The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, March 13, 2002

Jet Air dishes out plastic
JET Airways has replaced the metal cutlery used in-flight with plastic cutlery on all its flights. The decision has been taken in conformity with the ban imposed by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) prohibiting the use of metallic ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE

Tax incentives at greenfield airports likely
THE Government may consider exempting the levy of Inland Air Travel Tax (IATT) and Foreign Travel Tax (FTT) for passengers departing from new greenfield international airports for a pre-determined period of time to make the projects more ... More

SHIPPING

Major ports' efficiency level improves
THE average pre-berthing waiting time at major ports has declined from 0.9 days in 1999-2000 to 0.5 days in 2000-2001, while the average turn-around time of ships has touched 4.1 days in 2000-2001 from the level of 5.1 days recorded in ... More

Ministry studying CSL expansion
THE Union Shipping Ministry is considering a proposal submitted by Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) to expand the ship repair facilities at an estimated cost of Rs 98.38 crore. The expansion proposal involved installation of 120 M ship-lift system ... More

TM International to begin Haldia operations soon
The company's board would meet shortly to finalise its business plan for the next three years. The seven-member board has four representatives from Tata Steel and three from the German partner. More

Lots Shipping launches second cargo barge
THE Kochi-based Lots Shipping and Trading Pvt Ltd has launched its second cargo-cum-container barge — Muziris — to be deployed in the West Coast Canal, part of the National Waterways No: 3 in the State. The 350-tonne barge was built ... More

Post-deregulation crude import -- Doubts over SCI's nodal status
CONFUSION prevails in the Government over whether the State-owned Shipping Corporation of India, put up for privatisation, will continue to be the nodal agency for transportation of crude imported by national oil companies in the post-deregulated ... More

Ships in Ports

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