INDIA SPECIAL - MUMBAI

Bombay , the Business Capital of India, also known as the ‘Gateway of India' Most of the Northern, Central and Western regions of the country, trade via Mumbai in case of Exports and Imports

Bombay is one of the Top 10 Business Centers in the world in terms of ‘Global Financial Flow', and houses important financial institutions such as, RBI (Reserve Bank of India ), BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange), and NSE (National Stock Exchange).

The city has also got the Corporate Head Offices of many Multinationals and Leading Indian Companies, as it is surrounded by a lot of industries, in and around the area which make it one of the most important Business Hubs in the Country

 

VITAL STATISTICS:

•  Located in the West Coast of India, in the State of Maharashtra , the city has a deep natural sea harbour

•  Population: 16 Million

•  World's 5 th most Populated Area

•  Immense Employment opportunities in the city

attracts crowd from all parts of the country

•  Handles over half of the countries passenger traffic

 

HISTORY:

•  The name Mumbai comes from Mumbadevi (Hindu Goddess) and Aai (means Mother in local lingo). The word Bombay , has been derived by the Portuguese and Anglicized

•  Mumbai was earlier an Archipelago of Seven Islands. Hence, the ancient name ‘Heptenasia'

•  The Islands were eventually leased to the ‘British East India Company' in 1668 for a sum of GBP 10 Per Annum. The company had then made optimum use of the natural deep harbour by making it the first Port in the Indian Sub Continent

•  Over a period of time, population had increased and more Civil and Engineering developments had taken place, to reach the current Urban City of Mumbai

 

Business & Economy:

Mumbai serves as an important economic hub of the country, contributing approximately

•  10 to 12% of all factory employment,

•  40% of all income tax collections,

•  60% of all customs duty collections,

•  20% of all central excise tax collections,

•  40% of India 's foreign trade and 10 to 12% in Corporate Taxes

Mumbai's per-capita income is almost three times the National Average

•  Mumbai has witnessed Commercial Boom since Liberation in 1991

•  Boom in the areas of IT, Exports, Manufacturing of various commodities, Service and BPO.

•  Mumbai is well connected by a strong network of Road, Rail and Air to most cities and towns in the country, which also make it the reason for becoming one of the Busiest Industrial Hub of the Nation

 

GLWW in Mumbai:

•  LCL cargo Direct consolidation to

•  Far East ,

•  Europe ,

•  Africa ,

•  USEC & USWC,

•  S.America,

•  Gulf, and

•  Indian Sub Continent

•  LCL cargo Direct Consolidation from

•  China ,

•  Singapore ,

•  Port Kelang,

•  Western Europe ,

•  Upper Mediterranean ,

•  USEC, and

•  Indian Sub Continent

•  Handling Outbound and Inbound cargoes pertaining to FCLs to most sectors around the world

•  Project Shipments, and Special Equipments towards Gulf and Far East using own equipments

 

 

Currently, GLWW is transporting a fully assembled Bus on a Flat Bed Container, Ex Nhava Sheva into Abu Dhabi , which is Trans-shipped at Dubai . Five more such Buses are in pipeline…