Topic: World Bank

A containertrain on the 'Nord-Süd-Strecke' in Germany

Germany still best performing country in trade logistics

The World Bank has released its aggregated Logistics Performance Index (LPI), an interactive benchmarking tool evaluating the logistics performance of 167 countries. Germany ranked the best performing country in the field of trade logistics. The aggrevated...Read more

06-08-2018|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

Indian Railways freight train. Photo credit: Mikhail Esteves

India starts construction of major rail freight corridors in 1.5 year

Work on two of India’s largest rail freight corridors – the Eastern and Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) – will commence within a year and a half. This ambition was included in the Re-build Railways...Read more

29-08-2017|Comment|author: Majorie van Leijen

India strengthens Trans-Asian rail freight prospects

The Dedicated Freight Corridor programme in India, which could eventually help open up vital new rail freight trading links with Europe, is entering its next phase with plans for a domestic southern route. India’s positioning on...Read more

17-07-2017|Comment|author: Jagdish Kumar