The Private Container Train Operator (PCTO) indÂustry has seen an overall CAGR of 20 per cent from FY08 to FY11, but the growth in the domestic sector has been 40 per cent for the same period as compared to 15 per cent in EXIM.
Category: Warehousing & Logistics
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We need a central logistics council
Dr. Anwarul Hoda, Chair Professor of ICRIER's Trade Policy and WTO Research Programme, and former Planning Commission Member, chaired the Working Group on Logistics last year, and explains to Shashidhar Nanjundaiah the role of the Central Logistics Development Council, which the Group had recommended but is yet to see the light of day.
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Katti-Ma logistics park by end 2011
Katti-Ma group, a granite-exporting firm from Chennai, is planning to commission its logistics park at Sriperumbudur, near Chennai, by the end of 2011.
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Katti-Ma logistics park by end 2011
Katti-Ma group, a granite-exporting firm from Chennai, is planning to commission its logistics park at Sriperumbudur, near Chennai, by the end of 2011.
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Analysis: Logistics and Railways
The logistics industry in India is still at a nascent stage and is highly fragmented. However, the future of logistics sector in India looks bright with government focusing on developing infrastructure, say Bhaskar Subbramanian and Mohammad Athar.
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Bids for DFC this year
The Dedicated Railway Freight Corridor (DFC) between Delhi and Mumbai may wake up again soon, as contracts worth Rs 10,000 crore are expected to be awarded.
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COLLABORATIVE COMPETITION
It is ironic that while technological advancement can shrink space and cost, innovation need not always depend on nanotechnologies.
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Cold storage: the chain gets hotter
After making the right noises for four years, the current Budget finally makes a bolder move in making agricultural storage more scientific, more structured and more viable.
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Vox Pop: Investors warm up to govt moves
Going forward, a 25-28 per cent growth is envisaged in the cold storage industry. Even so, it will be a while before prices are arrested, exports of cold storage commodities take off, and indeed, before a heady rush of private participation is a reality, say the industry’s practitioners and best experts.
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Expertspeak: Retail's twin
The low level of land holdings (below 1.5 hectare) in India means that that the average farmer needs to recycle his produce to cash in a short cycle.