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chain disruptions experienced since the pandemic
era. He notes that customers increasingly require
coordinated solutions spanning shipping, inland
transportation, port handling, engineering support,
and end-to-end logistics management, enabling
greater visibility, predictability, and resilience across
project lifecycles.
At the same time, the company continues to maintain strong capabilities across conventional industrial
sectors, including oil & gas, petrochemicals, mining,
manufacturing, and infrastructure development.
Balancing new renewable sectors with traditional
industrial cargo is one of Harren Group’s greatest
strengths. As renewable investment surges, major
infrastructure projects remain vital worldwide. This
dual capability gives the company resilience in an
unpredictable market.
One Partner, One Journey
As part of a globally established
group, we bring extensive
experience gained from
executing complex projects
across diverse industries,
geographies, and operating
environments around the world.
Sunil Shetty
MD, Combi Lift Project Logistics India
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One of the most visible shifts across global logistics
is the growing demand for integrated service models
capable of managing increasingly interconnected
supply chains. While specialist operators will continue
to play an important role across transportation,
trucking, and niche logistics segments, customers are increasingly seeking partners capable of
managing the entire logistics journey from origin
to 昀椀nal delivery.
Shetty believes this trend will continue to accelerate
as supply chains become more complex and customers
demand greater transparency, accountability, and
operational e昀케ciency. The ability to combine freight
forwarding, engineering, heavy-lift transportation,
port handling, and last-mile execution within a
coordinated framework is becoming an increasingly
valuable proposition for large industrial projects.
This evolution towards integrated logistics ecosystems is also reshaping the way project logistics
providers de昀椀ne value creation. According to Saraf,
success today requires far more than transportation
capability alone. Organisations must build resilient
service models, invest in specialised expertise,
and develop the operational agility necessary to
navigate increasingly dynamic and unpredictable
market conditions. He believes that the future will
increasingly favour companies capable of combining
technical competence, digital capability, and execution
excellence into customer-focussed solutions that
adapt alongside changing industrial requirements.
This long-term vision is clear in Harren Group’s
investment in next-generation heavy-lift ships such
as the Orca Class. Built for the toughest cargo and
o昀昀shore jobs, these vessels signal a shift in maritime
logistics where technical skill and 昀氀exibility matter
more than sheer size.
Dr Harren views the Orca Class not as a revolution, but as a highly re昀椀ned evolution of heavy-lift
shipping. While the vessels introduce fully electric
crane technology, highly e昀케cient propulsion systems,
and enhanced operational 昀氀exibility, he emphasises
that their real value lies in delivering a sustainable
and technically advanced platform capable of meet-
