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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

Russian oil freight rates t

Recent reports indicate that the cost of shipping Russian oil to India has seen a further reduction. However, industry experts suggest that the proposed Eu...
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Posted on June 17, 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

China and India Halt Russian Oil imports; Shipping Costs Surge

China and India, two of the world's largest consumers of Russian crude oil, have temporarily suspended their purchases for the month of March. This dec...
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Posted on January 31, 2025

India to Allow 1 Million Tonnes of Sugar Exports

The Indian government is poised to grant permission for mills to sell 1 million tonnes of sugar on the international market. This decision could exert add...
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Posted on January 24, 2025

Norway to Implement TEPA

The Commerce Secretary of India recently visited Norway to facilitate the implementation of the Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA). The ma...
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Posted on November 29, 2024

Indian Smartphone Exports to US Remain Strong

The United States continues to be the largest market for Indian smartphone exports, with shipments increasing by an impressive 48% year-on-year to reach $3...
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Posted on November 28, 2024

India restrictions on imports

India will probably reverse legislation which abolished cabotage restrictions, saying that the advantages gained by foreign-flag carriers have disadvantag...
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Posted on October 31, 2024

Lower Export Demand

Recent data from reveals that spot rates for the westbound route between India and Europe, India's most significant trade lane in terms of volume, have fal...
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Posted on October 13, 2024

India airfreight expansion

The airfreight industry in India is experiencing significant growth, largely driven by rising fuel costs and increased demand for air cargo services. While...
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Posted on October 10, 2024

India seeks to boost exports to Russia after PM Modi’s trip – The Economic Times

India is investigating ways to boost its exports to Russia, including by encouraging rupee-rouble trade and encouraging Moscow to lift non-tariff barriers,...
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Posted on July 17, 2024

Australia grain exports

AUSTRALIA exported 24,136 tonnes of chickpeas and 116,768t of lentils in April, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Ban...
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Posted on June 11, 2024

Onion exports from Pakistan

Pakistani onion farmers and exporters are celebrating an unprecedented increase in exports over the past few months, an unlikely win at the cost of their c...
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Posted on June 7, 2024

Avoid ban on exports in India

Raising India’s share in the exports of 20 agricultural products excluding rice and wheat to 10% from the current 2.2% is the goal of the government. ...
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Posted on April 26, 2024

Indian grape expoprts

Indian grape exports have proved to be a success in the European markets. The product is fetching premium rates, especially in the Netherlands, Lithuania a...
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Posted on March 18, 2024

India defence imports

India is reducing its dependence on Russian arms imports to counter tensions with Pakistan and China. According to the Stockholm International Peace Resear...
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Posted on March 13, 2024

Vietnam imports husked brown rice from India

Vietnam has imported husked brown rice from India for the first time in decades. They will process the grain and export the refined, white variety, accordi...
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Posted on February 27, 2024

India’s exports

India's exports are entering new markets, venturing into uncharted territories in Africa, Latin America, and Central Asia. This expansion is mainly caused ...
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Posted on February 20, 2024

Rose exports bloom

Roses grown in Bangalore are experrience high demand from the export markets. Last year over 5000 kg of roses were exported by airfreight, making a 14 per...
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Posted on February 16, 2024

India continues allow edible oil imports at lower duty

India will extend imports of edible oil at a lower duty by another year until March 2025. The lower import duty structure on crude palm oil, crude sunflowe...
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Posted on January 24, 2024

India slips in footwear exports

India’s footwear exports have been losing impetus, and Bangladesh, the neighbour who has become a rising star in labour-intensive sectors such as textile...
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Posted on January 9, 2024

Heathrow imports increase expected before Christmas

A Heathrow-based freight forwarder said it expects its imports in the run up to Christmas to be up almost one third compared to last year, adding that Indi...
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Posted on December 7, 2023

Walmart increases goods import from India

Walmart,the world's largest retailer, shipped one quarter (25%) of its US imports from India between January and August, as compared to just 2% in 2018. ...
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Posted on November 30, 2023

India’s palm oil, sunoil imports

Palm oil imports to India stood at 9.79 million metric tons in 2022/23 marketing year ended on Oct. 31. Sunflower oil imports rose to 3 million tons, a Mum...
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Posted on November 15, 2023

Indian Govt Duty on Onion Exports

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has imposed a 40% customs duty on onions exports from India. This move comes in the light of rising ...
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Posted on August 24, 2023

Russia ends grain export deal and India restricts rice exports

World prices for food commodities like rice and vegetable oil have risen for the first time in months, after Russia pulled out of a wartime agreement allow...
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Posted on August 7, 2023

India rice exports ban: Exemption requested for this rice variety | Markets – Gulf News

A lead trading body has requested that the government of India should allow exports of 1 million metric tons of a premium non-basmati rice variety favoured...
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Posted on August 4, 2023

Swiss watches import increase by 21% in India first six months of 2023

Imports of Swiss watches to India rose 21 per cent from a year earlier in the first six months of this calendar year. According to data from the Federat...
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Posted on July 25, 2023

India tea exports down

In the January-March 2023 period, total exports of tea from Induia were down by six per cent to 48.11 million kg. "The outlook for 2023 is not very opt...
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Posted on July 1, 2023

Tea Exporters in India seek help

Indian tea exporters are seeking government support to increase exports in 2023. The conflict between Russia and Ukraine and the decline in demand from tra...
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Posted on June 30, 2023

20% duty removal on apple imports to India

Government officials have told farmers that the decision to remove 20 per cent retaliatory customs duty on imported American apples will have a "zero" impa...
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Posted on June 26, 2023

Gold imports to India fall

Gold imports to India fell in April- May of the current financial year by nearly 40%. A top government official said they are keeping an eye on the sit...
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Posted on June 19, 2023

Australia lentil exports falling

April exports of lentils were down 2pc from the March total of 162,567t, but include a record volume of exports to India as the major market. Data indic...
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Posted on June 8, 2023

India makes cough syrup export testing compulsory

The Indian government has made it compulsory for cough syrup manufacturers to have samples tested before exporting their products. From 1 June, these co...
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Posted on May 26, 2023

India’s exports to UAE likely to grow

India’s trade deal with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) became the ‘fastest used’, government officials hope exports will touch the $50-billion mark b...
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Posted on May 3, 2023

India Gold imports fall

India's gold imports, which have a bearing on the current account deficit, fell about 30% to $31.8 billion during April-February 2023. The significant f...
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Posted on April 5, 2023

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