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Dedicated
Freight Corridor to be operational by 2017, says Railway Board
Ministry of Civil
Aviation to formulate a time-bound programme for Cargo and Express Services
Doug Brittin, general manager,
transportation sector network management, US Transportation Security
Administration (TSA), will address The International Air Cargo
Association’s (TIACA) Executive Summit to be held in Bangkok from April 19-21 to discuss TSA’s proposal to bring forward its 100 per cent screening target to 31
December 2011. Brittin will give a status update on TSA’s proposal, which
could apply to all international air cargo shipments to the United States.
FedEx Express has formally completed
the acquisition of the logistics, distribution and express businesses of AFL
and its affiliate, Unifreight India. With this transaction, FedEx Express
will now take over all international services for AFL and UFL customers, who
will have direct access to the FedEx international air and ground network in
more than 220 countries and territories worldwide.
GK Vasan, the Union Minister of Shipping,
recently stated that the Request for Proposal (RFP) bids, which were
originally scheduled to open on December 9, 2010, will now open on April 18,
2011. The proposed terminal will be designed to handle four million twenty feet
equivalent units (TEUs) of containers per annum. He explained that
apprehending environmental clearance for the project may have financial
implications on the project, the bidders have sought extension of the bid
due date.
According to an official from ICD
Loni, the private container depot has resolved the issue related to
implementation of 1.5 version of Customs system. He also informed that the
white shipping bills were already being processed through EDI. Now, current linkage export documents, under all incentive schemes, can also be
processed online. The processing of import documents through EDI is also in
the
final stage of implementation.
Maersk Line recently announced the
launch of a new service from South and East India to North Europe. The new
service (called the ICON service - India Colombo North Europe service) will
have a direct, dedicated and fast coverage from Chennai to North Europe. The
new service will have 7x3400 TEU vessels and operate with Chennai – Colombo
– Salalah – Zeebrugge – Felixstowe - Rotterdam – Bremerhaven –Salalah –
Colombo port rotation. According to Rizwan Soomar, managing director, Maersk
Line (India & Sri Lanka), with excellent transit times from Chennai (India)
to Felixstowe (UK), this is a fast product and well suited for all Maersk
Line’s customers in time sensitive industries like apparel and retail.
Shreyas Relay Systems, which offers door
to door multimodal transportation solutions, incorporating road-rail-sea
routes, has announced that the company has entered into a strategic alliance
with All India Coastal Forwarder Welfare Committee (AICFWC) to bridge up the
knowledge gap amongst the members of AICFWC by creating a
knowledge-interactive platform. AICFWC is an association focusing on
domestic cargo in containers using costal shipping. Shreyas, at regular
intervals, will conduct knowledge forums jointly with AICFWC, to educate the
members on best practices in logistics and transportation planning, various
mandatory documentation requirements and trade development models, that are
likely to be implemented in the near future.
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