The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, February 05, 2002

HAL to go civil with Boeing
THE Rs 2,460-crore Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) will finally be able to make a major foray into the civil aviation sector with the prestigious project it won recently from Boeing. Known more as a Defence sector PSU, the aerospace major has, ... More

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Vehicle data recorder launched
PUNE: Nexgen Logistix Limited has launched Nexgenlogger, a vehicle data recorder for off-line tracking of vehicles has been launched in the city on Monday. The product, priced Rs 12,000, contains microprocessor-based unit with a LCD ... More

SHIPPING

Shipping: In troubled waters
THE year that rolled by was yet another difficult one for the shipping industry, because of the government's unhelpful attitude towards one of the most vital sectors, compounded by the not-so-satisfactory situation on the international shipping ... More

JNPT plea to convert IBRD loan into equity comes a cropper
THE Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust's (JNPT) plea to convert a portion of the World Bank loan taken for its construction into equity while finalising the capital structure for conversion into a corporate entity has come a cropper, with the Centre ... More

SCI to trim Govt debt with loan from BoB
SHIPPING Corporation of India (SCI) has struck a 5-year loan deal worth Rs 200 crore with Bank of Baroda at an interest rate of 8.75 per cent to pre-pay part of the Rs 250-crore outstanding Government loan prior to disinvestment. ``The loan ... More

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Service industry status for air express cos likely
THE Standing Committee on Promotion of Exports by Air (SCOPE-Air) is not opposed to granting the service industry status to the air express companies providing express cargo services by air to and from the country. The air express companies ... More

RAILWAYS

3 Rly PSUs told to take stake in RailTel
WITH no headway being made on the proposed move to induct telecom PSUs as joint venture partners in RailTel Corporation, three Railway PSUs - IRFC, Concor and Ircon - have been directed to pick up a total of 15 per cent equity in the ... More

Ships in Ports

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