Allcargo Gati Limited is an Indian

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company headquartered in

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. It engages in surface and air express logistics,

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, supply chain, air freight, and

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services. Founded in 1989, Gati first started operations between Madras (now

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) and

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. In 2020, it was acquired by Allcargo Logistics. Shashi Kiran Shetty, chairman and founder of Allcargo Logistics Ltd., currently serves as the chairman. Gati is listed on the National Stock Exchange and

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History

Early history

Gati was founded in 1989 and began providing same-day courier and distribution services and courier management between

and Madurai. The company expanded to

, Bangalore (now

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), Chennai and

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within the same year. It became the first company in India to start providing the delivery date on the docket and started offering a money back guarantee. The company was incorporated in 1995 as Gati Corporation Ltd.

1996–2000

Introduced 3PL in India Began offering multi-modal services, courier services and international operations to

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countries

2001–2008: Growth and expansion

Launched Vehicle Tracking System, a centralised computer system to manage people, packages and vehicles in real time Created a centralized call centre in

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2009–2012

Gati signed a joint venture agreement with

Kintetsu World Express , or KWE, is a major Japanese freight forwarding company. It is a subsidiary of the Japanese railway holding company Kintetsu Group Holdings (''近鉄グループホールディングス株式会社 Kintetsu gurūpu hōrudeingusu kabushiki gaish ...

for their express distribution and supply chain business to form Gati–KWE, which is a subsidiary of Gati. Introduced its e-commerce logistics services

2020-2023

Acquired by Allcargo Logistics In October 2023, the company name was changed to Allcargo Gati.

References

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