Transport Corporation of India
Transport Corporation of India Limited is headquartered in Gurugram, Haryana, India. It was founded in 1958 by Mr. Prabhu Dayal Agarwal at Kolkata, India.[1] TCI has 1400+ offices all across India with 6000+ employeess. The whole corporation is composed of eight divisions, namely: TCI Freight, TCI Express (formerly TCI XPS), TCI Supply Chain Solution, TCI Global, TCI Seaways and TCI Foundation.[2]
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| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Logistics and supply chain management |
| Founded | 1958[1] |
| Headquarters | Gurgaon, Haryana, India |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | D.P.Agarwal ( Management), Vineet Agarwal (Management), Chander Agarwal ( Management) |
| Brands | TCI Supply Chain Solutions, TCI Express, TCI Freight, TCI Global, TCI Seaways, TCI Foundation |
Number of employees | 6,000+ |
| Website | Official website |
TCI Group manages 11.5 mn sq. ft. of warehousing space and mainly caters to industries such as retail, pharmaceuticals, auto, hi-tech, cold-chain, and consumer products.
Divisions
TCI Freight provides the basic transportation facility like full truck load, less than truck load, small consignment, over dimensional cargo all over India. Apart from road, the division also provides rail transportation using bulk rakes, containers, and wagons.
TCI Express (formerly TCI XPS)[3] is an express cargo division of TCI group. This division offers domestic courier and international courier services through road, rail and air with some value added services. TCI Express also provides Ecommerce delivery service in India.
TCI Supply Chain Solutions[4] provides supply chain consultancy, inbound logistics, in-plant stores & yard management, warehousing/distribution centre management and outbound logistics. Key industries catered by TCI SCS are auto, high-tech, telecommunications, retail & CP, cold chain and pharmaceuticals.
TCI Global[4] is the global business division of TCI. It trades across all major South East Asian countries. TCI Global offers customs clearance, international inbound and outbound freight handling (air and sea), primary and secondary warehousing/redistribution, third party logistics, multimodal (air, surface and sea) services, ODC movements, mining logistics and project cargo.
TCI Seaways[3] is equipped with 22338 containers and seven vessels (91880 DWT cumulative capacities). It provides ship management, liner/charter/agency activities, stevedoring/project handling, multi-modal and transportation services. Under domestic services, TCI Seaways does coastal shipping, and agency service, and under international services, break bulk, project cargo and containerized business. TCI Seaways caters to the coastal cargo requirements for transporting container and bulk cargo from ports on the west and east coasts of India to Port Blair in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and further distribution within the islands.
TCI Foundation[4] is the group's social arm, and fulfils corporate social responsibility. TCIF has been working in the areas of health, education, women's development, disability and disaster relief assistance.
Associate company
TCI Developers Ltd[5] is the real estate arm of TCI Group, and was created to look into the development of commercial properties of TCI. These properties will be developed into office complexes, residential buildings, etc. depending on the best use of the property. It is also undertaking the development of large modern warehouses and logistics parks.
Joint ventures
Transystem TLI[6] is a joint venture between TCI and Mitsui & Co Ltd, which is a logistics partner for Toyota Kirloskar Motors Ltd. in India.
TCI-CONCOR Multimodal Solutions Private Limited[7] is a joint venture with CONCOR for bulk transport by rail and road.
Subsidiaries
- TCI Transportation Company Nigeria Limited[4]
- TCI Global (HKG) Limited
- TCI Chatbot
- TCI Global Logistik Verwaltungs GmbH i.L. Eschborn
- TCI Global (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
- TCI Global (Malaysia) SDN. BHD.
- TCI Holdings SA&E Pte Ltd
- TCI Global Brazil Logistica Ltda
- TCI Global Holdings (Mauritius) Limited[4]
- TCI Global (Singapore) Pte Ltd
- TCI Crystal Report
- TCI Holdings Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
- TCI Global Shanghai Company Limited[4]
- PT TCI Global Indonesia
- TCI Prosperities Pune Ltd
References
- "TCI History | Transport Corporation of India Ltd Company History & Profile". Economictimes.indiatimes.com. 18 January 1982. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
- http://www.supplychainleaders.com/provider/transport-corporation-of-india-ltd-tcil/283/
- http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/portfolio/firm-calls/transport-corporation-of-india-en-route-to-growth/article8804127.ece
- http://in.reuters.com/finance/stocks/companyProfile?symbol=TCIL.BO
- https://www.nseindia.com/content/corporate/eq_TCIDEVELOP_base.pdf
- http://www.indiainfoline.com/article/news-sector-others/mr-vineet-agarwal-executive-director-transport-corporation-of-india-tci-113111400398_1.html
- http://www.thehindu.com/business/tci-concor-float-new-company-for-logistics-services/article950497.ece