The Hindu Business Line : Monday, November 04, 2002

Sky-meals and more ...
Those who care about their in-flight food now have reason to smile. Two key words in the airline food industry these days are choice and quality. And international airlines are wooing their customers with a variety of options. More

Festive season brings cheer to IA, Alliance Air
THE festive season is bringing cheer to the state-owned domestic carrier Indian Airlines and its 100 per cent subsidiary, Alliance Airways. Sources told Business Line that October has been good for Indian Airlines, which, on an average, ... More

Emirates bucks 9/11; posts healthy profit
BUCKING the trend of September 11, which plunged the global airline industry into its worst-ever year, Emirates Airline posted exceptional profitable financial results during the year 2001-02. This assumes further significance in the backdrop ... More

SHIPPING

A lifeboat for seamen?
Though the government has no legal obligation to rehabilitate the Seamen's Provident Fund, there is the moral responsibility to help seamen get their money back. Accordingly, the Ministries of Shipping and Finance have been asked to work out a way to address the "valid claims" of seamen. More

Depth gives Kakinada port the crude advantage
THE Kakinada deep-water port is emerging as a major crude transshipment centre on the east coast, with Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) using the facility to transship about 20 lakh tonnes of crude during the last four months. What has attracted ... More

South Wales ports — Problems of single customer mooring
"IN the short to medium term, growth in South Wales ports, comprising ports of Newport, Cardiff, Barry, Port Talbot and Swansea, is expected to come from forest products, scrap exports and dry bulk imports for the industrial sector," said Mr B. ... More

Kochi port: Confusion over uncleared parcels sorted out
THE confusion regarding parcels lying uncleared at Kochi Port seems to have been sorted out with the Assistant Director-General (International Mail), Mr S.K. Dwivedi, stating that `necessary instructions have been issued to postal units in Kerala ... More

RAILWAYS

Delhi Metro to raise funds through realty development
AN IT park at the Shastri Park Depot, a mega shopping mall-cum-multiplex at Khyber Pass, a McDonald's restaurant at the ISBT station and a lot more. The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) is going to develop around 20 lakh sq ft of real estate ... More

ROADWAYS

CNG: A burning issue in Kerala
A writ petition seeking to direct the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) to switch over to compressed natural gas (CNG) from diesel as fuel for its fleet, within a reasonable timeframe, has been admitted by the Kerala High ... More

Ships in Ports

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