Recovery in freight volumes to help revival of logistics players

Exim rail volumes at 4.3 million tonnes have hit their highest levels since August last year

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Logistics industry

Ram Prasad Sahu  |  Mumbai 

Port owners and container rail operators would be key beneficiaries of the recovery in freight volumes in September. While container freight carried by Indian Railways grew for the first time in 6 months, export-import (Exim) volume too, posted a growth after a gap of 8 months.

Exim rail volumes at 4.3 million tonnes have hit their highest levels since August last year. This is expected to sustain given the double digit growth in container rail volumes in the first week of October. Sayan Das Sharma of BOBCAPS Research believes a sustained uptick in container volumes is beneficial for ...

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First Published: Thu, October 08 2020. 20:34 IST
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