LOGISTICS
AIRLINES
IA to begin phase-out of Boeing 737-200 aircraft
The phased and eventual withdrawal of the Boeing 737-200 aircraft from the Alliance Air fleet does not mean the end of the long history that the Boeing aircraft has had of flying Indian passengers in the domestic skies.
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SHIPPING
Funding inland water transportation Shipping Ministry casting a wide net
AS PART of its efforts to develop the inland water transportation (IWT) system, the Ministry of Shipping and the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) are exploring new sources of external funding, especially after ...
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Seafarers' woes
IT IS surprising but true that the meeting of the National Welfare Board for Seafarers (NWBS) was held recently in Mumbai after 10 years. The meeting is supposed to be held twice a year. This is enough to indicate ...
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A track to Paradip for Concor?
Concor is also keen on operating from Paradip as it is a centrally-located deep-water port with a fully electrified railway route having good connectivity to inland container depots.
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Loan mela for VPT staff
Visakhapatnam: The Visakhapatnam Port Trust Employees' Co-operative Society Ltd is organising a loan mela on Monday to disburse Rs 20 crore to its members. At a press meet here on Sunday, Mr P. Appala Naidu, president, said the society ...
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RAILWAYS
Railway Week fete
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Railway Week celebrations will be held in the Poojapura Railway colony in the city on April 12, says an official release. This year's celebration is of special significance for the Thiruvananthapuram Railway Division ...
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ROADWAYS
How safe, strong the highways?
THE euphoria over the "Golden Quadrilateral'' project solving the road infrastructure problem could be short-lived, if the critical issues of safety, factors contributing to efficiency and costs-saving to users ...
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`Treat road safety as public health issue'
In Kerala 15 accidents occur per 1,000 vehicles and this figure is twice the all India average.
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