India has become a popular destination for global logistics service providers, and the remark¬able growth of the economy has fuelled a surge in demand for logistics services. Several factors including opportunities in emerging markets and channel alliances, urbanization, faster adoption of newer technologies and digitalization, increased consumer preference for shorter delivery times, and deployment of innovative techniques for fast product delivery, are all acting as motivators for the logistics industry's growth in India.
The logistics industry in India is regarded as the country's lifeline, as it connects various markets, suppliers, and customers throughout the country and has become firmly embedded as an integral part of the national GDP value chain.
With a young, committed team dedicated to exceeding client expectations, Hariharan Logistics is one of the top five South Indian forwarders with direct contracts with shipping lines.
“We are among Top-5 Forwarders based out of South India with direct contracts with Shipping Lines. We have grown our revenues at a CAGR of over little over 25 percent in last 20 years. That’s like doubling our revenues every three years. We have recently got IATA license and are currently in setting up a separate Air Cargo Division. This should help us grow at much rapid pace from here on”, briefs Parthipan, President and CEO, Hariharan Logistics.
Working Towards Curating Custom Made Solutions
Customers nowadays do not expect a standard logistics provider to deliver their items on schedule and in good shape. Customers in the new millennium want logistics providers to invest time and effort in learning about their products and to give an end-to-end solution. They expect their logistics service provider to have a technological platform that updates real time information in their system so that they always know what's going on with their goods and where they are at any given time. Hariharan Logistics has a diverse client base, and that is why they provide custom-made solutions precisely built to suit the procedures and goods of the customers.
They frequently have to modify their trailers to meet the specific needs of their customers' items. Customers anticipate comprehensive solutions that encompass transportation, warehousing, customs clearance, and sea/air freight services. They are able to give smooth service to the customers due to their contracts with top shipping lines and network of associates at destination ports. They also have a technology platform that provides clients with real-time information on the status of their cargo.
“We provide custom made solutions that are specifically designed to suit the processes and products of the customers. Many a times, we even have to make certain modifications in our trailers to suit specific needs of our customer products. We have developed a our own Technology Platform that provides real-time Information to our clients on the status of their cargo”, shares Parthipan.
With a young, committed team dedicated to exceeding client expectations, Hariharan Logistics is one of the top five South Indian forwarders with direct contracts with shipping lines
Started in the year 2000, the head office of the company is situated in Bangalore with strong team and has branch offices in Chennai, Mangalore, Hyderabad, Thiruppur, Tuticorn, Mundra. They also have an associate office in Kolkata and having overseas office in West Africa. Aside from that they have their own warehouse at Chennai & Bangalore. Also, they have fleet of trailors at all branches, that helps them to honor their commitment to their customers.
Currently working on opening a branch in the United States to serve the North American market. Their Proprietary Technology platform allows their team to work from anywhere in the world. The personal relationship with customers and shipping lines is what sets them apart from their competitors. Hariharan Logistics observer’s unprecedented volumes of Export Cargos, they also see a rise in the share of Capital Goods and Raw Materials for Industry, which will boost exports of manufactured goods out of India in the coming years.
