COVID-19, viability issues & turf tussles stall govt’s mega plan for logistics parks
NEW DELHI : The government’s plan to set up 35 Multi-Modal Logistics Parks (MMLP) across the country to reduce logistics costs is facing numerous hurdles, and barely four of the proposed projects have been
Chittagong Port can be a transshipment hub for Northeast India
DHAKA : Chittagong seaport can become a transhipment hub for India as it will reduce both transit time and cost of cargo movement between the rest of India and its North Eastern Region (NER),
India’s plastic exports have risen by 60% in last one year: Plexconcil
CHENNAI : The Plastics Export Promotion Council (PLEXCONCIL) has said that India’s plastics export increased by 55% to US$3,417 million (cumulative value) during April-to-June 2021 as compared to US$2,211 million during April-June 2020. According to the
Warning: Book now or ‘Christmas may be canceled’
Containers don’t lie — and currently they tell the unvarnished ugly story of the supply chain bottleneck facing importers. U.S. shippers this holiday season will need more than Rudolph’s red nose to guide them
NYK Line’s new LNG Carrier Diamond Gas Victoria delivered
TOKYO : On July 28, the liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier Diamond Gas Victoria was delivered. The new ship will transport LNG from British Columbia for the LNG Canada project, as well as from
DP World reports strong volume growth of 17.1% in 2Q2021
DUBAI : DP World Limited handled 19.7 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) across its global portfolio of container terminals in the second quarter of 2021, with gross container volumes increasing by 17.6% year-on-year on
JNPT readies global tender to privatise port-run container terminal
MUMBAI : Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), India’s biggest state-run container port, will issue a global tender in the next few days to privatise the container terminal run by the port authority after it
Govt launches secured logistics document exchange platform
NEW DELHI : The Government has launched the Secured Logistics Document Exchange (SLDE) along with a Calculator for Green House Gas Emission to improve ease of doing business, logistics efficiency, reduce logistics cost, and