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Vegetable exporters in Kerala to boycott foreign airlines
HIT by the high freight rates charged by foreign airlines on the Kerala-West Asia sector, vegetable and fruit exporters in the State have decided to launch a boycott of all foreign airlines that do not reduce air cargo rates from Kerala to West ...
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Emirates spreads wings to Glasgow, Shanghai
AS part of its plan to add five international destinations this year, Emirates expanded its services to Glasgow and Shanghai a couple of days ago. Announcing this here on Monday, Mr Abdulla Nasser Abdulla Hussain, newly appointed Vice-President ...
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IA may operate more flights
INDIAN Airlines passengers travelling from Delhi to Hyderabad or Mumbai and even Kathmandu are likely to be offered more choices from June this year. Official sources told Business Line that with the proposed induction of four more ...
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INFRASTRUCTURE
`Sagar Mala expected to boost all marine sectors'
THE maritime fraternity is eagerly awaiting the implementation of the Sagar Mala project as it will bring about major changes to improve the entire maritime sector, according to Mr M.P. John, Surveyor-in-charge, Mercantile Marine Department, ...
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SHIPPING
SCI bid to augment crude tonnage To consider plan to purchase 2 new VLCCs
THE board of state-run Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) will consider a proposal at its next meeting slated for April 15-16 to buy two new very large crude carriers (VLCCs) of 3,00,000 dead weight tonnes (dwt) each in a bid to augment its ...
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Shipwrecks posing threat to movement at Mumbai port
GHOST ships are usually found in seafarers' lore. But a few of them haunt the entrance to the Mumbai port, twisted wrecks left in their watery graves by unscrupulous owners. Eight merchant ships, some carrying hazardous cargo, have sunk at the ...
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RAILWAYS
Eastern Rly posts record increase in freight traffic
During the year under review, ER handled freight traffic of 38 mt compared to 31.75 mt in 2002-03, posting a 19.6 per cent growth against the all-India average of 7.5 per cent.
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ROADWAYS
IOC to introduce truck-tracking facility in Mangalore
MANGALORE: Mr S. Varadachari, Chief Retail Sales Manager of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd, Karnataka State Office, Bangalore, will launch the truck-tracking facility in Mangalore division on April 14. A press release by the Senior ...
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