A second weekly train between Mundra and Sonepat dedicated connections between Mundra port and inland container depots
International Cargo Terminals, through its subsidiary Delhi International Cargo Terminal (DICT), the leading private Inland Container Depot in North India at Sonepat, and CMA CGM, a world leader in shipping and logistics, announce the start of the second weekly block train between Mundra and Sonepat.
The 90 TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Units) train departed Mundra port on February 06, 2021 to DICT Sonepat in the presence of DICT representatives, CMA CGM India and Port Authorities.
Dedicated connections between the port and inland container depots (ICDs)
With this second weekly block train, CMA CGM and DICT assure more efficient dedicated services for their customers based in the region by helping them bring their cargo to locations on time.
Retail imports at the United States’ largest container ports are expected to set new monthly records into the summer as the nation’s economy continues to recover from the pandemic, according to new forecasts from the National Retail Federation.
U.S. ports covered by the NRF’s Global Port Tracker are projected to handle 2.08 million TEU, which would be up 14.6 percent over the same month last year and the busiest January since NRF began tracking imports in 2002.
The forecast comes after months of surging consumer demand. In December, the latest month for which final numbers are available, ports handled 2.11 million Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units, up 0.2 percent from November and up 22.3 percent year-over-year.
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Pic: David Tonelson / Shutterstock.com Following a record year during 2020, imports at the largest retail container ports in the US are expected to set new monthly records from now into the summer as the nation’s economy continues to recover from the pandemic, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released by the
“The import numbers we’re seeing reflect retailers’ expectations for consumer demand to the point that many factories in Asia that normally close for Chinese New Year this month are remaining open to keep up,” NRF vice president for Supply Chain and Customs Policy Jonathan Gold said. “Regardless of whether it’s in-store or on retailers’ websites, the record holiday season and numbers for 2020 show consumers are buying again and have been for a while. This surge has been going on for months, and retailers are importing merchandise faster than ever.”
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Over the past four-five months, Patton International, a Kolkata-based electrical conduit fittings manufacturer, has been sending, on average, two container loads of goods every day by road to Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Mumbai. The decision to skip Kolkata port next door and get consignments transported 2,000 kilometres by road to Mumbai shows desperation arising out of acute shortage of containers at Kolkata port and prevailing uncertainty over the transit time to the final destination, the US. Our containers used to get loaded at Kolkata and go to Colombo for transhipment to Europe and the US. Post the pandemic, our goods began to take 90-100 days to reach the US through this route. Shortage of containers, and congestion at Colombo port, are leading to delays in transhipment. We had no choice but to ship through Mumbai where container availability is better; the shipment will reach the US within 45-50 days, including the time taken for road transportation