Anamika Mishra, 
Highlighting operational capabilities, CWC Director (Marketing and Corporate Planning) Samuel Praveen Kumar said the corporation’s pan-India Container Train Operator licence allows it to run container freight trains anywhere in the country. As part of its expansion strategy, CWC is in the process of acquiring additional rakes. At present, it owns 10 BLSS rakes (spine cars), with three more in the pipeline. Another 10 rakes are currently operated on lease, while four additional leased rakes are expected shortly. Once inducted, CWC will have a fleet of 27 BLSS rakes, each capable of carrying 98 TEUs (20-foot equivalent units).
Mr. Kumar noted that the movement of MRPL’s consignment to Morbi marked CWC’s first entry into the Konkan Railway Corporation Limited network and its initial penetration in this part of Karnataka. CWC already operates rail-side warehouses at Thokur, Udupi and Verna in Goa, with another facility planned at Ratnagiri in Maharashtra. This supporting infrastructure is expected to further strengthen its logistics operations.
On the technology front, Director (Finance) Niraj Priyadarshi said CWC is aggressively digitising its warehousing operations. Nearly 217 foodgrain warehouses have already been digitised, while work is in progress to cover the remaining 500-odd warehouses across the country.
