The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, November 22, 2003

BA unveils discount offer on Kolkata route
FLY with British Airways (BA) non-stop and direct to London from Kolkata every Wednesday till December 31 this year and get 33 per cent off on the printed airfare in economy class and a 50 per cent on a business class ticket. Besides, a ... More

Aviation industry sees return of good times
GOOD times seem to be back for the aviation industry, operating not only within the country but also on overseas routes. Industry experts estimate that there is likely to be a growth of anywhere anything between 18 and 25 per cent in the ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE

Victims of development
A group of villagers squat in front of demolished constructions in Medak town of Andhra Pradesh. The buildings were demolished to widen the road as part of the State Government's drive to develop infrastructure across the State. ... More

SHIPPING

Bids for JNPT box: Battle lines drawn
THE race for the Rs 900-crore third container terminal project at Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT) is hotting up, with the three new joint ventures that entered the fray following a realignment of the existing bidders having begun campaigning against ... More

Kochi to seek early decision on transhipment terminal
THE sub-committee of the Kochi Port Board has decided to request the Union Government to take an early decision on the model to be adopted for the development of the International Container Transhipment Terminal here. At the meeting, the port ... More

`Maharashtra needs to develop minor ports'
According to a report, barring the Dharamtar port that accounts for half the total traffic handled by all the minor ports in the State, most of the other ports have been non-starters. More

Vizag hopes to garner major chunk of soya cargo
AS the country has seen a bumper crop of soyabean this year, after a gap of nearly eight years, the prospects for soya exports have increased considerably and the Visakhapatnam Container Terminal is hoping to get a good chunk of the cargo. The ... More

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Prakash Air Freight opens shop in Kochi
PRAKASH Air Freight Pvt Ltd, one of the country's leading courier companies, has opened office in Kochi, coinciding with the company's first anniversary as global service participant of US-based Federal Express Corporation. Mr G.I. Vasudevan, ... More

RAILWAYS

Nitish upbeat on achieving 540 mt freight target
THE Indian Railways is confident of exceeding the current year's freight traffic of 540 million tonnes, going by the trend so far, and due to the clear upswing in economic activity. Talking to presspersons on board the inaugural special diesel ... More

Palghat Division unveils new facilities for railway passengers
THE Palghat Division of Southern Railways, in association with Andhra Bank, installed an electronic data-capturing machine at the Mangalore station on Friday. With this facility, passengers can buy tickets using their credit cards. For the ... More

ROADWAYS

ADB okays $400-m loan for rural road project
THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday approved a $400-million loan for building 11,000 km of all-weather roads in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh as part of the Pradhan Mantri Grameen Sadak Vikas Yojana. The $400-million loan for the ... More

Ships in Ports

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