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<\/strong>Logistics giant DP World is moving into the central Indian state of Madhya <\/strong>Pradesh to capture cargo flows<\/strong> through a new rail-linked inland logistics hub, according to a statement<\/a>. The Emirati player inked an agreement with the state\u2019s government at the World Economic Forum in Davos.<\/p>\n

Project details: <\/strong>The logistics hub will integrate rail, warehousing, cold chain, and cargo aggregation, linking central India directly to Nhava Sheva Port along India\u2019s western coast to accelerate exports of manufactured and agri-goods. Nhava Sheva is the country\u2019s largest container port, where DP World owns two terminals.<\/p>\n

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Why this matters<\/p>\n

The hub should cut transit times by 30-40%<\/strong> and reduce post-harvest agricultural losses, which would in turn improve export margins for Indian producers and throughput volumes for Gulf-owned logistics infrastructure. <\/p>\n

For DP World<\/strong>, which already controls critical nodes in India\u2019s maritime gateways and 26% of its<\/a>container traffic<\/a> as of last spring, the move into the inland state \u2014 which recorded USD 7.8 bn in exports<\/a> last year \u2014 seems a play to secure cargo at the source and transport it along its own inland rail networks<\/a> to its maritime export links. It\u2019s also part of a wider strategy to move upstream into more remote logistics operations to bolster trade corridors linking global markets. <\/p>\n

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Background<\/p>\n

The bigger picture: <\/strong>At the end of last year, DP World committed to investing another USD 5 bn<\/a> in India to boost its supply chain network. The news also comes just a week<\/a> after the UAE and India agreed to broaden the scope of their trade and economic partnership and double their annual trade to USD 200 bn.<\/p>\n

Madhya Pradesh is at the center of a foreign direct investment rush, <\/strong>featuring a possible USD 1 bn port investment<\/a> by Maersk\u2019s APM Terminals and a USD 11 bn commitment<\/a> to data centers buildout by the Mumbai-based Digital Connexion, a joint venture between Brookfield Asset Management, Reliance Industries, and US-based Digital Realty. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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