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HIP to be transshipment port for India’s EV manufacturing hub

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Bindu Ranasinghe, from HIPG explaining the advantages of the Hambantota International Port to Inderveer Singh Panesar, CEO & founder of EVAGE Automotive Pvt Ltd at HIPG’s stall at ‘ET Auto Electric Vehicle Conclave 2023’ in New Delhi.
Bindu Ranasinghe, from HIPG explaining the advantages of the Hambantota International Port to Inderveer Singh Panesar, CEO & founder of EVAGE Automotive Pvt Ltd at HIPG’s stall at ‘ET Auto Electric Vehicle Conclave 2023’ in New Delhi.

With India looking very positively at becoming a manufacturing hub for electric vehicles (EV), joint venture partners are looking very closely at Hambantota International Port (HIP) as the key transshipment point for their markets in the east and west of the island.

HIP participated in the recently held ‘ET Auto Electric Vehicle Conclave 2023’ organised in Delhi and on the sidelines of the conference, they were able to connect with a large number of potential customers who would see the advantages of transshipping through Hambantota International Port.

“While location is a key factor, our health and safety protocols and zero tolerance to accidents is an attractive proposition for those who wish to use this southern Sri Lankan port,” says Bindu Ranasinghe, Deputy General Manager (Commercial and Marketing), Hambantota International Port Group Pvt Ltd. (HIPG) who attended the event held under the theme ‘Plug-In For Efficient Adoption’.

An initiative by ETAuto.com India, the conference was partnered by big names in the auto, tech and logistics industries. Speakers at the forum included the founder & CEO of Ola Electric, Managing Director, Tata Passenger Electric Mobility Limited, and the Managing Director of Volvo Car India. Other top brands in the industry also participated including Hero Electric, JBM Group, Lumax Group, Reliance Industries, Greaves Electric Mobility, Maruti Suzuki, Kinetic Green, and Panasonic India.

Bindu Ranasinghe had the opportunity to be part of the panel discussion on “Building a sustainable and self-reliant supply chain,” and also made a presentation on HIP’s developments and potential.

“We’re happy with the response we received. Since HIP sees beyond logistics and shipping, we need to understand the source market and the nuances involved in the marketing and manufacturing of electric vehicles and also connect with the original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). This is the primary reason we took part in this forum. HIP is the newest port in the east, west shipping lanes, which has the ability to grow its capacity in the transshipment of vehicles. Our RORO volumes have grown over the past few years. EVs are the current trend, so we need to make sure we are prepared for them.”

 

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