The first double-stack container train between Mundra Port and Patli Inland Container Depot (ICD) in the National Capital Region (NCR) was flagged off on 21 October.The train was flagged off from Patli.
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Category: Railways & Metro Rail
Work on Navi Mumbai Metro Rail begins
The much-awaited Navi Mumbai Metro Rail (NMMR) project is on track and foundation works for the first phase of line between Belapur and Pendhar has commenced, City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) said.
Metro and the city
How will upcoming metro rail systems respond to how an integrated system to ensure the city’s traffic and architecture is preserved or enhanced?Metro systems at present are being treÂated stanÂdaÂlone and not as cogs in a mobiÂlity wheel for a city. Cities are not able to integrate the transport serÂvices in the city because their is no single authority to manage all aspects of urban transport.
Rlys freight revenue up
Indian Railways have generated Rs 27,025 crore of revenue earnings from commodity-wise freight traffic during April-August 2011 as comÂpared to Rs 24,547 crore during the corresponding period last year, registering an increase of 10.09 percent.
Rs 1.25 lakh cr needed to complete railway works
The ongoing railway projects across India would require Rs 1.25 lakh crore for completion.
Concor links more locations with Guj ports
Direct container services from various north Indian locations to Mundra and Pipavav ports in Gujarat have been introduced by Container Corporation of India (Concor).
Container infra: Dragging its feet
There are several binding forces in today's logistics industry in India. Yet the industry suffers from a lack of integration of processes, and that has been bleeding the nation through costs that could have been just a fraction.
Container infra: Dragging its feet
There are several binding forces in today's logistics industry in India. Yet the industry suffers from a lack of integration of processes, and that has been bleeding the nation through costs that could have been just a fraction.
CONCOR to ferry container cargo from KPCL
Krishnapatnam Port Company (KPCL) has signed an agreement with Container Corporation of India (CONCOR) for movement of container traffic from the east coast port in Nellore district of Andhra Pradesh to the hinterland.
Analysis: Non-major ports hold key to container growth
The overall growth of Indian economy, and exim trade in particular, has driven the demand for more containerised cargo movement.

