The Hindu Business Line : Friday, April 05, 2002

KSPCB move on Govt vehicles pollution
BANGALORE: Karnataka State Pollution Control Board will set up a toll free hotline to receive complaints on polluting Government vehicles plying in the city, according to its Chairman Mr Upendra Tripathi. The Board has also come out ... More

SHIPPING

Indian shipping cries out for support -- Friendly policies needed to raise tonnage
Indian shipping tonnage has more or less been stagnating at about 7 million grt since 1995 and this is a matter of grave concern. Indian shipping tonnage grew steadily to about 5 million grt until 1975. In the next decades only 2 million grt could be added in spite of the fact that majority of the maritime nations has a rapid addition to their fleet during the same period. More

National Maritime Day -- Highlighting feats of `silent service'
The observance of National Maritime Day has brought people closer to the shipping industry and enabled them to participate in the celebrations and share the sense of national pride and know of the achievements made by Indian shipping since Independen ce. More

Paradip port cargo traffic rises 6.18 pc
The improvements recorded in respects of thermal coal, iron ore and raw material for fertilisers (dry) had been offset to a large extent by the drop in POL and coking coal traffic. More

Cochin port staff seek probe into crane deals
CAG found that the Cochin port management had misappropriated funds up to Rs 16 crore on the purchase of various equipment. More

EVENTS

NMPT to mark Maritime Day
NEW Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) will be celebrating the 39th National Maritime Day on Friday to commemorate the sailing of the first Indian-owned vessel SS Loyalty from Bombay to London on April 5, 1919. A `formal function' is to be held at the ... More

ROADWAYS

Kolkata traffic police offers SMS updates
IN what is stated to be the first-of-its-kind initiative in India, Command cellular service, in association with Kolkata Police, on Thursday announced the launch of hourly traffic updates on SMS for its subscribers here. According to Mr Sujoy ... More

AP: 3-wheeler contract carriages

Ships in Ports

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