Mumbai, February 26 Shadowfax, a third-party logistics platform that operates on-demand, announced on Thursday that its largest automated sorting facility, set up for an investment of ₹50 crore in the National Capital Region, is now fully operational.
The 2.1 lakh sq ft facility is equipped with an automated sorter capable of processing 48,000 shipments per hour, a benchmark that ranks among the highest in the Indian logistics industry, with a peak capacity of 1 million shipments per day.
The sorting center, with up to 80 direct linehaul routes that bypass intermediate hubs, serves as the central point for the company's dedicated same-day and next-day delivery vertical, Shadowfax Prime, it said.
"Network ownership is the foundation of long-term operating leverage in the express business. Investing in OneNCR is a significant step towards building sorting centers that will give us a competitive advantage from both speed and cost perspectives," said Abhishek Bansal, Chairman, Managing Director, and CEO at Shadowfax.
The facility operates on a high-efficiency single-touch model. By enabling 80% of shipments to be directly manifested for last-mile delivery at the origin, the company said that it will be able to significantly reduce handling errors and transit times.