Red Sea crisis reaches Rlys' door
Business Standard|June 28, 2024
The ministry of railways is staring at a brief blip in its supply plans of forged wheels, which are used in high-speed trains and locomotives, as the Red Sea-induced container crisis has delayed the national transporter's inbound shipments till August.
DHRUVAKSH SAHA

"There has been a non-availability of shipping containers worldwide during June and it is expected to continue in July, due to which there may be a delay in supply of imported wheels. Only critical quantities of wheels required, at a minimum scale, will be diverted to railways from the consignment that has already been dispatched," said a senior government official in the know.

"The situation is temporary and expected to normalise in August," th official added.

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