of the International Conference on Shipping and Logistics (ICSL) at HICC in Madhapur on Friday.

Dr Vishnu Vardhan Reddy, IFS, Special Secy (Investment Promotion & External Engagement), VC & MD Telangana State Industries Infrastructure Corporation (TSIIC), Government of Telangana; Sanjay Swarup, IRTS, Chairman & Managing Director, Container Corporation of India Limited; Pradeep Panicker, Chief Executive Officer, GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd; Meela Jayadev, President, FTCCI; Suresh Singhal, Senior Vice President of FTCCI and Kamal Jain Chairman of the Shipping & Logistics Committee of FTCCI graced the inaugural function.

Giving his keynote address Dr Vishnu Vardhan Reddy said cities and civilisations rise, grow, and fall because of one thing that controls global trade. And logistics is a lifeline of global trade. New centres of power are emerging. In the complex world of supply chain management, the geopolitical situations are creating disruption, causing ripples across industries. These shifts are affecting the availability, cost, and reliability of essential goods and services, he said. Besides this he spoke about two other disruptions, the impact of Technology and Climate Change on the sector.