India asks WTO to work on clear definition of e-commerce trade in goods, services
GENEVA : India has asked the WTO members to work on a clear definition of e-commerce trade in goods and services as it would help provide developing countries a policy space to make decisions
MSC Air Cargo joins TIACA
GENEVA : MSC Air Cargo has joined The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA). Jannie Davel, Senior Vice President Air Cargo at MSC Air Cargo, said in a LinkedIn post on October 19 that the
Samskip initiates strategic expansion in Baltic Sea region launching new direct short-sea service between Finland, Latvia, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands
ROTTERDAM : Early next month, Samskip will celebrate the maiden voyage of the Samskip owned and operated weekly service connecting Rotterdam, Helsinki, Riga and Hull. This new service is a direct reflection of Samskip’s
Southern Dedicated Freight Corridor: Why it must be prioritised after EDFC and WDFC
NEW DELHI : While two major DFCs are under construction in the eastern and western parts of the country, South India still lacks its dedicated freight corridor. India’s burgeoning economy relies heavily on the
TCI orders for Two New Container Vessels
GURGAON : Transport Corporation of India Limited (TCI) has signed a contract with Nakanishi Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Japan, to build two cellular container vessels of approximately 7,300 MT deadweight each. The total contract price is
BIMCO: Containerships hit their highest average age to date
COPENHAGEN : Containerships have now reached their highest average age to date, standing at 14.2 years. This places them as the oldest vessels among the three major shipping sectors. In contrast, dry bulk vessels
Govt eyeing shift to BOT as private cos show interest in roads sector : Nitin Gadkari
NEW DELHI : The federal government will bid out over ₹2 lakh crore price of highway tasks on the build-operate-transfer (BOT) mannequin by March 2024, giving a renewed push to the public-private partnership in highway building,
IMEEC possible reason for Hamas attack: Biden
WASHINGTON D.C : US President Joe Biden has hinted that one of the reasons behind Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel was the recent announcement of the (IMEEC) India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor that integrates