The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, November 20, 2002

Bonded trucking — Emirates Sky in talks with Tirupur ICD
The Emirates flight from Kochi to Dubai — to run on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays — will cater to Europe-bound air-cargo from Tirupur/Coimbatore by highlighting Dubai as its cargo hub for onward link to European destinations. More

`Executive' bonanza from IA
IN its bid to promote travel in executive class, Indian Airlines (IA) has come up with a slew of schemes to attract the busy domestic traveller. During the festive season from November 1 to January 31 if you spend Rs 1 lakh on domestic travel, ... More

UAE NRIs seek cut in air turbine fuel tax
NRIs in the UAE hailing from Kerala are urging the State Government to reduce the high air turbine fuel (ATF) tax in the State, saying that this would lead to a significant drop in air fares from the Gulf to destinations in Kerala. In a ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE

Vallarpadam bid deadline extended
THE deadline for the submission of pre-qualification tenders for the proposed Vallarpadam Container Transhipment Terminal has been extended to November 26 by the Cochin Port Trust on the request of the bidders. The original deadline for ... More

IOC pipeline coating over

SHIPPING

Vizag port likely to hire IDBI Caps
IDBI Capital Market Services is likely to be hired by the Vizag port and the Vizag Dock Labour Board for consultancy on portfolio fund management. According to sources, the port took a significant step towards better fund management in the wake ... More

GENERAL INSURANCE

Transporters seek to chart own insurance course
IF you cannot fight them, join them. That appears to be the new approach adopted by commercial vehicle owners in their prolonged dispute with the general insurance companies over premium rates and denial of stand-alone third-party liability ... More

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Tata Steel, Customs at odds over Jamshedpur ICD
IT is more than six months that Container Corporation of India's inland container depot (ICD) at Jamshedpur has been commissioned, but Tata Iron & Steel Company (Tata Steel) is yet to use the ICD for export shipments. Tata Steel, however, is ... More

ROADWAYS

`KSRTC fleet among largest fuel guzzlers'
A FIELD study carried out by the Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA) has revealed that the fleet maintained by the public sector Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) returned an average mileage of 3.9 km per litre of ... More

Autorickshaw fare hiked in AP
HYDERABAD: The next time you get into an autorickshaw in Andhra Pradesh, you will have to pay a minimum fare of Rs 8. For each kilometre thereafter the metered charge would be Rs 4, while the charge for detention per minute are 10 ... More

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