Page 2 - Freight Rates

Railways extends round-trip freight discounts for six months, say officials

Sources in the ministry say policy not successful so far; extension period kept low as the board may soon have to decide whether to modify the policy further or discontinue it altogether

Railways readies Rs 90,000 crore projects for freight optimisation

Ministry aims for Rs 2-trillion budgetary allocation in coming years, says minister Vaishnaw

Ministries of coal, power to finalise freight cost cut plan: NITI Aayog

Senior coal ministry officials told Business Standard they were aware of the report that NITI Aayog was preparing

Indian Railways to resume levying surcharge during busy season from Oct 1

The surcharge will be levied on transportation of all commodities barring coal and coke, containers and automobiles moved in certain wagons

Railways' freight revenue up 19% in Aug, earns Rs 66,658 cr during FY23

Coal freight revenue rose 42 per cent despite rains, floods during August

DFCC pins hopes on new Maharashtra govt approval for stuck freight corridor

Previous government had banned earthwork for project, following an order by Pune Bench of NGT

Recovery Tracker: Dip in mobility, air traffic; freight numbers improve

Improvement in freight, vehicle registration numbers

High freight rates, rake shortage hit coastal coal shipping plan

Inadequate rake supply continues to haunt railways despite its numerous claims of intervention

GE Shipping rallies 11%; stock hits 52-week high on heavy volumes

Crude tanker freight rates remained around opex levels for most of the year in FY22 but experienced a sudden spurt starting end-Feb 2022 due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Railway officials to be rated on freight volumes, train movement efficiency

The Railways' overall freight growth against the ministry's internal target was 0.94 per cent in FY22

Freight rates in May fall but transporters defer fleet expansion plans

Customers pay less after six months for but transport companies feel the pinch of inflation.

Ukraine-Russia war pushes freight charges up. Time to buy shipping stocks?

GE Shipping could see another 5 per cent jump, while other shipping stocks are displaying testing times

Freight rates may see more hike in India amid Russia-Ukraine crisis

India's monthly exports to these countries amount to around $1.4 billion and imports of around $1.6 billion

Russia-Ukraine crisis: Consumer durables firms in wait-and-watch mode

Freight costs had only recently started to stabilise, which were on the rise during the pandemic.

Key Russian oil shipping rate triples amid Ukraine crisis, says report

The rate to book an Aframax vessel to load at one of Russia's Baltic Sea ports to western Europe almost tripled on Thursday

Subdued demand reduced freight rates for mining, steel in Nov: Crisil

Freight rates for mining, cement, and steel have seen some corrections on-month in November as infrastructure-building activities were subdued, ratings agency Crisil said.

Road freight rates to cool off 10-12% following diesel price cut: IFTRT

The expected fall in truck rentals will be the first in five months

Winners and losers in shipping crisis

Indian exporters complain of increase in freight rates by 300% to 1000% for various destinations and additional charges

Indian exporters allege global shipping companies are forming cartels

Ask govt to regulate them, bat for a larger Indian shipping company

Pick up in economic activities boosts freight rates, CV sales in August

For the first time since Covid outbreak, revenue of the operators is outpacing income and prompting them not only to replace older trucks but also expand fleet