The Hindu Business Line : Monday, May 20, 2002

Air accidents on the rise
THE number of accidents involving aircraft, particularly cargo flights, that land short of the runway increased significantly in 2001, according to the annual safety report of the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Such short ... More

AI scripting bigger role for Kochi airport
AIR India will start new flights, reschedule some of the existing ones and transform Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) into a new hub for the airline's future South Indian operations. Speaking to newspersons, Mr Roy Paul, Chairman of Air ... More

IA reschedules Bangalore flights

INFRASTRUCTURE

Plea to upgrade Sikkim airport
IN an effort to promote domestic and international tourist arrivals into Sikkim and boost exports from the region, the Sikkim Hotel and Restaurant Association has asked the Government to declare Bagdogra Airport as an international airport. In ... More

SHIPPING

Will Govt throw HSL the Rs 50-cr lifeline?
SMARTING under a debilitating working capital crunch, India's premier shipbuilding yard, Hindustan Shipyard Ltd (HSL), is keenly awaiting the Government's approval for a Rs 50-crore capital infusion. Delay in sanction is likely to severely affect ... More

Is business sailing away from S'pore?
IS MALAYSIA set to usurp Singapore's role as a regional shipping and transport hub? So it appears, if the recent development is any indication, according to shipping sources. Taiwan's Evergreen Marine Corporation, a major global container ... More

Inland waterways in Kerala: Tapping the flowing potential
THE Task Force, constituted by the Shipping Ministry to suggest measures to promote connectivity between the Kochi port and the adjoining minor ports and cities through inland water transport, has concluded that 40 per cent of the present rail ... More

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Internet technologies and supply chain management: Ensuring smooth integration
THE dotcom and telecom busts have left one wondering whether there is any substance to the claim that Internet technologies can provide unprecedented productivity and profitability boosts to businesses or if it is just some more hype. In fact, ... More

RAILWAYS

Railways report reveals brittle finances
IT is rarely given to a Ministry of the Government to make a clean breast of its status, with warts and all. The Ministry of Railways has, however, been time and again coming out with status paper on the state of affairs in the country's vital ... More

Ships in Ports

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