Logilink geared to support apparel exports to EU
The Hayleys Group further strengthened its presence in supporting the
regional logistics requirements of the International Apparel Industry by
commissioning ‘Logilink’ the newest accolade to the portfolio of
investments under its Transportation Arm, Hayleys Advantis Ltd.
The facility, was declared open by the Chief guest Ambassador of
France to Sri Lanka and the Maldives Michel Lummaux recently.
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Logilink facility |
Located at the Welisara Industrial complex, Logilink is built on
42,000 square feet of covered warehouse space with 10 container loading
bays and a one acre yard. It is designed and equipped to comply with the
USA’s rigorous C-TPAT (Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism) and
the European TAPA (Transported Asset Protection Association) safety
requirements for cargo.
This facility is targeted primarily at supporting the needs of all
stakeholders who patronise and support the country’s apparel
manufacturing sector. The customs bond in operation at Logilink would
facilitate the clearing and deconsolidation of raw material such as
fabric, interlining, yarn and accessories such as buttons and zippers on
an as-required-basis.
The Container Freight Station (CFS) in operation within the same
facility would handle all consolidation requirements of exporters out of
Sri Lanka.
Michel Lummaux commended such investments as imperative to boost the
competitiveness of the apparel industry of Sri Lanka.
He said this initiative is a ‘need of the hour’ especially at a time
when the apparel industry of Sri Lanka is poised at an important
juncture where intense and continuous lobbying is done by the Government
of Sri Lanka together with the Joint Apparel Association Forum which
represents a cross section of the stake holders of the apparel industry
of the country to the European Union with the expectation of receiving
an extension of the benefits accorded to the Apparel Industry under the
Generalized System of Preferences (GSP plus) facility for another three
years from January 2009.
Logilink would offer most modern services to all importers and
exporters in all their requirements using information technology systems
that would facilitate real-time information generation of each client’s
activity routed through the facility. All value additions such as
labeling and tagging could also be accommodated to suit international
requirements of the industry. |
