<p data-path-to-node="5">Transforming inland export logistics for Western India's artisanal manufacturing hub, the <b data-path-to-node="5" data-index-in-node="111">Rajasthan Small Industries Corporation Limited (RAJSICO)</b>, in operational collaboration with <b data-path-to-node="5" data-index-in-node="203">Doon Logistics Private Limited</b>, has successfully scaled its dedicated freight rail service, the <b data-path-to-node="5" data-index-in-node="299">‘Furniture Express’</b>.</p><p data-path-to-node="6">Connecting the revitalized <b data-path-to-node="6" data-index-in-node="27">Inland Container Depot (ICD) at Jodhpur</b> directly to <b data-path-to-node="6" data-index-in-node="79">Mundra Port</b>, the scheduled freight stream has moved over <b data-path-to-node="6" data-index-in-node="136">2,100 TEUs across 36 train dispatches</b> since its launch on February 28, 2026. Spurred by surging exporter demand, operating frequency has expanded to <b data-path-to-node="6" data-index-in-node="285">two to three train rakes per week</b>, providing handicraft, wooden furniture, guar gum, and value-added export clusters with predictable, cost-efficient rail evacuation to western maritime terminals.</p><p data-path-to-node="7">The service structurally resolves historic inland logistics bottlenecks by co-locating empty container inventories from global container lines at the Jodhpur dry port, substantially cutting long-haul road drayage dependency and mitigating transit delays.</p><h3 data-path-to-node="9">Key Operational Highlights &amp; Supply Chain Advantages</h3><ul data-path-to-node="10"><li><p data-path-to-node="10,0,0"><b data-path-to-node="10,0,0" data-index-in-node="0">Local Empty Container Availability:</b> A decisive commercial edge of the ‘Furniture Express’ is the on-site staging of empty marine containers at RAJSICO ICD Jodhpur. Exporters no longer incur high repositioning costs to haul empty boxes from distant depots, minimizing staging delays and enabling streamlined factory packing schedules.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="10,1,0"><b data-path-to-node="10,1,0" data-index-in-node="0">Integrated Rail Evacuation to Mundra Port:</b> By replacing long-haul interstate trucking with a scheduled block-train corridor to Gujarat’s Mundra Port, the service protects shippers from highway freight rate volatility, reduces transit dwell times, and optimizes cargo turnaround.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="10,2,0"><b data-path-to-node="10,2,0" data-index-in-node="0">Multi-Liner Ecosystem Participation:</b> The rail stream functions alongside major global container shipping lines and logistics operators including <b data-path-to-node="10,2,0" data-index-in-node="145">MSC, OOCL, Hapag-Lloyd, and the J.M. Baxi Group&nbsp;</b>giving local exporters competitive slot options and broader equipment availability.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="10,3,0"><b data-path-to-node="10,3,0" data-index-in-node="0">Competitive 40-Foot High-Cube (HC) Rates:</b> The service provides preferential pricing matrices for 40-foot HC containers, lowering freight unit costs for bulky, volume-intensive furniture and woodcraft consignments.</p></li><li><p data-path-to-node="10,4,0"><b data-path-to-node="10,4,0" data-index-in-node="0">Reactivation of Jodhpur ICD:</b> The revival of the terminal facilitated by RAJSICO’s appointment of a dedicated cargo management and business promotion partner in October 2025 has restored formal containerized railhead connectivity for regional export clusters across Western Rajasthan</p></li></ul>