Jodhpur "The Sun City " was founded by Rao Jodha, a chief of the Rathore clan, in 1459. It is named after him. Jodhpur in Rajasthan State of India was previously known as ‘ Marwar' . Jodhpur is the second largest city in Rajasthan. It is frequently referred as the Sun City because the Sun Rays fall perpendicular over the city twice a year, and Jodhpur gets extremely Hot……

 

•  The old city is separated by a 10 km long wall surrounding it

•  The Wall has eight Gates leading out of it. The new city is outside the walled city

•  The Walls of Houses in the Old city, are white washed and painted with a tinge of ‘Indigo', hence the name ‘ BLUE CITY' (This was the area of ‘The Brahmins' a few hundred years ago, and it was believed that the colour would act as a repellant to mosquitoes)

•  Jodhpur is a very popular tourist destination

•  The landscape is scenic and mesmerizing. It possesses a mixture of Scenic deserts and Green Parks. Jodhpur city has many beautiful palaces and forts such as Mehrangarh Fort, Jaswant Thada, Umaid Bhavan Palace and Rai ka Bag Palace . Other charms of Jodhpur include Government museum and its beautiful Umed garden

Business in Jodhpur :

•  The Handicrafts industry has in recent years eclipsed all other industries in Jodhpur

•  By some estimates, the furniture export segment is a $200 million industry, which directly or indirectly employs around
200,000 people.

•  Other items manufactured include

•  textiles

•  metal utensils

•  bicycles

•  ink, and

•  sporting goods

•  A flourishing cottage industry exists for the manufacture of items such as glass bangles, cutlery, carpets and few marble products

•  After handicrafts, Tourism is the second largest industry of Jodhpur

•  Crops grown in and around the district include wheat and the famous ‘ Mathania red chilies'

•  Jodhpur , is also known for mining Gypsum and salt

•  Jodhpur , serves as an important market place for wool and few agricultural products

The Indian Air Force, Indian Army and Border Security Force maintain training centers at Jodhpur .

GLWW in Jodhpur :

•  Dominating Player in LCL Export Market up to 90% Market Share

•  Only Player in the location who has made Direct Console Boxes to Europe, USA , and Far East

•  Regular weekly Hub movement of LCL cargo to Mumbai for Re-working

•  Movements of FCL on Freight Forwarding Basis – Commodities are mainly Sand Stones, Marbles, Guar Gum, & Handicrafts. These cargo are heavy in Nature

•  A substantial amount of cargo moves towards Europe and USA . A smaller percentage are distributed over Far East and Scandinavian Trade Lanes

 

GLWW has again been appointed to handle special equipments, Rig Machine & Compressors

This time around, we are proud to render service to our customer UNICEF.

GLWW will be moving this cargo from ICD Jaipur into Jebel Ali.

UNICEF would take delivery of the same and take it to Berbera , Somalia for construction purpose.