The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, April 03, 2003

Pvt airlines may continue ground handling activity
IN a move that could pave the way for the existing private sector airlines to continue doing their own ground-handling activities, the Ministry of Civil Aviation plans to seek clarification from the Ministry of Home Affairs on this issue. The ... More

Kuwait Airways plans 2 more flights to Delhi
DESPITE the ongoing conflict in the Gulf region, Kuwait Airways is to operate three flights a week to Delhi and maintain all its seven weekly flights to Mumbai from April 13. Currently, the airlines is operating a daily flight to Mumbai and a ... More

HAL turnover tops Rs 3,000 cr
HINDUSTAN Aeronautics (HAL) has achieved an all-time high provisional turnover of Rs 3,005 crore and export of Rs 103 crore for 2002-03. The net profit was Rs 451 crore, the HAL Chairman, Mr N.R. Mohanty, said. He attributed the export growth ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE

CII pushes for world-class aviation hub for growth
Members of the committee stressed that a world-class hub is required to be developed in India within a decade as otherwise the country would lose its competitive edge. More

SHIPPING

SCI gets 1.1-lt crude tanker
THE Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) has taken delivery of a 1.1 lakh tonne crude tanker from Hyundai Heavy Industries Company Ltd (HHI). According to a release, the MT Desh Bhakt is the first in a series of four double-hull tankers ordered ... More

Chennai port cargo handling at 33.68 mt exceeds target
The Chennai port trust has kept in abeyance some of the expansion plans, including the berth reservation scheme (BRS) or lease one Jawahar Dock berth. It has also redrawn the land use plan to optimally utilise the existing closed accommodation by ren ting out the excess space. More

Food-for-oil may bring fortunes to Kandla
THE Kandla port may have witnessed a revival in fortunes barely a week after expressing fears of having its operations derailed by the war in Iraq. In fact, the Kandla port authorities are looking forward to becoming a major cog in the wheel ... More

`No impact of war on shipping cargo so far'
THE war in Iraq has so far not impacted the volume of cargo handled by Indian shipping companies, according to Mr G. S. Sahani, Directorate-General of Shipping. However, a prolonged period of hostilities could jack up freight and energy costs, he ... More

Screening of vessel crew at Chennai port for SARS
AS a precautionary measure, the Chennai Port Trust (ChPT) is screening the vessel crew coming from South East Asia for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). The quick spread of the disease has killed over 80 people worldwide, mostly in the ... More

SECURITY

Minister says airports' security to be upgraded
THE Government is keen to provide the best possible security cover to air passengers despite the rising cost of security, the Minister for Civil Aviation, Mr Syed Shahnawaz Hussain, said here today. Addressing a function marking the induction ... More

RAILWAYS

Railways sops for kidney patients come into effect
THE Ministry of Railways will extend a helping hand to kidney patients and senior citizens aged 60 years and above travelling on Indian Railways. Beginning on Tuesday, kidney patients travelling to recognised hospitals for dialysis and kidney ... More

Rlys to refund duplicate ticket issuing charges
The charges levied by the Railways for issuing duplicate tickets to passengers against lost or misplaced, reserved or reservation against cancellation (RAC) tickets will be refunded after the completion of journey. The Railways charges 10 per ... More

Rlys rationalises rates for cargo parcels
THE Indian Railways has rationalised the rate structure for parcels, all types of commodities and luggage traffic in a bid to mop up additional revenues by attracting more parcel traffic. As per the rationalisation introduced with effect from ... More

ROADWAYS

Volvo India chief moots Euro module for highways
TRUCK MAKER Volvo India Ltd has suggested to the Government that it adopt the Euro module system of transportation once the $11-billion `Golden Quadrilateral' project is completed to reduce emission and save on huge fuel costs. Mr Ulf ... More

Transport operators plan stir

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