India makes a move on container manufacturing
NewsOne potential manufacturer is gearing up, but others are realising that building containers at a scale to compete with China is not that eas...
More trouble for India
NewsBorder clashes and heightened tensions between Pakistan, India and China over disputed national borders and ‘lines of control’ high in t...
Adani buys Dighi Port from Balaji Infra
NewsAdani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) has expanded its portfolio by spending US$97.4M on buying Dighi Port Ltd (DPL). The general pu...
Double-stack trains boost rail capacity for Mombasa port
NewsDouble-stack trains were trialled between Mombasa and Nairobi in 2018 (WorldCargo News, November 2018, p18), and Kenya Ports Authority (KPA)...
An electric first in India as its intermodal network expands
NewsIndia’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on hand this month to officiate at the first trial run of a 1.5 km-long ‘double-stack longhaul ...
Unions challenge JNPT privatisation
NewsPort labour unions in Mumbai are planning a legal challenge to JNPT’s decision to privatise its container terminal....
New benchmark performance for the Container Corporation of India
NewsThe Container Corporation of India (Concor) achieved a new benchmark performance at its Inland Container Depot (ICD) at Khodiyar in the stat...
New double-stack rail services for Indian ports
NewsThis month, Container Corporation of India (Concor) launched two new double-stack rail services between coastal ports and Khatuwas, a rail h...
New ports planned for Bay of Bengal
NewsProblems with container terminal capacity and logistics are holding back economic development....
India/Bangladesh protocol expanded
NewsThe so-called Indo Bangladesh Protocol, which covers inland waterway transits and trade between the countries, was renewed for another five ...
Chabahar crane order is finally cancelled
NewsIndian media have reported that the long-running order for four STS cranes placed by India Ports Global Limited (IPGL) for Chabahar Port in ...
Adani to buy Krishnapatnam
NewsAdani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) is to buy a controlling shareholding in Krishnapatnam Port Co Ltd (KPCL)....
Growth falters for seaports in India
NewsIndia needs to get its inland logistics in much better order if its seaports are to achieve their full potential...
India/Bangladesh transit deal agreed
NewsThe governments of India and Bangladesh have agreed a deal whereby the two Bangladeshi ports of Chittagong and Mongla can be used as transit...
India invests in freight infrastructure
NewsThe country is beginning to address the diffi culties inland that make container transport such a challenge in the world’s second most pop...