The Hindu Business Line : Friday, September 13, 2002

Air India board to discuss aircraft purchase report
THE much-awaited fleet acquisition plan of Air India (AI) may finally see the light of the day with the airline board scheduled to meet in Mumbai on September 18 to consider the report of the sub-committee on the issue. Official sources told ... More

Seamless connections with India — Aviation Minister hopes for deal with Air Canada
IN an effort to provide seamless connections between India and Canada to passengers flying by Air India (AI) and Air Canada (AC), the Minister for Civil Aviation, Mr Syed Shahnawaz Hussain, is scheduled to have a meeting with the President of Air ... More

SHIPPING

Productivity-linked reward scheme — Port, dock workers to press for flat 20 pc payment
The existing productivity-linked rewards scheme gives a flat rate of 20 per cent to the workers at all the major ports irrespective of profits and productivity, subject to a salary cap of Rs 2,500 per month per employee. More

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Cargo booking facility near Tirupur demanded
TIRUPUR-based `second-quality' hosiery goods producers who make knitted garments from factory-rejected fabrics have approached the Railway Ministry to locate cargo booking facility at Vanjipalayam railway station near Tirupur. In a ... More

Blue Dart picks DHL, dumps FedEx
DOMESTIC express major Blue Dart has forged a five-year sales alliance with DHL Worldwide Express, after the company decided against renewing its existing contract with FedEx, which expires on September 30. The new alliance will be effective from ... More

Ships in Ports

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Indian Hotels acquires Regent Hotel — Makes North Mumbai entry with Rs 452-cr deal

RBI directs Global Trust to change auditors

Cotton shippers blacklist `defaulter' textile mills — Stop exports to TN spinners seeking dues

Calling New York cheaper than dialling Delhi?

Industrial growth 6.4 pc in July — CSO data point to revival trend

Productivity-linked reward scheme — Port, dock workers to press for flat 20 pc payment

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Simple Economics

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Sep. 1-Sep. 7
A Dubai Ports Intl-J.M. Baxi JV — State-of-the-art container terminal for Vizag

Railways to run dedicated parcel trains

Railway bifurcation: Zones of contention

Air India may join `One World'; more slots in London likely