Moving Goods Costs Less Than It Used To. It Still Costs More Than It Should.
Better roads, dedicated freight corridors and digital platforms are reshaping goods movement. Practical implications for shippers and MSMEs.
Container train on a dedicated freight corridor at sunrise · Editorial preview.
Moving Goods Costs Less Than It Used To
An official assessment has put India's logistics cost at around 8% of GDP, lower than older estimates of 13-14%. [VERIFY: reported 7.97% baseline; confirm source and year.] Programmes such as PM Gati Shakti, dedicated freight corridors and the National Logistics Policy aim to improve multimodal coordination.
For Shippers and MSMEs
For shippers: consider rail for long hauls where possible, track route data and examine total landed cost, not just freight rate.
For MSMEs: shared warehousing and digital freight marketplaces can reduce per-shipment cost.
“Total landed cost, not just freight rate.”
What to Watch
More pieces to commission: cold chain; port-led industrial clusters; last-mile gig labour; trucker finance.
- [VERIFY: reported 7.97% baseline; confirm source and year.]
- More pieces to commission: cold chain; port-led industrial clusters; last-mile gig labour; trucker finance.
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