Page 12 - Logistics Sector

DPIIT to seek govt nod for multi-modal logistics hub, industrial corridors

According to the note of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), these projects are at different stages of implementation

Traders' body urges govt to probe Chinese investments in Indian startups

In a letter to Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, CAIT shared a list of 141 prominent Indian startups claiming they have significant Chinese investments

Robinsons Global sets up warehousing facility in Thane for Rs 6.5 cr

This is the first such warehouse of the four such facilities Robinson Global Logistics Solutions (RGL) plans to set up by the first quarter of 2021 in the country, the company said in a release

Icra revises outlook on logistics sector to 'negative' from 'stable'

With gradual easing of lockdown curbs, E-way bill generation has revived to about 70%, while railway and seaway freight volumes have revived to 85-90% of pre-Covid levels in June

Domestic road transport sector likely to contract by 18-20% in FY21: Icra

40-day nationwide lockdown aggravated the prevailing softness in the Indian economic activity

In a push to logistics sector, Centre working on draft legislation

The efficiency in logistics comes from end-to-end services, and hence the document will not just focus on multi-modal transport

Pare cost by 5%, go digital in documentation, Logistics Secy urges sector

Says nearly 30% of documents pertaining to seaport movement are redundant and one third are filed more than once

Blue Dart: Muted volumes, revenues amid high costs to weigh on margins

Given the sharply lower operating performance, the company reported a loss (after adjustments) of Rs 8 crore as compared to analyst estimates which had pegged the profit number at Rs 30 crore

Flipkart, cab operator Meru join hands to deliver essential products

Meru to deliver essential goods to Flipkart customers in Ozone sanitized cabs across Delhi NCR, Bengaluru and Hyderabad

Coronavirus spread to weigh on domestic ports and logistics sectors

At present, sectors like warehousing, trucking, and last-mile delivery, are facing several challenges. Labour shortage has turned out to be the biggest one, across segments.

Logistics SaaS startup Fareye raises $25 million from M12 Ventures, others

The platform enables enterprises to orchestrate, track, and optimize their logistics operations

Idling trucks, staff shortage: Bottlenecks for industries amid lockdown

Close to 3.5 million trucks (along with their drivers and assistants) are off the road - some because of manpower shortage, and some because they are stuck in various parts of the country.

Coronavirus impact: Logistics firms face hurdles in transporting cargo

The most impacted have been truck drivers, who have had to bear the ire of the authorities and face stigma in their villages.

IIM-A incubation centre leads Rs 3.7 crore funding for robotics logistics

According to founders Pramod Ghadge and Shahid Memon, this new-generation sorting solution can be installed within two weeks

Logistics leasing activity up 30% in 2019, 19 mn sqft space added

Industrial and logistics sector witnessed investments of more than $200 million in 2019, a study conducted by CBRE titled 'India Industrial and Logistics Market View, H2 2019' said.

Alibaba backs logistics startup XpressBees again, plans to invest $10 mn

XpressBees is allotting 9,317 Series D1 compulsorily convertible preference shares at a price equivalent to $1,073.306 each, to Alibaba

Retail boost for logistics, warehousing: Investment rises by $7 bn in 2 yrs

The largest of these is the $3-billion corpus set aside by the National Investment Infrastructure Fund to buy or sponsor a port and logistics-related projects in India through DP World (DPW)

A cargo of cash from private equity investors puts logistics in high gear

According to Venture Intelligence data, nearly $896 million was invested by PEs during the first half of 2019 across 16 deals, as against $682 million across 18 deals a year ago

Endgame for Indian logistics?

India is investing in large-scale infrastructure projects which could transform India's modal-mix from one that is now dominated by moving goods by road, to one that is more balanced and flexible

Govt giving final touches to logistics policy; draft to reach Cabinet soon

Targeting faster movements of goods nationwide and integrating logistics channels, the policy is set to lower India's high logistics costs and boost the export of commodities