Road freight rates improved in December as industrial activity picked up: ReportThe Crisil pan-India freight index, which takes the freight rates in October 2020 as the base, improved to 120 in December from 114 in Nove...
03 Jan, 2022, 05.55 PM IST
Transport costs come down in November due to lower diesel price and goods movement, further correction expected in DecemberThe road transport sector ferries almost all the goods in the country from toothpaste to cars and is a barometer for economic activity.
03 Dec, 2021, 06.11 PM IST
Decline in freight movement in November due to slower industrial activity, says CrisilCRISFrex captures the changes in freight rates on a sequential basis. "What makes it the first-of-its-kind in India is that it also tracks ...
03 Dec, 2021, 11.32 AM IST
JNPT conducts trial operation at newly-constructed berth for coastal shippingThe coastal berth, which will provide better infrastructure for coastal shipping and decongest rail and road networks ensuring cost-competi...
09 Jul, 2021, 10.42 PM IST
Indian Railways to run demand-based passenger trainsFurther, it plans to achieve freight movement of 2024 million tonne by 2024 as part of its Vision 2024 as against the current 1210 million ...
18 Dec, 2020, 05.52 PM IST
Indian Railways' Freight Loading in November Grows 9% Year-on-YearThe loading this November included 48.48 million tonnes of coal, 13.77 million tonnes of iron ore, 5.1 million tonnes of foodgrains, 5.41 m...
01 Dec, 2020, 09.37 PM IST
South Eastern Railway earns Rs 9330.02 cr from freight sectorMaintaining its growth in freight loading and earnings during April-November of 2019-20, SER has registered an increase of 9.49 per cent in...
11 Dec, 2019, 06.16 PM IST
Missing several deadlines, Railways' freight corridor project sets new targetThe project, comprising the Eastern and Western corridors, aims to speed up the movement of freight while easing the congested routes for p...
04 May, 2018, 01.07 PM IST
Railways to manufacture high-speed freight locomotivesThe increase in speed would also result in improving line capacity in the rail network, the official said.
23 May, 2017, 12.49 PM IST
- Railway Budget 2012: Upcoming freight corridor to provide 20% tariff concession
Railways will offer tariff concession of at least 20% on its planned freight corridor to compete better with the trucking sector, a senior ...
14 Mar, 2012, 11.17 PM IST
- India seen as a major Baltex trader
As a leading global trader India should be a major player on the Baltic Exchange's central trading platform to be launched in May.
25 Apr, 2011, 03.48 PM IST
- Rural India, low CV rentals put cargo growth on track
Cargo movements across the country and container movements in ports are rising once again. After falling for four straight months from Nove...
11 May, 2009, 03.40 AM IST
- Railways ups freight rate for grains by 8.33%
The Railways have increased freight rate for transporting food grains by about 8.33% from February 1. Freight rate for carrying one tonne o...
30 Jan, 2009, 12.39 AM IST
- Wilson Sandhu promoters buy back 15% in logistics JV
The promoters of Wilson Sandhu Logistics have bought back 15% equity from their joint venture partner Geodis, the fourth-largest logistics ...
29 Mar, 2008, 01.23 AM IST
- Lalu likely to drive in freight cuts to help inflation busters
The Railways may go on a freight rationalisation in the coming Budget bringing down freight on commodities including steel, cement and petr...
28 Dec, 2007, 05.11 AM IST
- Govt asks Geodis to register with directorate general of shipping
The government has asked French logistics player Geodis to register with the Directorate General of Shipping to function as a multi-modal t...
15 May, 2007, 03.31 AM IST
- Green shoots of revival now visible
IN an economic environment clouded with a slowdown, there are a few bright spots visible now. Non-oil imports, excise collections and curre...
27 Dec, 2001, 02.30 PM IST