Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s goal of making India the world’s factory risks being held back by the country’s inability to attract bigger container ships due to inadequate port infrastructure. Most harbors along India’s coast aren’t deep enough to handle vessels like the Ever Alot, the world’s largest boxship at 400 meters long and with a … Read more
Mahindra Logistics (ML) has announced acquiring Rivigo’s B2B express business, as a going concern, on slump sale basis, for a lump sum consideration of Rs. 225 crores. Rivigo, founded in 2014, operates in two key business segments: Full Truck Load (FTL) and B2B express business. It’s main focus and USP is the relay trucking model … Read more
Transport Corporation of India (TCI) has sold 20% in it’s cold chain business to Japan’s Mitsui for Rs 63.5 crore. Key points to note – Cold chain business is run through TCI’s subsidiary TCI Cold Chain Solutions Ltd (TCI CCS). TCI CCS provides integrated cold chain logistics services in India, with a focus on temperature-controlled … Read more
The rift within the family running Hyderabad-based logistics company Gati would have stayed under wraps had the firm not decided to cede management control to Allcargo Logistics in a deal. The prime mover of the agreement is Managing Director (MD) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mahendra Agarwal while his wife, Neera Agarwal, and their two … Read more