Logistics firms set for strong Q1 revenue growth despite margin pressureLogistics sector revenue is poised for healthy growth in the June quarter. This expansion is driven by e-commerce demand and increased supp...
Railways looks for options to dodge proposed GST on DFC payoutsThe Indian Railways is looking for ways to avoid paying goods and services tax (GST) on remittances it makes to its Dedicated Freight Corri...
Dedicated Freight Corridor achieves milestone of running 1 lakh trainsThe first train on the DFC network was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 12, 2020. Till now 55,332 trains have been o...
Railway approves plan to attract unconventional trafficAccording to officials in the know, the movement of trucks on the New Palanpur and New Rewari Section of the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DF...
Railways mulls tariff policy change to lure FMCG, computer partsUnder the existing regime, the railways charges commoditywise rates based on classification of goods. This list has items such as coal, iro...
Railway board allows discounted fares on freight corridor for ROROThe railways administratively treats the DFC as a zonal railway. This allows the railway board to fix freight tariffs on the corridor, offi...
Passenger trains can run on DFC network during exigenciesThe Indian Railways and the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL) have recently started increasing coordination ...
Railways, freight corridor firm setting up real-time network to avert accidentsThe need for establishing these protocols arose after one double stack container goods train was derailed on February 19, 2021.
US financial body to invest USD 54 mn in India to support critical infrastructure projectsIndia is one of the fastest growing countries in the previous three decades, but it suffers from a significant infrastructure deficit, hold...
Cost of carrying freight likely to be reduced with 2 new dedicated freight corridors: Piyush GoyalIn a written reply in Lok Sabha, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said the ministry is implementing two Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFC) name...
DFC to be equipped with TPWS to make it accident-free trackAs per plan, 12,000 horse power (HP) locomotives will be operational in the Eastern Corridor and 9000 HP loco will be running on Western DF...
Railways to come out with time table for freight operationGoods trains are kept in loop lines to allow passenger trains to pass as most of the trunk lines face congestion, said Adesh Sharma.
Pawan Kumar Bansal invites private players to participate in rail projectsHighlighting tremendous scope for private investments in rail projects, Pawan Kumar Bansal invited private companies to participate in such...
Bansal woos private players for rail projectsRailway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal today invited private companies to participate in ventures including the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DF...
- Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal seeks private investment in big-ticket rail projects
Ruling out the privatisation of the national transporter, Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal today sought private participation in big-tic...
- Dedicated Freight Corridor to help railways to reduce green house gases emission by over 64%
The projects will not only upgrade rail transport capacity but also increase market share of railways.
- ProLogis keen to develop logistics parks along DFC
Prologis, the US based leader in supply chain distribution services, is looking at developing a few of the sixteen logistics parks, being p...