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Tata Steel's global shipping & logistics arm, creating value for Tata Steel's inbound and outbound supply chains.

Shipping goods along India's coast; a key part of Tata Steel's supply chain.

Tata Steel's Group Shipping handling raw materials (RM) like coal and limestone from overseas locations to Tata Steel plants.

Tata Steel's Group Shipping handling the shipment of steel from Tata Steel plants to customers.

Group Shipping's key responsibilities: strategic, value-creating & customer-centric inbound and outbound supply chain management.

The complete process from procurement to delivery, connecting raw material suppliers, plants, and customers.

The essential inputs required to produce steel, like coal and limestone.

Activities related to loading, unloading, and storage of goods at ports.

The total amount of steel shipped out by Tata steel.

Group Shipping's reach and impact across Tata Steel's upstream and downstream supply chains.

Tata Steel's outbound shipping operations, encompassing coastal, overseas, and other specialized shipments.

Shipping steel products within India's coastal regions.

Shipping steel products from Tata Steel's facilities.

A Tata Steel plant that receives slabs and HRC.

The process of receiving steel products at Tata Steel's facilities.

International shipping of steel products.

Common steel products exported by Tata Steel.

Hiring a vessel for a specific period for transport.

Loading multiple smaller consignments on a vessel.

Digital documentation for shipping.

Shipping using multiple vessels for a complete journey.

Tata Steel's plan for managing export cargo using 5 ports.

Annual production target of 480 tons of steel.

Financial advantage from shipping steel via coastal routes.

A type of steel exported by Tata Steel.

Movement of goods between Indian coastal ports (within 12 nautical miles).

Tata Steel's method of shipping steel from East Coast plants to South/West India.

Increased reliance on coastal shipping due to rail shortage and high GHG emissions from land transport.

Combining different transportation methods (e.g., rail, road, water).

A lack of railway transport capacity for steel.

The shipping of steel products along the Indian coastline for delivery to southern and western India from eastern ports.

Cargo handling activities in ports such as loading, unloading, and storage.

The increase in economic activity after the pandemic.

Tata Steel plans to substantially increase coastal steel transportation by four times by fiscal year 30.

TSM and TSK are Tata Steel plants whose crude steel output, and related coastal shipment, will grow significantly.

The ratio of coastal steel shipments to the total output from TSM and TSK plants, it steadily increases.

Predicted yearly steel production figures for Tata Steel, from FY24 to FY30.

Dedicated coastal ports being built to facilitate increased coastal steel movement.

Competition from extra steel volumes from ECI, potentially driving higher coastal shipment.

Projected inadequacy of rail and road transport to manage the anticipated surge in steel movement.

Volume and size of the steel units being shipped.

Crucial factors that influence transportation operations, including shipment size, and number of units (parcel size and volume).

Tata Steel targets significant expansion of volume of coastal shipments by FY30.

Financial advantage of shipping goods along India's coast compared to traditional routes. This saves money compared to other modes of transport.

Having the essential facilities in place to support coastal shipping (eg. dedicated berths, storage, bunkering),

Limited availability of return cargo space in smaller ships after delivering goods

Using digital tools for managing data and documents in shipping and storage (smart warehouses, data management systems, automation)

Haldia port is prepared for shipping long products along the coast

Coastal shipping offers significant cost savings (Rs. 16.9 Cr.) compared to traditional methods.

Improving transportation networks connecting ports to the inland areas to support coastal shipping.

A shortage of smaller cargo vessels available for transportation

Cost reductions in transporting goods by ship, varying from Rs. 200-900 per ton based on product type (BPRS/IPPE).

Coastal multi-modal transport reduces CO2 emissions by approximately 10kg per ton compared to rail-road movements to the west. This was achieved in FY24.

The per-ton savings in transportation depend on ocean freight rates, product type (BPRS/IPPE), port conditions (charges, availability), delays (loading/unloading/berthing), and lead time of trans-shipment.

Combining different transportation methods (like ships and roads) for moving goods along the coast.

Ability to move large quantities of finished goods (FG) all at once using coastal shipping.