By Krishna B. Kotak, Chairman, JM Baxi The year 1991 is considered the birth year of reforms in India, when the country had to tackle and overcome a bankrupt economy and usher in reforms to […]
Container Corporation of India Limited (CONCOR) plays a key role in the Indian freight segment, handling about 60 per cent of the container rail traffic, which accounts for 19-20 per cent of the total container […]
Bulk and container cargo traffic has been steadily increasing at Indian ports. In order to meet the increasing traffic volumes, several capacity augmentation projects are being undertaken at a number of ports. The launch of […]
The direct port delivery (DPD) scheme has resulted in a heated debate and garnered much interest in the past one year. Introduced by the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), the Ministry of Finance, […]
Major ports handled 647.63 million tonnes (mt) of cargo traffic in 2016-17, a year-on-year growth of 6.79 per cent. The growth was supported by an increase in all cargo categories except fertilisers and coal. Iron […]
Maritime logistics has been an important component of the Indian economy, accounting for 90 per cent of the export-import trade by volume and 72 per cent by value. However, ports in the country have been […]
India ranked 130 (out of 189 countries) in 2016 on the ease of doing business parameter, according to the World Bank’s Doing Business Report 2017, moving up four places from the adjusted ranking of 134 […]
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