The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, January 06, 2004

SHIPPING
Paradip port submits proposal to NHAI to upgrade road link
THE Paradip Port Trust (PPT) has submitted to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) a Rs 1,440-crore scheme to upgrade the road connectivity between various mines in Orissa and the port, according to PPT sources. The scheme ... More

New system to rate maritime training institutes
IN a bid to ensure skills and professional standards of Indian seafarers, the Government has introduced a rating system for maritime training institutes in the county. Three rating agencies, Crisil, Icra and Care, have been given approval to ... More

Dubai Port Authority keen to participate in Vallarpadam project
DUBAI Port Authority, the globally recognised container terminal operator, seems to be exploring the possibility of participating in the container transhipment terminal project proposed by the Kochi Port at Vallarpadam in the private sector. ... More

Kerala Govt to hold investors meet to develop Vizhinjam port
THE Kerala Government will hold an investors' meet in the middle of February as part of the exercise to identify prospective private partners for the development of Vizhinjam port into an international container trans-shipment terminal. The ... More

ROADWAYS
MSRDC hopeful of clinching securitisation deal
DESPITE doubts expressed in certain quarters, including banking circles, the Maharashtra Government-owned Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation Ltd (MSRDC), which constructed and operated India's first expressway, the Mumbai-Pune ... More

Transport strike today in Kerala
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Passenger and commercial vehicle services in the State will be hit on Tuesday as motor workers belonging to various trade unions propose to go on 12-hour strike to protest frequent hikes in petroleum fuel prices. ... More

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