The Hindu Business Line : Monday, January 20, 2003

`Our twin goals are link, frequency' — Mr Uttam Kumar Bose, CEO of Air Sahara
"This year we have two goals - connectivity and frequency. We have already doubled our fleet in 18 months. We are planning to double it further." More

Hinterland activity must help take-off — Cargo handling at Cochin international airport
THE volume of cargo handled at the Cochin international airport at Nedumbassery has grown significantly in recent times, yet its prospects will depend largely on the economic and industrial growth of Kerale, according to Mr C. Babu Rajeev, ... More

Embraer deliveries
Despite missing its 2002 delivery target by a whisker, Embraer expects to meet its delivery targets of 148 aircraft during 2003 and 155 aircraft during 2004. In 2002, Embraer delivered 131 aircraft, compared to the 132 aircraft deliveries it ... More

SHIPPING

Liner shipping: Barely above water
The impact of global alliances in the container business has forced fundamental structural changes in the traditional liner trade, causing its near demise. The sector should aim to serve niche markets and build up a trade that is specialised and dist inctive. More

As foreign firms play truant...: Indian dredging cos deliver the goods
WITH bulging briefcases, senior people from the port and shipping sector, Dredging Corporation of India, and technical institutes like IIT Chennai, the National Institute of Oceanography, Goa; NIT, Suratkal; and State maritime boards and other ... More

US Customs 24-hour rule from February 2
WITH less than two weeks to go before the US Customs Service enforces the 24-hour rule, the World Shipping Council, in a statement, has strongly recommended that all carriers, shippers and marine terminals handling US-bound cargoes operate with ... More

ROADWAYS

IT corridor: Full of potholes!
It may be grandiosely called the IT corridor, but the road along this all-important stretch — from Taramani to Siruseri — hardly qualifies for such a status. Potholes that have been hastily filled up and in most stretches, the asphalt ... More

Ships in Ports

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