 "The cost of freight movement by road is ~2.58 per ton-kilometre, compared with ~1.41 per ton-km for rail and Rs 1.06 per ton-km for waterways")
No sooner did the Union shipping ministry lay down protocol for vessels calling on the Indian ports to combat COVID-19, importers, especially for the cement industry, are already staring at a cost escalation on account of 14-day quarantine period.
“India imports limestone in large quantities from the UAE (United Arab Emirates), Qatar and Oman, where the voyage is about three to four days. Now, the vessels will have to wait for 10 odd days extra before berthing here. Due to this, ship owners will be budgeting the extra wait time on account of quarantine. This will push up the cost of
