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Platforms like LogiMAT India 2026 can catalyse over 15 per cent or USD 7.5 billion of bilateral logistics and investment growth between India and Germany over the next three years, said German Engineering Federation (VDMA) India Chief. Bilateral trade between India and Germany has crossed the USD 50 billion milestone in 2024-25, underscoring the countries' deepening partnership in logistics, technology, and investment, a statement said. According to the statement, as India and Germany recalibrate their economic and trade engagement, the world's biggest logistics show in India, LogiMAT India 2026, will bring together 43 German companies and leading innovators from across the logistics and supply chain spectrum. "Germany is India's largest trading partner in the European Union, and our logistics and technology partnership is entering a new era. Platforms like LogiMAT India can catalyse over 15 per cent (USD 7.5 billion) of bilateral logistics and investment growth in the next three ..
Demand for industrial and logistics spaces hit an all-time high this year, with leasing volumes rising nearly 19 per cent to 76.5 million square feet across 24 major cities in India, according to Savills. Real estate consultant Savills India data showed that the manufacturing sector took on lease 29 per cent of spaces, followed by third-party logistics firms (28 per cent) and e-commerce players (12 per cent). "India's Industrial and Logistics sector continued its strong post-pandemic growth trajectory in 2025, recording its highest-ever annual absorption of 76.5 million sq ft," Savills India said. In the 2024 calendar year, leasing of industrial and logistics spaces stood at 64.5 million square feet. Out of the total leasing this year, the consultant said that eight tier-I cities -- Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Delhi-NCR, and Pune -- saw 20 per cent growth in leasing to 59.5 million square feet this year from 49.7 million square feet in 2024. Delhi-N
Logistics would emerge as the highest revenue-generating business for diversified PSU Balmer Lawrie & Company, a top official said on Thursday. Speaking at a virtual press conference, chairman and managing director of Balmer Lawrie Adhip Nath Palchaudhuri said that by 2030, the logistics vertical would contribute 45 per cent to 50 per cent of the total revenue of the PSU, which is projected to be Rs 6,000 crore. This financial year, the PSU expects to touch a revenue of Rs 3,000 crore, the CMD said. He said the first quarter of the current financial year has been very strong. The ongoing second quarter has been doing well. In the logistics vertical, the company has entered railway logistics with three rakes fully deployed, and Balmer Lawrie has entered into an agreement with SAIL in this regard. Balmer Lawrie has also started a third-party logistics business for which a warehousing facility has been commissioned at Dankuni near the metropolis, which will serve as a hub for the ...
Logistics and courier services operator DTDC Express is expecting its e-commerce segment to account for around 50 per cent of its overall business as the company bets big on the rapid commerce amid customers looking for quicker deliveries of their orders. The company which officially launched its rapid commerce vertical Raftaar earlier this month to offer deliveries as fast as 4-6 hours time, also plans to set up 125 dark stores in the next three quarters to cater to the customers' expectations, DTDC Express CEO Abhishek Chakraborty told PTI. "Rapid commerce, as we were describing today, is a sweet spot. We know quick commerce is all about minute deliveries, which is very perfect for impulse buys, urgent things, and groceries. "But, I think overall, there is a whole category of products for which both the brands want a faster, but definitely sustainable, cost-effective solution. And that is what DTDC wants to bring to the table, where brands can access the service without having to