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State-run Container Corporation of India Ltd (Concor) has carried out an internal restructuring. This involved compressing eight regions into four and creating two exclusive wings dedicated to warehousing and first and last-mile connectivity as part of a strategy to rationalise operations. It was done so to better utilise human resources, cut costs and boost revenue.

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The Directorate General of Foreign Trade will realign itself along the lines of Prime Minister’s Make in India and will push for production of items domestically to cut down imports. The organisation is focusing on creating more capacities within the country to produce items that can cut down imports and accelerate exports from the electronics and hardware sector, including ventilators.

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The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) will rope in a consulting agency to scrutinise tenders of government procuring entities for compliance with public procurement regulations that aim at promoting 'Made in India' products. The DPIIT has floated a notice inviting request for proposal (RFP) from interested agencies. The government issued Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) Order, 2017 on June 15, 2017, to promote production of goods and services in India and enhance income and employment in the country.

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The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) is under­going an overhaul, with many changes being introduced to respond to the challenges the Covid-19 pandemic has bro­ught to the trade scene. “By the end of this year, we hope to complete the overhaul and many changes will be brought about to address the trade barriers and to ensure ease of doing business,” said Director General of Foreign Trade Amit Yadav.

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Implementation of the India Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment Regulations (SCMTR), will now be delayed until 30 September 2020 according to a statement issued by India’s Ministry of Finance. The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) had earlier clarified some of the requirements with regards to Sea Arrival Manifest (SAM) and Sea Departure Manifest (SDM)

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Following the massive explosion in the Lebanese capital city of Beirut which killed more than 100 and injured over 4,000 residents, Chennai's customs authorities have begun safety checks on seized ammonium nitrate near North Chennai. According to sources, the Petroleum, Explosives, Safety Organisation (PESO) has been roped in safety checks as well.

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Gusty winds accompanied with heavy rain all through Wednesday and wreaked havoc at the JNPT. As many as three cranes collapsed and fell in the harbour. However, nobody was injured in the incident, said JNPT officials adding that port operation has been halted, owing to bad weather.

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The stand-off between labour and employers at the port of Montreal saw another strike disrupting container traffic. Frustrated by the situation, carriers have begun to redirect vessels to other ports. Following the end of consecutive strikes by longshoremen and port checkers, which halted operations at the port’s terminals last week, longshoremen began another 96-hour strike on Monday.

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Post-COVID, a sharp drop in imports resulted in less number of vessels which in turn offered reduced space for the exporters who were finding situation challenging to meet up with export orders. HICT under Haldia Dock Complex (SMTP) proved to be a natural choice for Durgapur exporters who were looking for enhanced space available from bigger size feeder vessels as well as new service linkages even post COVID. Allied ICD, Durgapur, Concor, Shipping lines (MSC & Goodrich) & Freight forwarder (Vivek Freight & Logistics) came forward to commence first export containerized rail shipment movements connecting with Haldia Dock.

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