India plans new rail entity
NewsIndia’s new Union Government is planning to set up a new organisation that will be charged with improving rail access and rail operations ...
Slow burn for Indian rail
NewsLiberalisation attracted new investment to India’s container rail sector but the mode’s share of freight movements has declined....
Pipavav doubles up with high cube boxes
NewsThe first double-stack high cube container train left APM Terminals (APMT) Pipavav this month carrying 180 TEU destined for Container Corpor...
APL launches Indian double-stack service
NewsAPL IndiaLinx, the rail operations arm of APL Logistics, has launched its first double-stack container train service in India....
IR cleared to draw Japan loan
NewsThe Indian government has approved the terms of an overseas development assistance (ODA) loan from Japan to allow Indian Railways (IR) to st...
Intermodal offers hope for fast box moves
NewsIndia’s economy has been galloping in recent years and much has been made of the backward state of its logistics infrastructure and how it...
DB and IR cooperate
NewsDeutsche Bahn AG (DB) and Indian Railways (IR) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to cooperate in the development of freight transpor...
IR keeps the upper hand
NewsIndian Railways (IR) has signed a concession agreement with 14 licensed inland container carriers, but rejected their demand that revisions ...
Indian rail in demand
NewsFollowing the recent withdrawal of stateowned Container Corporation of India (Concor)’s monopoly on moving containers by rail from inland ...
Wagons roll
NewsIndian rail wagon manufacturers have received a boost with Indian Railways (IR), their main customer, announcing it will increase its order ...
Mundra rail plans
NewsIndia's Mundra port in the western state of Gujarat has signed a deal with the government-owned Indian Railways (IR) to design, build, finan...
IR freight increase
NewsIndian Railways' freight loadings in the first half of the current financial year rose 7 percent to 247.87 mill tons compared to 231.62 mill...
IR/Pipavav pact
NewsIndian Railways and Gujarat Pipavav Port have signed a "traffic delivery" pact under which heavy penalties will have to be paid if either of...
Pipavav on the rails
NewsIndian Railways (IR) and Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd (GPPL), in which PSA Corporation is a major shareholder, have formed a special joint ventu...
IR hikes freight rates
NewsThe Indian Railways (IR) budget for 2001-2002, presented by Railway Minister Ms Mamata Bannerjee, has proposed a 2-3 per cent hike in freigh...
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