Cargo Conclave
Weathering the storm and gearing up for better days
Combating the COVID-19 crisis, the logistics industry is going through major disruptions. Realising that the present need of the industry is to discuss the way forward, announces its first-ever digital conclave to help the industry understand the global pandemic and its impact on business in the short term and long term.
The theme of the conclave is ‘Weathering the storm and gearing up for better days’. The conclave is aimed to help the logistics trade survive in present times amid the COVID-19 crisis, while also focusing on what the future holds for trade.
The session will focus on what will be the life after corona and when will it restart? What would be the size of new market? The speakers of the conclave are N Sivasailam, Former Special Secretary (Logistics), Ministery of Commerce & Industry, Vipin Vohra, Chairman, Continental Carriers and Samir J Shah, Partner, JBS Group of Companies. The conclave is structured as a platform to exchange views and engage in conversation with fellow professionals to help the industry recuperate.
The speedy rise of COVID-19 pandemic and government decision to contain the disease outbreak in India through a nationwide lockdown is adversely impacting the logistics sector. The sector will see a sharp fall in availability of freight because of the restrictions imposed on production of non-essential goods and on the movement of already stored non-essential goods in the warehouses. This is not only taking the space but also increasing the cost.
The idea of the conclave is to understand what each segment of the industry is doing and the way forward. Seeing the current scenario wherein the entire nation is working from home, this is the time for the industry to understand the importance of being technologically advanced. The conclave will discuss the possibilities of industry, understanding the importance of being more digitised and less dependent on manual work processes. However, the questions remains that will adoption of technology be affordable? And, who will absorb the cost?