The Hindu Business Line : Friday, August 08, 2003

IA fleet expansion may precede Air India's
IN a move that could provide a fillip to Indian Airlines (IA), the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) may take up its 43-aircraft Rs 10,089-crore fleet expansion plan without waiting for Air India (AI) to complete its work on the same ... More

IA extends promotional fare scheme on 10 more routes
The State-owned airlines has not only introduced flight-specific lower fares on several sectors, including Mumbai-Bangalore, Mumbai-Goa and Kochi-Mumbai-Kochi sectors but has also extended the promotional fare scheme to more than 10 routes. This ... More

SHIPPING

EoI invited for Azhikkal port project
THE Directorate of Ports has invited expression of interest (EoI) for the development of Azhikkal port near Kannur. The project envisages creation of berthing and allied facilities for cargo and container ships and ship-repairing yards. An oil ... More

JNPT getting ready for fourth box terminal project
EVEN as the bidding process is on for the Rs 900-crore third container terminal at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JN Port), plans are being drawn up for construction of a fourth terminal. It is likely to be through private participation on BOT basis ... More

Orient Overseas floats subsidiary in India
ORIENT Overseas Container Line Ltd (OOCL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the $2.5 billion Hong Kong-based Orient Overseas (International) Ltd, has set up its subsidiary in India, which will be the general agent for OOCL. The newly created ... More

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

TNT launches new system for quick load clearance
TNT India Pvt Ltd, a fully owned subsidiary of TPG N.V., the global mail, express and logistics service provider, has announced the introduction of PACS (pre-arrival clearance system) - a technology tool to expedite movements of inbound and ... More

RAILWAYS

E. Rly set to exceed traffic target
The spurt in coal movement has also been caused by the increased demand for coal from Farakka and Kaholgaon plants of National Thermal Power Corporation. More

ROADWAYS

Transit passes fail to deliver the goods in AP
THE system of transit passes introduced to monitor the movement of vehicles at check-posts at the State borders by the Commercial Taxes Department has run into implementation trouble. A review done by the Commissioner, Commercial Taxes, has ... More

Ships in Ports

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