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India's Ministry of Railways has announced it had decided to rationalize haulage charges for containers transported by rail in privately owned wagons; the resultant reduction in haulage charges is expected to catalyze rail borne container traffic at a time when growth, both globally and domestically, is stunted.
In the modified tariff structure, which takes effect from April 1, 2013, the share of traffic moving in 40 feet containers, which is growing 'fleet' particularly in case of export/import traffic, has been reckoned for the first time; the resultant reduction in the haulage rates of 10 tons to 20 tons loaded containers is 5 %.
Additionally, the haulage rates of empty containers and empty flats will be reduced by 13% in each case.
