Expert analysis and opinion on rail logistics in India is typically cautious. A resignation over its status quo seems to pervade our industries.
FlashNews:
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India’s WABAG Secures Vienna Order for Donauinsel Water Works Expansion
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SK Sinha Appointed Director Finance at GAIL, Bringing Three Decades of Expertise
NHAI to Empanel IITs for Independent Proof Checking of Bridge Designs
Suzlon’s Next‑Gen S175 Turbine Secures 105 MW Sunsure Order in Commercial Debut
PFC-REC Merger Scheme Approved by Boards, Creating ₹11 Trillion Power Financing Giant
HyperNext to Deploy Kirloskar’s Optiprime Systems for India’s First 800VDC Data Centres
RVNL Secures ₹29.77 Billion NMDC Project for Advanced Iron Ore Hub in Visakhapatnam
VOC Port Sets Benchmark in Green Maritime Growth With 45% Emission Cut
Category: Ports & Shipping
K'taka to set up Maritime Board
The Karnataka Government will soon initiate steps to establish a maritime board in the state.
Orissa to find transloading alt
The shipping ministry has asked the Orissa government for alternative sites to locate a transloading facility of Kolkata Port Trust.
Major ports handle 6 pc more
Petroleum products, coking and thermal coal constituted a major chunk, 4.42 mt, of an incremental cargo handled in April.
Major ports to raise Rs 1 tn
Investment of over Rs 1 lakh crore in 13 major ports is on the anvil to expand port capacity by 767.15 mt in the next 10 years.
Rs 10k cr expansion stalled
Expansion projects worth close to Rs 10,000 crore have been stranded, awaiting environment clearances.
AP jetty order cancelled
The Andhra Pradesh government has cancelled the order given by the state director of ports to Mumbai-based Urmila Project Services to construct a jetty at Machilipatnam Port.
Tadadi Port attracts 9 bidders
Tadadi port has nine bidders that have already submitted their request for qualification (RFQ) to the government after the State Infrastructure Development Corporation (SIDC) proposed to build the port under Public Private Partnership (PPP).
Kolkata port unveils first rail-linked CFS
The Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) launched the first rail-linked container freight station (CFS), built by Container Corporation of India (Concor), at a cost of Rs 2.5 crore.
Vizag vs Gangavaram
The Visakhapatnam port has improved its performance from the last financial year, but it is still likely to fall short of the target set by the Union Shipping Ministry.

