China makes most of the world’s industrial caffeine. A change to its export rebates and a big capacity push at Tarapur are giving an Indian producer a rare opening. Most of the caffeine in a fizzy drink or energy drink does not come from coffee…

Digitally skilled ‘grey-collar’ professionals are elevating service quality and efficiency in logistics. India’s predominantly blue-collar logistics workforce is increasingly peopled by tech-savvy ‘grey-collar’ professionals. Armed with digital know-how, this emerging segment of the workforce is elevating service quality, boosting efficiency and benchmarking closer to global…

Traders booking parcel coaches for both directions will pay 1.5 times the normal one-way freight rate. The Railway Board has introduced a concessional freight scheme offering a 50 per cent discount on return trips booked in advance on Joint Parcel Product-Rapid Cargo Service (JPP-RCS) trains…

Sri Lanka Ports Authority to pursue a new logistics hub under a public–private partnership model. State-owned China Merchants Port Holdings has withdrawn from a $392 million joint venture for a logistics hub at the Colombo port in Sri Lanka. In 2023, China Merchants Group announced…

Private investors have been invited to develop and operate the Anantnag and Pampore warehouses on 25-year leases. The Northern Railway has invited tenders for setting up two warehouses near Anantnag and Pampore railway stations in Kashmir to boost trade, improve storage facilities and facilitate faster…