The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, December 10, 2003

Aviation report enthuses SIA, British Airways — Emirates not interested
THE recommendations of the Naresh Chandra Committee report proposing a 49 per cent stake for international airlines in the domestic aviation sector is creating some amount of interest in Singapore and London. On the contrary, in Dubai, it's a ... More

Cabinet nod likely for intl flights by private airlines
THE ambition of private sector scheduled airlines to take to the international skies could get a step closer towards being achieved on Wednesday. Sources told Business Line that the Union Cabinet, which is scheduled to meet tomorrow, is ... More

Emirates pact for GE-P&W engines
EMIRATES Airline has signed an order for GE-P&W Engine Alliance aircraft engines worth $1.5 billion, to power its latest order of 23 Airbus A380-800 placed in June at the Paris air show. The airline also announced plans to build a $45-million ... More

AAI posts Rs 282.05-cr profit after tax
THE Airports Authority of India (AAI) has earned Rs 2,384.49 crore during the financial year 2002-03 and reported a profit after tax (PAT) of Rs 282.05 crore. The Authority has also declared a dividend of Rs 62 crore for 2002-03. During ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE

Hindustan Petro keen to complete pipeline project in 3 years
HINDUSTAN Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) hopes to complete its proposed 1,008-km Mundhra-Delhi product pipeline within the next three years. The company has offered 25 per cent of the pipeline capacity on a common carrier basis; expressions ... More

SHIPPING

Congestion building up at Nhava Seva terminal — P&O Ports writes to Ministry seeking supply of more rakes
CONGESTION is once again raring its head at Nhava Seva International Container Terminal (NSICT) at Jawaharlal Nehru port, prompting the terminal operator, P&O Ports India, to dash off a letter to the Shipping Ministry, seeking urgent decongestion ... More

Chennai port in pact with oil cos for spill control unit
THE Chennai Port Trust has signed an agreement with various oil companies, including Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd (CPCL), to set up a Tier I Oil Spill Response facility at the Chennai port. This is part of National Oil Spill Disaster ... More

Container feeder vessel begins operation at New Mangalore port
A NEW container feeder vessel operator, "Bengal Tiger Lines", began its operation from New Mangalore Port on December 8. The 650-TEU-capacity vessel, MV Tiger Cloud, which called at New Mangalore Port, discharged 63 TEUs of import cargo and ... More

Ministry mulls revival of Mumbai-Karachi sea link
FOLLOWING a recent thaw in the Indo-Pakistan relations, the Ministry of Shipping is exploring the possibility of reopening the sea-borne trade link between the ports of Mumbai and Karachi. As a matter of fact, the initiative has been uncorked ... More

Karnataka to woo private investors to develop minor, intermediate ports
THE Karnataka Government is gearing up to woo private investors to develop minor and intermediate ports in the State. The Coastal Investors' Meet to be held in Karwar of Uttara Kannada district on December 20 and 21 will make efforts in this ... More

SOFTWARE

Kale bags Europe airline contract
KALE Consultants Ltd has been awarded an outsourcing contract from a European airline. The Indian software firm would provide end-to-end revenue accounting services for Hellas Jet, based in Greece. Kale would provide the service through its ... More

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Distribution isn't always so simple
If your company's focus is on marketing products, distributing them can take additional time and money. Leave it to the experts. More

RAILWAYS

Rlys chalks out action plan for better revenues
FACED with a pressure on its top-line, the Railways has worked out an action plan to augment earnings and contain expenditure. The plan envisages further rationalisation of the freight structure and flexible tariffs to counter the competition ... More

SCR releases `trains at a glance'

ROADWAYS

Land acquisition for road project in Kaloor
KOCHI: The obstacles for throwing open the Kaloor-Kathrikadavu stretch of the road from Kaloor to Kadavanthra have been removed with the completion of land acquisition measures. The State Government had permission to pass a special order ... More

Expansion of NH bypass in Kerala

Ships in Ports

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