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Trade across the India- Bhutan border through Jaigaon in West Bengal's Alipurduar district was suspended after a lockdown was imposed to curb the rise in COVID-19 cases in the Himalayan kingdom. The border gates between India's Jaigaon and Bhutan's Phuentsholing were closed after the total lockdown came into force in the neighbouring country.

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The same cargo congestion issues that have paralyzed big airports in the U.S., China and Europe during the pandemic have materialized in Australia. The airport operations division of the Emirates Group warned it is experiencing delays processing import cargo at Sydney Airport because of an unplanned spike in volume from additional freighter services and passenger planes operating in cargo mode. The passenger aircraft include large shipments of medical supplies and personal protection equipment loaded in the passenger cabin to increase the carrying capacity.

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The state government of Jharkhand will export vegetable produces of the state and provide the best deal to the growers. It has decided to export the vegetable produces to Middle East countries such as Dubai, Kuwait, Oman & Saudi Arabia. As per information, two metric tonnes of vegetable are already packed and would be exported from Kolkata on 13th August.

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Five associations representing private enterprise in Quebec jointly demanded the federal government intervene to force an end to a strike launched at the Port of Montreal. After two four-day walk-outs to protest stalled contract talks, dockworkers launched an unlimited strike. The Syndicat des débardeurs du Port de Montréal and the Maritime Employers Association (MEA) were unable to reach an agreement despite talks that lasted until 1 a.m. Monday.

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The United Planters Association of South India (UPASI) has strongly objected to the move to tinker with the import duty structure for tea, saying that it will be counter-productive. Tea is an important agro-industry that employed 2.12 lakh growers and 11.65 lakh workers, of which more than 70% were women.

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The government has formed a committee to determine ceiling rates under the Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) scheme. The panel has been tasked with evolving a mechanism for calculation of duties at the central, state and local level which are borne by exporters so that they can be refunded all the taxes paid on goods and services used in export but are currently not being reimbursed under extant mechanisms.

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The Director-General of Civil Aviation is reported to have suspended the operations of wide-bodied aircraft at the Calicut International Airport, following the accident of the Air India Express flight, killing 18 passengers on board, including the pilot and the co-pilot. Currently, Saudi Arabian Airlines and Air India are operating wide-bodied aircraft at the airport. Sources in the sector said that the DGCA has given a verbal order in this regard to temporarily withdraw the services of these airlines.

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The government will roll out a production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for the labour-intensive textiles and garment sector. The system intends to correct its historical policy bias towards a cotton-dominated value chain, as it plans a renewed bid to reclaim India’s export markets after ceding a substantial ground to Bangladesh and Vietnam in recent years.

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Evergreen Line has written to their members to support them through the COVID-19 situation. To accommodate new realities and to mitigate resulting repercussions in process of shipments, the company urges their customers to use the Shipment Link Portal for purposes like electronic Booking, B/L instruction, i-B/L, Cargo Tracking, etc. They encourage customers to register themselves on their newly launched GreenX digital platform for an instant quote and secured space and freight booking conveniently.

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