Despite maintaining competitive rates, the Indian shipping companies are steadily making a mark in the global market. However, in order to earn high profits the companies should maintain a stable and long-term relationship in market. Shipping companies should provide efficient cargo handling services and low-cost logistics solutions. Avignon Shipping Company is one such company which is incorporating these strategies to maintain a stable position in the market.    

Avignon Shipping Company was established by Rajdeepak Bhargava in the year 1995. The company is recognised as one of the oldest and renowned custom clearing and forwarding agents in Pune. The company has a permanent and biggest Customs House Agent (CHA) license in Pune and is a member of Maratha Chambers of Commerce Industries and Agriculture.

The company clears around 50% of import and export containers which are attended at Central Water Commission (CWC), Container Freight Station (CFS), Inland Container Depot Dighi (ICD Dighi), Container Corporation of India Ltd (CONCOR) in Pune. It also has an operating office at Dronagiri-JNPT, Mumbai. The container movement in this area on an average basis is around 1,500 TEUs (Twenty-foot equivalent unit) every month comprising import and export. Around 6,000 tonnes per month is covered in break bulk cargoes.

Location and reach

The company is based in Pune, Maharastra. It has a branch office in Mumbai which is responsible for the clearance at Sahar International Airport, Nava Shiva and Bridgeport (BPT). The Mumbai office takes care of the requirements of the MNCs and end users.

Products and services

The company is well recognised for providing raw materials of worth US$200 in excess quantity. It has the capacity to provide second hand machinery to several factories across the world.  It can handle over one lakh containers efficiently.

It provides other services which include:

·         Project cargo services

·         Custom clearance

·         Clearing and forwarding services

·         Consolidation of cargoes on turkey basis

·         Import and export of machineries, components and spare parts

·         Import and export of capital goods

·         Import and export of raw materials and chemicals   

Certification and memberships   

Avignon Shipping Company is an ISO 9001 certified company.

Promoters

Rajdeepak Bhargava is the CMD and promoter of the company.

Shareholding pattern

It is a privately held company.

Clients

Some of the reputed clients of Avignon Shipping Company include:

·         Alfa Laval (India) Limited

·         BK Benzyl

·         Bilt Graphic Paper Products Limited

·         Bekaert Industries Private Limited

·         Carraro (India) Limited

·         Centurywells Roofing India Private Limited

·         EON Kharadi Infrastructure Private Limited

·         Elomatic (India) Private Limited

·         Eagle Poonawalla International Limited

·         Eagle Poonawalla Industry Limited

·         Finolex Industries Limited

·         ISMT Limited

·         Intervalue (India) Private

·         Insuflex Industries Private Limited

·         Indrayani Ferrocast Private Limited

·         ICC Realty India Private Limited

·         Jagdamba Lamps Limited

·         Kimberly-Clarke Lever Limited

·         Kalyani Clothing Company

·         Kartar Wire Industries Private Limited

·         LG Electronics India Private Limited

·         John Deere Equipment Private Limited

·         Madhuban Trade Steels Private Limited

·         Malkan Engineering Private Limited

·         MTC Business Private Limited

·         Panchsil Teck Park Private Limited

·         Pudumjee Pulp and Paper Mills Limited

·         Reliable Autotech Private Limited

·         Universal Engineering Private Limited

·         Sohn Steels Private Limited

·         Sant Gyneshwar Steels Limited

·         Tata Motors Limited

·         Veena Industries Limited

Turnover

Not disclosed

Profitability

Not disclosed