The Hindu Business Line : Monday, August 19, 2002

Petronet LNG set to sign sales pact with gas users
THE element of uncertainty surrounding LNG imports into India, especially after failed bids of energy giants Enron and TotalFina, may finally end with Petronet LNG all set to sign the agreement to sell gas to local consumers. Petronet LNG, a ... More

As competition intensifies... : It is battle stations at PSA Corpn
Trade sources in Singapore say PTP can be up to 30 per cent cheaper compared to Singapore port — a major reason for Maersk-Sealand and more recently Evergreen to leave Singapore for PTP. More

Mundra port offers berth facility for Capesize vessels
GUJARAT Adani Port Ltd (GAPL) at Mundra became the first port in the country to have a Capesize coal vessel berth alongside its jetty on Friday. With M.V. Silver Clipper berthing at the Mundra port with 1,22,997 tonnes of bulk coal from ... More

Goodwill Engg delivers vessel to Andaman & Nicobar Islands
GOODWILL Engineering Works, Pondicherry, the engineering division of the Chennai-based South India Corporation (Agencies) Ltd (Sical) on Saturday delivered the Rs 7 crore, 75 passenger-cum-50 tonne cargo vessel, "Katchal'', to the Andaman & ... More

Port trust board appointments — Must fit the bill
THERE is nothing wrong in having celebrities or politicians on the boards of major ports as long as they fulfil Major Port Trust Act criteria. Port users may have vested interests to reproach such appointments; more so, if the selections are at ... More

Satellite monitoring for inland water vessels — Getting the right signals
AN expert committee constituted by the Ministry of Shipping for the selection of a suitable satellite-guided navigation system to be installed on inland water vessels has recommended Differential Global Positioning System or DGPS. Other ... More

Stowaway problems

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Sical to hive-off non-logistics divisions
SOUTH India Corporation (Agencies) Ltd will divest all the non-logistics divisions and become a purely logistics services company. The non-core divisions would be hived off into separate companies, Sical's Chairman, Mr A.C. Muthiah, said here ... More

RAILWAYS

PM's attention drawn to low Rly investments
THE Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) has called upon the Railways to apply innovative project and financial solutions to overcome the current impasse in investments. A systematic investment plan, according to KCCI, could provide ... More

`Rly projects to be completed in 10 years'
ALL projects sanctioned so far by the Indian Railways, involving an investment of Rs 40,000 crore, will be completed within a span of 10 years as per the directives of the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, according to the Union Minister ... More

Ships in Ports

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