The Hindu Business Line : Monday, December 01, 2003

Pak to lift ban on overflights soon — Air India, IA to save time, fuel
PASSENGERS flying Air India from and to India, especially Delhi to the Gulf, Europe and the US, can soon look forward to a shorter flight to their final destination. The announcement of the Pakistan President, General Pervez Musharraf, that ... More

Rudy urged to look into high airfares in Gulf sector
THE Sharjah-based Pravasi Bandhu Welfare Trust has sought the intervention of the Minister for Civil Aviation, Mr Rajiv Pratap Rudy, to resolve the problem of high cost of airfare in the India-Gulf sector. In a letter addressed to the ... More

Kolkata is now in the air
SUDDENLY Kolkata has emerged as an important destination for international airlines for both cargo and passengers. Sri Lankan, Sri Lanka's national carrier, now largely owned by Emirates, is to start freighter service ... More

SHIPPING

Tender for container terminal — JNPT not boxed in by protests
THE tender for the third container terminal at Jawaharlal Nehru Port has given rise to a major controversy as to whether shipping lines could be allowed to bid for it or not. The issue assumes significance as four of ... More

LNG movement — Indian shipping sails for `tryst with destiny'
With the future of LNG appearing `quite bright', the Indian shipping industry, with SCI taking the lead, is gearing to emerge as one of the leading LNG operators. More

Vallarpadam container terminal — All hands on deck for project launch
IN A bid to expedite a favourable decision from the Union Government for the proposed international container transhipment terminal at Vallarpadam, all interested groups in and around Kochi have decided to launch a ... More

Vizag OHC's new record
THE Visakhapatnam ore handling complex (OHC) has established a national record by tippling 334 rakes consisting of 18,452 wagons with a quantity of 11.80 lakh tonnes of iron ore during 29 days of November. This, according to port officials, is ... More

ROADWAYS

Road freight moves on opposite lanes
Truckers have to manage conflicting trends to keep the rentals stable. More

Centre keen on rural road projects completion
WITH some States such as Bihar and the those in the north-east lagging behind in the implementation of the Rs 60,000-crore Pradhan Mantri Grameen Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) for rural connectivity, the Centre has started exploring alternative ways to ... More

Ships in Ports

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