Freight demand picks up in second half

July 2018

With industrial output and consumption-driven sectors recovering in H2 FY2018 from the initial lull post GST implementation, the freight demand in th...

Tags: Logistics, Warehousing, ICRA, Transportation

Relaxation in cabotage law to benefit Indian ports

July 2018

The Centre's move to relax cabotage law may transform India's ports into a major transhipment hub. Recently, the shipping ministry issued a notificat...

Tags: Ports, Shipping Ministry, Transhipment hub, Transportation

GST positive for road logistics sector: ICRA

June 2018

The effect of the GST implemented in July 2017 has been largely positive for the road logistics sector and has led to several benefits....

Tags: GST, Road logistics, Road transportation, Trucks, Warehouses

WOMAN IN CONSTRUCTION

June 2018

"Multitasking" doesn't even begin to describe it! In her current role as COO at Louis Berger, Shefali Saxena provides strategic, operational and fina...

Tags: Shefali Saxena, Louis Berger, Bridges, Tunnels, Highways, Roads, Public Transportation systems, Aviation, Smart cities, WLB

Hyperloop proposes 700-800 km project

June 2018

US-based Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT) has proposed a Hyperloop transport system from Anantapur in the south to Vizag in the north of t...

Tags: US-based Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, Hyperloop transport system

Need for shift from competition to collaboration to bring cost efficiencies in the Indian logistics sector

May 2018

Historically the different modes of transportation within the logistics industry have been competing against each other for market share because of w...

Tags: Transportation, Logistics, GDP, Dedicated Freight Corridor, Sagarmala, GST, ICRA, Shamsher Dewan, Infrastructure

TOT auction can draw foreign ‘patient capital’ in win-win

April 2018

CRISIL expects the first bundle of nine toll-operate-transfer (TOT) projects put up by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to elicit good...

Tags: CRISIL, NHAI, TOT, India road transportation sector, IRR

Apollo LogiSolutions appoints new CEO

April 2018

Apollo LogiSolutions (ALS) announced the appointment of Samarnath Jha as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Director on the Board. Jha, with a...

Tags: Apollo LogiSolutions, Logistics, Appointment, Transportation