Shashi Kiran Shetty says technology has come in handy in the absence of a workable policy framework. Logistics links shipping, finance, commerce and trade, transportation, aviation and railways
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Transloading project
Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) has proposed a transloading project in Haldia outer terminal I in order to reduce overall logistic cost.
Rail should be an element of logistics
Integration of each arm into the Rs 459,000-crore transport and logistics sector, likely to grow at about 10-15 per cent CAGR till 2015, will be a step towards addressing transportation requirements, writes Vineet Agarwal.
GDKL opens CFS at ICTT
In order to facilitate exim trade in Kochi, container logistics major Gateway Distriparks (Kerala) (GDKL) began operation of container freight station (CFS) through the ICTT Vallarpadam.
GDKL opens CFS at ICTT
In order to facilitate exim trade in Kochi, container logistics major Gateway Distriparks (Kerala) (GDKL) began operation of container freight station (CFS) through the ICTT Vallarpadam.
Logistics: The elusive industry status
There is an urgent need for measures to facilitate growth in ground logistics (warehousing, rail freight and cold chain logistics) and expects some solid reforms to be announced in this budget.
General Atlantic invests in Fourcee Infra
Mumbai-based Fourcee Infrastructure Equipments announced that global private equity firm General Atlantic has invested in the logistics company,
Mining logistics: Motion sickness
A recent mining ministry report recognises logistics as one of the several problems clogging the sector. It's yet another wake up call for the sector. It's raining mining reports out of the Pandora's Box that Justice Santosh Hegde opened.
Technology in logistics will be key to the cities we’re building
The DMIC is poised to be India’s biggest urbanisation project. Can its model be adopted across the country? Amitabh Kant, MD and CEO, DMICDC, shares his vision for the project with Shashidhar Nanjundaiah and Pratap V Padode, and emphasises the vast and unique opportunities that go with using PPP to build seven new cities and manufacturing hubs along the corridor.
Red tape in connectivity setting business back
Developers of ports tell us how port connectivity has boosted business, while users say poor connectivity are limiting their plans.

