Logistics

16,500-km doubling/tripling of lines sanctioned. Suresh Prabhu addressing the Round Table.   The government is creating about 100 private freight terminals through private investments along railway stations. “We are already creating about 100 private freight terminals with private participation so...

IEZ to leverage on Bangladesh industrial sector. The first meeting of the Bangladesh-India Joint Working Group (JWG) on the establishment of Indian Economic Zones (IEZs) in Bangladesh was held at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Dhaka, May 10, 2016. The Ministry...

New Delhi to host mega event. India is all set to become the global manufacturing hub of the food industry, and to establish its presence and showcase its capabilities, the World Food India 2017 is being held in New Delhi,...

Rs.255,000 crore projects to boost southern economies. Gadkari flagging off the rail connectivity to the container and multi terminal cargos, at the Kamarajar Port in Chennai on 9 June 2017. A new container terminal, costing Rs.1,270 crore, is part of...

Training facilities required for manpower. Night navigation facilities, more Ro-Ro facilities, Jetties and warehousing facilities are required for developing waterways for sustainable transport in the North East, stakeholders have told the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) recently. The stakeholders...

The state plans Smart cities, Metro rail and aviation hub. Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar (in white) witnessing the signing of MoU in Singapore. Souirce: fii-news.com. Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar presented business opportunities in his state to Singapore-based...

Plans to expand network to more commercial hubs. DHL Supply Chain warehouse. DHL Supply Chain (DSC) currently has an impressive footprint of 7 million sq. ft. in India with Multi Client Sites (MCS) forming nearly half of this footprint. With...

DGF sets up world class learning centre in Mumbai corporate office. A training session at DHL's Nalanda. DHL Global Forwarding (DGF) has named its new in-house training centre Nalanda, after the 7th century BC university in the northern state of...

Blue Dart wins innovation award India’s #Blue Dart won the DHL Asia Pacific Innovation Day award for its payment solution which enables couriers to collect cash-on-delivery (COD) payments through mobile Point of Sale devices and 15 different secure digital wallet...