Recently, an African shipment arrived at Karachi Port, which marked the first of many international undertakings of National Logistics Cell’s new Marine Services division. This launch marks a significant step forward for local businesses who can now rely on a Pakistani owned logistic service provider for conducting their global business.
NLC Marine Services, can provide comprehensive and professional services for delivering cargo by air, sea or land for both local/foreign companies managing high volumes, specifically industries like construction, mining, oil and gas, power etc., can immensely benefit from a trustworthy national service provider to streamline their operations in the long run.
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NLC Marine Services has targeted national businesses with links to international principals/agents by offering them this End to End services with services such as International Freight Forwarding, International Project Cargo Handling, Warehousing, and Distribution (WMS) and Land Transportation and Cross Border Trucking (TMS).
Furthermore, NLC also provides cold storage facilities for intermediary loading of merchandise until it can be distributed to their respective retailers, etc. Importers and exporters can find suitable subscriptions with subsidized rates through this service, which helps them save precious hours and money wasted on one-time expensive services.
NLC is also providing multi-modal logistics services to its clients in Pakistan for both import & export shipments and operates its own dry ports at strategic locations all over Pakistan. These dry ports can then in turn work as a hub of services including, cargo handling and storage, custom clearance, objective documentation processing and door to door delivery service as per requirement.
The transportation giant, also operates its own dedicated fleet of trucks, to cater client demands, and is capable of handling all type of dry/liquid and project cargo.
The dry ports are also connected to the several freight trains of NLC which make intra-national transportation easier and rids the need of hiring other operation handlers. Moreover, the transportation giant, also operates its own dedicated fleet of trucks, to cater to client demands, and is capable of handling all types of dry/liquid and project cargo.
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Some of these trucks also have access to cross borders and can approach Afghanistan & China for freight transfer. Such a vast array of service units allows NLC to be one of the largest merchandise handling units in Pakistan; acting as one-stop-shops when it comes to investigating carriers, trade lanes, and service levels, owing to their outreach to air, water and land.
National Logistics Cell (NLC) is the sole government organization which is also providing services as Port & Border Terminal Operators (BTO). This will surely attract business avenues, national and international, and will add to the road towards a more stable economy of our nation.