The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, December 02, 2003

India, Pak to resume air links from Jan 1
INDIA and Pakistan on Monday not only agreed to restore normal air services between the two countries from January 1, but also decided to open each others air space to overflights by aircraft registered in either country from the same ... More

Media takes the `flight' at meeting venue
The surest sign that the talks were close to being concluded came when the hotel staff was seen carrying gift bags (from cottage industry) inside the room. More

Pvt airlines may soon fly to SAARC countries
PASSENGERS travelling between India and most of the seven countries grouped under the South Asian Association of Regional Co-operation (SAARC) may soon have more airlines to choose from. Private sector scheduled domestic airlines may soon be ... More

Singapore Airlines to upgrade flights
SINGAPORE Airlines will upgrade many of its flights, besides operating an additional flight to Bangalore under the limited open sky policy of the Government. The policy is aimed at meeting the increased demand for airline seats during the winter ... More

Airports revamp: Fresh tenders to select consultant
THE Government will shortly issue fresh tenders seeking financial advisors to assist in the modernisation of Delhi and Mumbai airports. A decision to this effect was taken today at a meeting that the Minister for Civil Aviation, Mr Rajiv ... More

SHIPPING

ISRO developing emergency beacons for small boats
IN a not too distant time in future, thousands of small-time fisher folk or their families may not have to agonise over going out to sea. In emergencies, help for those in troubled waters would be just a button's press away as the rescuers would ... More

ChPT pursues case against CCT for termination of deal
THE Chennai Port Trust (ChPT) is pursuing a legal battle against Chennai Container Terminal (CCT) for terminating the eight-year agreement signed between the port trust and ABG Heavy Industries Ltd in December 1995 for leasing two Rubber-Tyred ... More

Paradip Port takes up rake issue with railways
THE Paradip Port Trust ( PPT) has taken up strongly with the railway the issue of allotment of sufficient number of rakes for transportation of iron ore from the mines at Barbil (Orissa) to the port. For the past couple of months, the railway ... More

Fresh efforts to resolve seafarer unions' row
THE Indian National Shipowners Association (INSA) has launched a fresh initiative to resolve the tussle between the two seafarers' unions over the majority issue. This was holding up commencement of wage negotiations for the ratings on board ... More

Five in the race for JNPT box terminal project
AS the last day for submission of the technical and financial bids for the Rs 900-crore third container terminal at Jawaharlal Nehru port expired on Monday, five of the eight companies remained in the final leg of the race for the ... More

More iron ore exporters use Vizag port
SEVEN new iron ore exporters have started routing their shipments through Visakhapatnam port. They are Rungta Mines, Bellary Iron Ores, Essel Mines, Trimex, Tata Steel, Penguin Trading Company and Karinganur Iron & Steel. These seven ... More

Ships in Ports

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