Hemas Transportation in JV with Forwardair Logistics to strengthen business

Hemas Transportation has announced the expansion of its logistics service portfolio, through a joint venture with Forwardair Logistics (Pvt) Ltd, rebranding it as Hemas Logistics.

Managing Director, Hemas Transportation Sector, Kasturi Chellaraja Wilson said, " With this joint venture we will expand our integrated logistics solutions capability through container transport and the movement of over- dimension- al and project cargo in Sri Lanka. Parallely we will expand in the sphere of vehicle logistics in Sri Lanka with the opening of the new Hambantota harbour. It is our aim to be the preferred choice in Sri Lanka for both containerised, project and other specialised cargo movements".

Through a company statement, she said Hemas Logistics will continue to offer logistics solutions to the major shipping lines calling at the Colombo Port. It will also work alongside other forwarders and logistics companies for inland haulage solutions to sites in all parts of the country.

Supporting the Hemas Logistics' service capability is its current fleet of over 30 prime movers, trailers including skeleton, flat- bed, low- bed trailers and car carriers. It also has the necessary lifting equipment and lashing gears for the safe transport of over- dimen- sional cargo and is therefore capable of undertaking any type of heavy movement of cargo without depending on third parties for transport equipment.

" Our long term plans include diversification into other logistics activities such as container depot, warehousing and container freight station activities, thereby enriching our integrated solutions to our customers," Ms Wilson noted.