Dart Global Logistics signs BOI deal for $ 3 m fulfilment centre at Muthurajawela Industrial Zone

BOI Chairman Susantha Ratnayake (right) hands over the Certificate 

of Registration to Dart Global Logistics Group CEO S. Mohandas and 

Group COO Jude Wijesundara

The Board of Investment of Sri Lanka has signed an agreement with Dart Global Logistics to set up a state-of-the-art logistics fulfilment centre at the Muthurajawela Industrial Zone located in Kerawalapitiya, Wattala with an investment of over $ 3 million.

The agreement was signed by BOI Chairman Susantha Ratnayake and Dart Global Logistics Chief Operating Officer Jude Wijesundara and Dart Global Logistics Group CEO S. Mohandas.

The facility will offer top-of-the-range third-party logistics (3PL) services under one roof for various industry verticals. The 10,000 pallet position capacity warehouse, with a state-of-the-art Warehouse Management System (WMS), latest MHEs (Material Handling Equipment) and a well-trained team of logistic professionals is geared to handle a multitude of cargo requirements.

Services offered will include: multi user warehousing with pay as you use pricing model; order fulfilment with the ability to pick pallets/cases or units, carton flow racking and shelving options; pick and pack with bar coded shipping labels for e-commerce fulfilment; islandwide goods transport from the fulfilment centre to retail/factories or regional depots; value added services such as product repacking, bundling and labelling; QA facilities for goods inspections and verification; office space for clients on rent for onsite stationing; integrated logistics services with freight, customs brokering and transport for customers using the fulfilment centre and approved warehousing facility for BOI goods storage and related services.

The facility is fully equipped to provide all levels and total scope of 3PL services whilst technologically resourced by a tier one warehouse management system (WMS) with hand held RF scanners enabling exceptional accuracy and efficiency for effective inventory management and order fulfilment. 

In addition, a cutting edge Transport Management System (TMS) with route/load optimisations will give clients a very efficient cost effective logistics solution. All client interaction will be executed thorough an online platform for orders, receipts and load bookings.

With direct access to the highway within a two-minute reach – one of the key strategic advantages, the facility has the ability to offer total logistics solutions with their own international freight network and customs brokerage set up which has been serving the Sri Lankan market for over 37 years. The uniqueness of the strategic location being in-between the Colombo port and the airport, apart from having direct access to the expressway network, gives the clients maximum advantage and opportunity to operate of multi-faceted cross border shipping and trading operations by utilising this unique facility. Dart Global Logistics has already acquired a few other facilities at strategic locations to support its very ambitious drive in total supply chain management, while bigger facilities are in the offing.

Dart Global Logistics, formally known as Dart Express, commenced operations in Sri Lanka in 1983 as part of the Hong Kong based Dart Express Group. Due to success of Sri Lankan operations, DGL expanded its reach to the Indian subcontinent which had an enormous potential in the region. 

Across the years the group has successfully made inroads and has been offering services in India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Dubai, Madagascar, Mauritius, Vietnam, Indonesia, Cambodia, China, Myanmar and USA over the last 37 years. Considered as one of the top international logistics service providers in the Asia Pacific region, DGL operates through 40 offices across 14 countries strategically located.