The newly concluded India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is set to trigger a massive overhaul of cross-border logistics, with the Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) leading the charge to modernise last-mile delivery.

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MOL PLUS, the corporate venture capital arm of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), has announced its first-ever investment in an India-focused venture capital fund, Theia Ventures Fund 1. The fund is managed by India-based Theia Ventures LLP, led by Founder and General Partner Priya Shah.

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Global shipping giant CMA CGM has announced an overhaul of its IEX2 service, relaunching it as the TVI (Thailand-Vietnam-India) service. The upgraded loop is designed to enhance trade connectivity between Southeast Asia, India, and Sri Lanka, offering shippers faster transit times and greater operational flexibility.

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Singapore has been named the world’s leading container port in the first edition of the Leading Container Ports of the World report published by DNV and Menon Economics. Shanghai and Ningbo-Zhoushan ranked second and third, with Rotterdam and Busan completing the top five.

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The expansion of India's inland waterways, particularly in the Northeast, is set to boost petroleum supply chains and reinforce trade routes connecting Assam with Bangladesh and Southeast Asia, according to Sarbananda Sonowal, the Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.

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