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Regional shipping lines fill the gap

Regional shipping lines are seizing market opportunities in the India-Middle East trade lane, as major carriers reassess their service offerings. These tra...
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Posted on March 27, 2026

Temporary container storage at Indian ports

Leading international shipping carriers are currently negotiating with Indian port authorities to secure temporary berthing arrangements for vessels carryi...
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Posted on March 17, 2026

Shipping lines suspend India-Middle East Cargo Bookings

Leading container carriers have temporarily suspended cargo bookings from India to Middle East destinations as Persian Gulf ports face severe operational c...
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Posted on March 11, 2026

Indian shipping vessel checks

The Indian maritime authorities have implemented stringent documentation requirements for vessels destined for recycling, marking a significant shift in th...
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Posted on February 24, 2026

Green Shipping

A groundbreaking report from the Global Maritime Forum and Getting to Zero Coalition reveals substantial growth in green shipping corridors across key emer...
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Posted on November 27, 2025

India’s Exports and Imports

Recent trade figures from India's Ministry of Commerce reveal significant patterns in the country's international commerce during the first seven months of...
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Posted on November 20, 2025

India and Brazil Trade

In response to recent U.S. tariff increases of 50%, India and Brazil are actively strengthening their bilateral trade relationships, marking a significant ...
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Posted on October 28, 2025

Europe benefits from US downturn

The latest air freight data reveals a continued decline in cargo volumes from China and India to the United States during week 41, marking another consecut...
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Posted on October 18, 2025

Downward shift in India-Europe freight shipping rates

The India-Europe shipping corridor is experiencing sustained downward pressure on ocean freight rates, reflecting broader market volatility affecting globa...
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Posted on October 14, 2025

India-Europe ocean freight rates intensifies

The India-Europe shipping corridor is experiencing significant rate pressure as ocean freight prices continue their downward trajectory amidst ongoing mark...
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Posted on October 7, 2025

Container Freight Rates

Container freight rates are expected to remain under pressure as markets grapple with uncertainty surrounding potential tariff implementations under Donald...
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Posted on September 19, 2025

Russia Further Cuts Oil Export Prices to India

Russia has implemented additional price reductions on its crude oil exports to India, a strategic move designed to maintain trade volumes despite mounting ...
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Posted on September 2, 2025

India Expects 9% Rise in Edible Exports

Government sources have revealed to CNBC-TV18 that India is projecting a 9% increase in edible exports for the current financial year, largely supported by...
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Posted on August 22, 2025

Rail Cargo Push, Coastal Shipping Reform & AI for Bridge Safety

India's infrastructure sector is witnessing significant transformation through strategic initiatives and technological advancement. The Gati Shakti Multimo...
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Posted on August 19, 2025

Indian exporters face overweight container surcharges

Indian exporters are encountering increased costs as leading container shipping lines introduce surcharges for overweight cargo. Major carriers have implem...
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Posted on July 18, 2025

Indian exporters face overweight container surcharges

Leading global shipping companies, such as CMA CGM, Maersk, MSC, and Cosco, have introduced additional charges for overweight containers originating from I...
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Posted on July 2, 2025

DFCCIL Aims to Increase Freight Traffic

NEW DELHI - The Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL) is working towards increasing the average speed of goods trains to boost f...
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Posted on June 15, 2025

India; study on Norway’s pharma purchasing

The Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council of India (Pharmexcil) has released a comprehensive report detailing the intricacies of Norway's healthcare sys...
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Posted on June 10, 2025

India and Norway to Strengthen Bilateral Trade

India and Norway have reached an agreement to bolster their bilateral trade and investment relations. As part of the agreement, India is extending tariff c...
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Posted on March 29, 2025

India-Europe Freight Rates

Several leading shipping lines have recently reduced spot booking rates from West India to North Europe by $300 to $500 per container, according to freight...
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Posted on March 19, 2025

India’s Rail Freight Network

The electric locomotive manufacturing unit in Dahod, Gujarat, is poised to revolutionise India's freight network with the impending production of high-spee...
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Posted on February 27, 2025

India eyes new export markets

The ministry of commerce in India is working on a plan to diversify its export destinations, and ship cargo such as electronics goods, drugs, engineering g...
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Posted on May 15, 2024

UK’s apparel imports from India may surpass pre-COVID levels

UK’s apparel imports from India were $1.046 billion in January-August 2022, close to the imports of $1.094 billion in the whole of 2021. Imports this yea...
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Posted on November 3, 2022

Indian Tea exporters optimistic

Until now, tea exports from India to Iran have been gaining momentum since 2013 and broke all records in 2019 (January-December) to reach 53.45 million kg ...
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Posted on March 27, 2020

Nigerian Government urged to suspend Customs revenue target

The Federal Government of Nigeria has been urged to cancel the revenue target given to the Customs Service. The outbreak of the corona virus pandemic which...
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Posted on March 26, 2020

