Goldstar and Global launch JV to revolutionise logistics industry

Goldstar Transport Limited, one of the largest transportation companies in the UK has announced a joint venture with Global Transportation and Logistics Ltd. to form Goldstar Transport Lanka Ltd.

Goldstar Transport Lanka is head quartered in Sri Lanka at No. 182, Negombo Road, Liyanagemulla, Seeduwa and is headed by Ravi Karuanayake as its Chairman and Simon Day as the Managing Director, who both have a vision of making Goldstar Transport Lanka, Sri Lanka’s leading transport operator and the logical choice for customers whether they are a freight forwarders or a manufacturers who need help in transportation in Sri Lanka.   

Karuanayake, having started his career in the freight forwarding industry 22 years ago, also ventured into logistics 11 years ago. This led to the opening of the global park, which is a Sri Lanka based Logistics Centre and ‘Hub’ fully bonded with ‘State-of-the-Art’ finishing facilities to the apparel industry. It is today a premier warehouse in the region, providing customers the necessary quality standards that are described as being par excellence by their worldwide clientele that include at present many leading global brands.

Addressing the launch of the joint venture Karunanayake stated that he considered this a momentous occasion and a great opportunity to trail blaze a new transport culture in Sri Lanka. He said that Sri Lanka is well placed in both the shipping and aviation routes and this provides a tremendous opportunity to the transportation industry.

“Today we need to have wider perspectives and use smarter initiatives  to put Sri Lanka back on the world map .With the vast potential from aviation to navigation and from cargo transportation to logistics,  we must aim to make Sri Lanka a giant hub and attract new business to become a global hub in logistics services,“ he added.

Director Matthew Ashworth said he is extremely excited with this new venture and strongly believes that Goldstar Transport Lanka will make a big impact in the transport industry in Sri Lanka. Giving an insight into their UK operation he explained that Goldstar Transport Ltd. was formed in 1998 by a management team that had a proven track record in large volume, multi-customer container transport. They currently have an annual turnover in excess of £60 million and regularly handle over 900 movements per day for a varied customer base from major shipping lines to smaller niche market operators specialising in refrigerated soft fruits, footwear and class one fireworks. Goldstar Transport’s new Traffic System offers direct customer job input, online tracking of deliveries and real time updates of delivery progress. Goldstar Transport has large volumes, operating for all the major freight forwarding companies in the world.   

Having an intimate knowledge of customers today and their ever changing requirements, the Sri Lankan operation has a quality fleet of Mercedes Benz prime movers not previously seen in Sri Lanka The company has superior systems and technology such as IT systems that enable electronic data transfer, online real-time tracking of jobs and instant online POD facility providing customers accountability and attention to detail. With their biggest strength being their professional and dedicated staff, the company is confident by combing the strength and strategies of both organisations, they can become one that is on the forefront of the transportation industry in Sri Lanka.