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Alang's recycling yard turns wary of future amid spike in cruise vessels

Alang sees more cruise ships dock in the past one year than the previous decade but vies for more cargo, defence ships

Recovery tracker: Slowdown in power generation, freight activity

Essential shopping up with rising pharmacy and grocery visits

Recovery tracker: Retail and recreation visits at highest since March 2020

Traffic congestion was also up during the week

Outlook for Indian road logistics sector remains stable: ICRA

Improved economic activities in second quarter of the ongoing fiscal year will spur growth momentum for the road logistics sector in the second half of the year

Recovery tracker: Power generation rises, workplace visits up as cases drop

Freight numbers, traffic congestion lower than before

Finance ministry notifies procedure for goods exported under RoDTEP

The rates for 8,555 products - such as marine, agriculture, leather, gems and jewellery - were announced under the RoDTEP scheme in August this year.

DFCCIL moots de-risked pvt participation for developing freight corridors

Likely bidders are worried a lower demand for coal in the future, as more renewable projects come up, can hamper viability of freight operations on section of Eastern Corridor

Recovery tracker: Power generation and freight data show slower growth

Business Standard tracks these indicators on a weekly basis to get a current sense of how the economy is doing

Recovery tracker: Traffic up, workplace visits peak since national lockdown

Power generation and freight growth slow down

Recovery tracker: Slower growth in rail freight, power generation

Some indicators are lower than their peak in August

Railways registers highest ever freight loading for month of July

The railways has registered its highest ever freight loading for the month of July, the national transporter said in a statement on Monday.

Govt unveils plans for freight smart cities to reduce logistics cost

Under the freight smart cities initiative, city-level logistics committees would be formed and they will have related government departments and agencies at the local and state levels.

Gati Ltd looks to shut two more businesses post cold chain exit

In May, Gati Ltd exited its cold chain solutions business, Gati Kausar India Ltd, to focus on express distribution and e-commerce.

Passenger footfalls have doubled from a month ago: Railway Board chief

Spike in demand over two months likely to sustain for next two months; Railways trying to meet surge with clone trains

Railways maintains steady momentum with higher freight loading in May 2021

Indian Railways reported 114.8 million tonnes of freight loading in May 2021 which is 9.7 per cent higher than the previous best of 104.6 MT reported in May 2019.

Centre and states should share cost of stranded assets: Forum of Regulators

Railway freight, coal pricing should come under independent regulator

Global freight sails out of the digital dark ages, aided by start-ups

A missing load can mean the company pays penalties to wholesale customers for late shipments

Sea change: Global freight industry sails out of the digital dark ages

If suppliers in China fail to pick up freight containers to fill an order for MediaShop, Marcel Schneider gets an alert via a digital freight system, allowing the retailer to reach out and fix it

MSRTC's freight service earns revenue of Rs 56 crore in first year

While its passenger service was impacted by coronavirus-induced restrictions, the MSRTC has earned a revenue of Rs 56 crore from its freight service in the first year.

IndiGo to acquire four A321ceo planes, convert them into freighter aircraft

The airline is expected to take the delivery of its first plane in the first half of 2022