Panvel is now emerging as a multi-modal gateway linking Mumbai’s commercial economy with Navi Mumbai’s airport, JNPA’s port ecosystem and Raigad’s industrial belt Mumbai: For centuries, Panvel’s importance came from its location. The town grew around land and sea trade routes and was historically known for its rice market. Today, that same locational advantage is being recast in a dramatically different economic landscape — one shaped by an international airport, a major cont

Mumbai: The Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) is set to play a larger role in strengthening the movement of containers from Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (JNPA) to major consumption and distribution centres in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, with the port authority exploring strategic rail nodes to improve connectivity with Bhiwandi’s rapidly expanding logistics and warehousing ecosystem. A stronger DFC-based freight network could significantly improve the speed and reliabil