Fuel for thought
Report suggest fuel prices should force supply chain executives to examine the nuts and bolts of their sourcing strategies.
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Sri Lanka feeling the heat
Delays on trade pact with India, port expansion in Colombo put pressure on India’s island neighbor to the south.
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India dedicated to rail
Construction of cargo-only freight rail lines to begin in India, but meanwhile it's slow going on the rails.
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A Himalayan gap
India-China trade will grow, but how much depends on how well India catches up to its neighbor in infrastructure.
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It's a small world
"This is the final story in a multi-issue series by Eric Johnson covering auto logistics in India. Competition in India's small car market is heating up as domestic and foreign carmakers salivate over millions of potential customers, but will the country's car buying attitudes change.
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India auto logistics
A multi-issue series by Eric Johnson covering automotive logistics in the Indian Subcontinent.
Part:3
Exports are the goal
Goverment envisions India as auto export hub. Some carmakers share dream, but constraints temper hope.
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Part:2 Outward unbound
India's inbound auto logistics tends to be quite sophisticated, but outbound is beset with infrastructure constraints and 3PL mistrust.
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A VAT of confusion
India introduced a value-added tax regime in 2005 to simplify taxes
across states, but it has brought confusion and frustration to supply chains.
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India key to Dubai's growth
APM’s terminal in Mumbai boosts capacity in India’s biggest container gateway, but problems still exist as volume rises 20% in 2007.
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Booming Bombay sees new terminal rise
APM’s terminal in Mumbai boosts capacity in India’s biggest container gateway, but problems still exist as volume rises 20% in 2007.
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India's growth beckons
India has all the right ingredients to accelerate its economic growth by as much as 10 percent over the next 10 years. A recent study by financial firm Lehman Brothers outlines the reasons why the country is on its way to becoming the next commercial powerhouse in Asia.
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Cochin biding its time
With a new terminal set to open in 2009, the southern Indian port hopes to eclipse Colombo as the key container transshipment hub in the region.
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Thinking small
Panel says smaller logistics and transportation companies have huge part to play in India’s supply chain future.
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Asia’s antitrust revolution
The proverbial guillotine has been hanging over the world’s oldest liner conference for more than a year, and it may be symbolic of a concept that’s at least under the gun, if not on the chopping block.
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APL gets rolling in India
Becomes first foreign private operator to run on India's rail, launches freight service linking Delhi and Mumbai.
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Up in the air
India sees flood of plane orders, but no all-cargo airlines. Lack of sophistication, infrastructure could hamper growth.
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India auto logistics
