The Hindu Business Line : Monday, April 29, 2002

Insurance cover -- Why do ship-owners still pay more?
HERE is a paradox. Despite better safety systems on board — based on the well-known STCW and ISM code — shipping companies report higher insurance costs. Modern ships are technically advanced, and better communication facilities ... More

Shipping sector seeks fiscal fair wind
In most countries, shipping gets major fiscal concessions such as tonnage tax and low corporate tax. However, none of these benefits is available to Indian shipping. More

Port privatisation: Unlocking value
INDIA, which ranks next only to China in terms of world attention that Asian countries command, is on a privatisation overdrive. In India's case, privatisation is triggered principally by the following two factors: (i) government resolve to ... More

Minor ports set to get facelift
THE Kerala Government has initiated fresh steps for the development of some of the minor ports in the State after a long lull. To begin with, a technical feasibility study has been carried out on the Azhikkal port near Kannur, one of the ports ... More

Suez canal to be deepened
REPORTS have it that the Suez Canal Authority aims to create a draught depth of 22 metres in the canal by 2010, without any foreign help, financial or technical. With a depth of 22 metres, it is felt that more than 80 per cent of the world ... More

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Moving parcels and information
THE black vans of the United Parcel Service (UPS) may not be as much a part of the urban Indian landscape as they are in the US, but all that is set to change soon. UPS Jetair Express Pvt Ltd, the joint venture between UPS and Jetair Ltd, is ... More

ROADWAYS

Private bus owners clamour for sops
THE Kerala State Private Bus Operators Federation has urged the State Government to come out with a policy recognising the private bus transport as an industry, as it has become a self-employment sector in Kerala. Though the Government in ... More

Ships in Ports

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