INDIAN RAILWAYS

Indian rail freight peak-season levy set to come back from next month

Indian hinterland exporters and importers, now considerably relieved of the pressure of soaring carrier rate hikes, have a new inland cost burden approaching.

Indian Railways has announced the reintroduction of a 15% peak season surcharge it typically applies from October through June to take advantage of seasonal volume surges.  The public transporter suspended this levy in 2019 in order to lift sagging loads in the wake of an economic downturn, which later saw unexpected shocks from the Covid...

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India to link 27 additional ports through rail network

India has now planned to connect 27 more ports through rail connection for faster transportation of cargoes. In this regard, Indian Railways will lay around 3,000 kilometers of train lines at a cost of US$13 billion.

Presently, 29 ports, which include 12 major ports of the country, are connected with a rail network which helps faster and cost saving transportation of cargoes.

All the 12 major ports that have rail links are Chennai, Chidambaram, Cochin, Kolkata/Haldia, Paradip, Visakhapatnam,...

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Pipavav’s new hub-and-spoke service speeds up India’s inland rail traffic

As value-added services increasingly occupy centre stage in long-haul freight contracts, bespoke inland services have now become a priority game for marine terminal operators and shipping lines in India.
APM Terminals Pipavav, a growing private harbour on India’s west coast, has accelerated those efforts in recent weeks, rolling out customer-centric container rail services connecting to Jodhpur Inland Container Depot, a key interior point in the north.
After launching its first rail offering …

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https://theloadstar.com/pipavavs-new-hub-and-spoke-service-speeds-up-indias-inland-rail-traffic/

Major Exporters In Asia Take Measures To Curb Container Shortage

Some of the world’s biggest exporters in Asia are intervening to alleviate a shipping container shortage that jeopardizes their overseas trading,  reports Bloomberg Quint.

Container Shortage 

Government-owned Indian Railways has moved empty boxes to inland depots like Delhi from seaports for free. South Korea has deployed an extra nine vessels on the Trans Pacific route to help local manufacturers while China’s state owned shipyard, Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry, has converted at least one...

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25% discount on empty containers transport

The initiative of giving discount in haulage of empty containers and flat wagons is expected to increase more loading in both EXIM trade and domestic segments of container traffic

Giving a major boost to container movement to ports, the Indian Railways on Friday (Dec. 14) announced its decision to provide 25 per cent discount on transport of empty containers as well empty flat container wagons.The initiative of giving discount in haulage of empty containers and flat wagons is expected to...

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“Dwarf” containers to boost CONCOR

Introduction of ‘Dwarf’ double-stack containers has opened up opportunities.

In April 2017, bonus shares of CONCOR (Container Corporation of India) were issued in the ratio of 1:4. Again, in June this year, its Rs 10 share was subdivided into two of Rs 5 each. Yet the share, which was quoted at Rs 1,300 a couple of months ago and is now quoting at Rs 670, is a measure of its continued success. With a very large footprint of 79 terminals and extensive coverage provided by the Indian Railways’...

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