LOGISTICS
AIRLINES
Emirates teams up with Tenzing for inflight Wi-Fi
EMIRATES Airline has announced that it will soon offer its passengers the "world's first regular," airborne wireless laptop service, in partnership with Tenzing Communications of Seattle, Washington, US. The Dubai-based airliner will launch ...
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Cabinet to take up pvt airlines' global flights next week — PIB meet to discuss IA fleet acquisition
THE coming fortnight will be a big-ticket one for the domestic civil aviation sector. While the Indian Airlines fleet acquisition plan is to move a step closer towards fruition with the meeting of the Public Investment Board (PIB) scheduled ...
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SHIPPING
JNPT defers board meet yet again
The official reason is that the management of JNPT was waiting for the legal opinion on the bids submitted that were not in consonance with some of the bidding conditions.
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SCI seeks easing of curbs on tonnage acquisition
"As the firm freight market trends are likely to continue, SCI could partly make up for the lost opportunity, if the Government gives it the go-ahead for its acquisition programme at least now."
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New norms on right of first refusal on cargo for shipping cos
DOMESTIC shipowners will henceforth have to deal with stiff conditions including a 10 per cent price differential criteria imposed by the Director General of Shipping to enjoy the benefit of the Government policy on right of first refusal granted ...
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STOCKS
Shipping stocks buoyed by freight rate trends
STOCKS of shipping companies left their valuation anchorage at the major bourses today after a while as new positives were factored in. According to experts, latest rising trend in the freight rates, for both dry-bulk carriers as also tankers, ...
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SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Logistics market may see rise of fourth party players
WITH Indian corporates increasingly hitching on to the outsourcing ride to take care of the entire gamut of its logistics requirements, the domestic logistics services market may see the emergence of a new set of players in the form of fourth ...
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Coimbatore RMS registers 70 pc increase in Speed Post traffic
THE Coimbatore RMS (Railway Mail Service) has registered a 70 per cent increase in Speed Post traffic volume in 2003 compared to 2002. While the volumes soared to 40,786 articles in 2003 as against 28,955 articles in 2002, the earnings, ...
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