The Hindu Business Line : Friday, November 21, 2003

Boeing bullish on India
BOEING, the US-based aircraft manufacturer, is bullish on India, ranking the country "right at the top" among the 20-25 regions and countries selected as part of its globalisation strategy. "India is at the top right up there. The opportunities ... More

Air India, IA to execute security operations
The Ministry of Civil Aviation had, at a meeting last week, decided that all security operations at a given airport would be handled by a single agency. This arrangement will gradually be extended to cover other international airports as well. More

INFRASTRUCTURE

Work on Kochi LNG project to be expedited
A HIGH-LEVEL meeting of officials convened here by the Chief Minister, Mr A.K. Antony, late on Wednesday evening decided to expedite work on the Rs 6,600-crore LNG project so as to commission the same latest by year 2006. The Cochin Port Trust ... More

SHIPPING

TPT relaxes 5-year standing eligibility norms for ships
THE Tuticorin Port Trust (TPT) has made the port a more attractive destination for mainline container vessels, calling at the box terminal run by PSA-SICAL combine, by relaxing the `five-year standing' norm for lines to become eligible for the ... More

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Concor launches train link to Chennai from Tughlakabad
CONTAINER Corporation of India Ltd (Concor) has started a direct export train service connecting its flag-ship inland container depot (ICD) located at Tughlakabad near Delhi and the Chennai Container Terminal (CCT) run by P&O Ports. The first ... More

RAILWAYS

Pamban Bridge to be pulled down for gauge conversion
THE 90-year-old Pamban Railway Bridge, one of the country's architectural marvels, is to be pulled down. The metre gauge bridge that stands over the Palk Straits connecting Mandapam and the island of Rameshwaram at the very tip of India, is to be ... More

ROADWAYS

Truckers avoid Assam-bound cargoes
THE truck operators here are mulling refusal of Assam-bound cargo in view of the tense situation in the State. "We did not refuse Assam-bound consignments in the past two-three days, but we did not give any guarantee either as to when these ... More

World Bank pat for Kerala road project
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A visiting World Bank team has expressed its appreciation over the progress in the implementation of the Rs 1,600-crore Kerala State Transport Project (KSTP), the road development programme it was sponsoring in the ... More

Ships in Ports

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