Page 4 - Freight

Dedicated freight corridors cost revision: Railways to move Cabinet soon

Eastern, western freight corridors have seen 54% cost escalation

South Central Railways harness new-age containers for bulk cement transport

Bulk cement dispatch constitutes around 25 per cent of the total cement production of nearly 350 million tonnes

Railways mulling 1,00,000 more wagons amid rising freight, coal demand

Railways recently floated a large tender for wagons worth hRs 35,000 cr, which had been in the pipeline since 2018

Railways registers highest ever freight loading in FY 2021-22

The national transporter loaded 1,418.1 MT of freight in 2021-22, which is 15 per cent higher compared to 1,233.24 MT in 2020-21, it said in a statement

Railways earns Rs 1.43 trn from freight in FY22, ferries 1,418 mn tonnes

Coal freight rises 20 per cent as railways achieves highest ever loading

Railways rides climate wave with green point ratings to garner more freight

Currently, the national transporter's freight basket is dominated by coal and iron ore, which cumulatively accounts for over 60 per cent of its freight volume

Indian Rlys sees 34% rise in automobile freight at 3.35 mn tonnes in FY22

The Railways' overall annual freight rose 16% in 2021-22, to an all-time high of 1,278.8 mt

Recovery tracker: Economic activity slows further, power demand stays weak

Domestic air traffic, retail and recreation visits down

Recovery tracker: Railway freight gains at year-end amid omicron surge

Residential mobility indicator rises higher than previous weeks

Post-Covid, Gujarat dyes and agrochem sectors go for backward integration

Be it raw materials in fertilisers or crop protection, firms are adding plants or enhancing capacities to become self-reliant and looking to achieve multiple levels of backward integration

Digital Freight marketplace Raaho raises Rs 12.5 cr in Pre-Series A round

Company plans to utilise the funds to launch in 20 cities and to fully-automate its trucking marketplace

Recovery tracker: Power generation, freight numbers up post-Diwali

Traffic congestion also saw an uptick compared to the previous week

Alang's recycling yard turns wary of future amid spike in cruise vessels

Alang sees more cruise ships dock in the past one year than the previous decade but vies for more cargo, defence ships

Recovery tracker: Slowdown in power generation, freight activity

Essential shopping up with rising pharmacy and grocery visits

Recovery tracker: Retail and recreation visits at highest since March 2020

Traffic congestion was also up during the week

Outlook for Indian road logistics sector remains stable: ICRA

Improved economic activities in second quarter of the ongoing fiscal year will spur growth momentum for the road logistics sector in the second half of the year

Recovery tracker: Power generation rises, workplace visits up as cases drop

Freight numbers, traffic congestion lower than before

Finance ministry notifies procedure for goods exported under RoDTEP

The rates for 8,555 products - such as marine, agriculture, leather, gems and jewellery - were announced under the RoDTEP scheme in August this year.

DFCCIL moots de-risked pvt participation for developing freight corridors

Likely bidders are worried a lower demand for coal in the future, as more renewable projects come up, can hamper viability of freight operations on section of Eastern Corridor

Recovery tracker: Power generation and freight data show slower growth

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