Sugar exports from India increasing

Although domestic sugar production in India during the current 2019-20 crushing season fell by 30 per cent, mills have signed sugar export contracts worth ...
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Posted on January 9, 2020

Gems & jewellery exports from India fall sharply in August

In India the gems and jewellery industry is in a difficult period as the reduction in export volumes is increasing every month. There was an 11 per cen...
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Posted on September 20, 2019

India Exports increase

Merchandise exports from India rebounded and grew 2.25% in July, helped by increased shipments of organic goods, drugs and pharmaceuticals. Imports fell, n...
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Posted on August 18, 2019

Drug exports from India rise on disruption in China

Exports of bulk drugs from India have been growing in double digits during the financial year 2019. This period that was marked by drug shortages in the g...
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Posted on May 8, 2019

Basmati exports down

India’s basmati exports have dropped by 89,000 tonnes in the first quarter of the current financial year. This is because of due Iran’s embargo from I...
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Posted on August 19, 2018

Olive oil imports likely to rise 20% in 2016-17

India's olive oil imports are expected to rise 20 per cent to 13,500 tonnes this financial year, on the back of rising demand in large conurbations, a top ...
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Posted on September 27, 2016

Indian Wheat imports hit five-year high

India has purchased some 80,000 tonnes of Australian wheat in recent deals, the biggest amount of such imports by Asia's third-largest economy in five year...
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Posted on April 3, 2015

Buffalo meat exports decline

Buffalo meat exports from India are likely to fall, due to traders’ reluctance in bringing animals for slaughtering in registered abattoirs following a b...
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Posted on March 20, 2015

Indian Railways’ freight traffic up 4.2%

The Indian railway has registered an increase in freight traffic during the six months between April and September this year compared with the correspondin...
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Posted on October 19, 2014

India – PM says port development will increase exports

IndianPrime Minister Narendra Modi said development of ports is essential to promote exports from India and take the 'Made in India' brand global. The rece...
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Posted on August 28, 2014

India – Duty on solar gear won’t reduce imports

In a setback to the Indian government's bid to encourage domestic solar cell industry, solar power project developers have said that they would continue to...
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Posted on July 27, 2014

India: Officials support Dedicated Freight Corridors

The future of the railways in India for the next five years will depend on how quickly it can activate three major projects — the east and west dedicated...
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Posted on July 11, 2014

India Railways should focus on freight

The new Prime Minister of India has promised significant investment in the railway infrastructure, so there is now a chance for real reform. The Railway ...
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Posted on July 1, 2014

Bhubaneswar State, India targets 10% export growth

The state government aims to achieve annual growth rate of 10% in exports from 2014-15 and has prepared a draft policy for it. The draft export policy...
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Posted on June 30, 2014

Record cashew exports from India

Cashew exports rose to a record high last financial year in volume and value compared with the previous year. Total exports during 2013-14 increased by ove...
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Posted on May 6, 2014

New foreign trade policy to boost exports from India

The Indian government has said that a new Foreign Trade Policy will focus on ways to boost India's exports, and reduce dependence on imports. "India b...
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Posted on May 4, 2014

Indian Yarn exports to China fall on pricing policy

Indian yarn exports have come under pressure as China has slowed down yarn imports from the country. China is also offering a lower price for Indian yarn b...
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Posted on April 5, 2014

Tea exports rise marginally in 2013 – Economic Times

Tea exports from India during 2013 increased by only two per cent at 212 million kilograms as compared to 208 million kilograms in 2012, according to data ...
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Posted on March 21, 2014

India rejects EU demand for zero-duty auto imports

The European Union is seeking zero-duty import of automobiles, as part of a trade agreement with India. The Indian government has dismissed this demand. I...
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Posted on February 25, 2014

India Cotton exports rising

China has started increasing imports of cotton from India. Demand from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Vietnam has also increased. So far this year ...
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Posted on February 22, 2014

Record Buffalo meat exports from India to China

Though China has yet to formally open its doors to buffalo meat exports from India, a threefold rise (in dollar terms) in exports routed through Vietnam ha...
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Posted on February 2, 2014

Railway freight revenue increase – India

The State Railways of India carried 677.56 million tonnes of revenue earning freight traffic from April 1 to November 30. The freight tonnage shows an incr...
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Posted on January 13, 2014

Chennai airport losing freight revenue

The air freight station (AFS) at Chennai airport which was launched nearly five years ago has still not been put to effective use, say cargo agents and off...
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Posted on December 30, 2013

India Railway freight loading hit by weather

The South-Central Indian Railway has registered a decline in its freight loading in the first three quarters of this fiscal year.Heavy rains disrupted trai...
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Posted on December 29, 2013

Freight earnings in India increase by 8 per cent

Railways in India have earned Rs 59,069.73 crore from freight traffic during April-November 2013, compared with Rs 53,923.37 cr during the corresponding pe...
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Posted on December 21, 2013
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