Container Shipments

India's smart TV shipments recorded double-digit growth of 28 per cent in 2022, which was led primarily by the festive season in the third quarter of multiple new launches, discount events, and promotions, said a Counterpoint Research report. Moreover, demand for bigger screen-size TVs in the lower price tier also fueled the growth, it said. While in the December quarter, after the festival sales, smart TV shipments were almost flat at 2 per cent Year-on-Year (YoY) due to a slowdown in demand. Smart device maker Xiaomi continued to lead India's smart TV market in 2022 with an 11 per cent share. This was followed by Samsung, LG, One Plus and TCL, respectively in the fast-growing Indian smart TV market. OnePlus and TCL were among the fastest-growing smart TV brands in 2022, said the Counterpoint Research report. While Sony was among the preferred brands in the premium segment. In 2022, over 99 per cent of the TVs were assembled locally, while only some high-end TV sets were import

India's TWS (True Wireless Stereo earbuds) shipments registered 85 per cent (year-on-year) growth in 2022, with boAt leading the market for the third time in a row, a new report showed on Tuesday.

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Empty container boxes crucial are getting stuck in the port of Rotterdam as a growing backlog of undelivered goods at Europe's export hub forces ocean carriers to prioritise shipments of filled boxes

The Port of Los Angeles is two nautical miles from the Port of Long Beach, and the two account for about 40% of U.S. container traffic

RBI rules allow AD Category-1 banks to close BoE for such import transactions where write-off is due to short shipment or destruction of goods by port/Customs/health authorities

Shipments of Maruti Suzuki and Bajaj Auto vehicles see record jump

Price on October 25 was $5,400, compared with $5,700 in September, despite Covid-driven container shortage across the globe

Currently, duty-free imports of containers are allowed with the condition of re-export in the next six months

This, despite a 45% YoY spike in shipment values; non-oil, non-bullion import growth was 34% YoY

Imports too rose by 98.33 per cent to $19.59 billion during the period, the data showed

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Egyptian President said the Ever Given's grounding had drawn attention to the importance of the waterway for global trade

UK P&I Club has said that it was the protection and indemnity insurer for the Ever Given

It's going to be tough to come up with a single figure that covers everything, and much will depend on how long the massive cargo ship remains stuck in the waterway

The airport serves as a major pharma hub for air cargo and is one of the primary gateways for vaccine exports from India

The Container Corporation of India on Friday said it will meet its annual need for around 8,000 containers from domestic manufacturers and no longer depend on China for its requirement. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday called on the industry to "seriously explore" the possibility of containers being manufactured in India "given its chronic shortage for exports". The Container Corporation of India (Concor), which spends about Rs 200 crore annually on procurement of containers, has already given a developmental order for 1,000 containers each to public sector undertakings Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) and Braithwaite & Co. Concor will soon issue tenders for the remaining 6,000 containers wherein only domestic firms will be able to participate under certain government rules. "As of now, all containers are imported because there is no manufacturing capability in India. We want to push India as a manufacturing hub for containers. "Our requirement is 8,000 ...

This is an unusual imbalance caused by the lag in the revival of domestic demand following the Covid-19 lockdown

The Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council (TEXPROCIL) on Monday said shortage of containers is making it difficult for exporters to complete scheduled shipments despite sharp rise in export orders.

Global trade is being roiled by a shortage of containers because dire predictions of a collapse this year that prompted carriers to cancel sailings have proved too pessimistic