LOGISTICS
AIRLINES
Indian Airlines carries flood relief materials free-of-cost to victims
INDIAN Airlines (IA) is doing its bit to providing relief to the flood-affected victims in different parts of the country. The airline hadcarried more than 15,000 tonnes of relief material, including medicines, free-of-cost in July. It ...
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SHIPPING
Making LNG imports on f.o.b. mandatory — An oar for Indian ship-owners
According to the Directorate-General of Shipping, importing LNG on free-on-board (f.o.b) basis would lead to competitive cost of transportation, flexibility in imports, uninterrupted supplies in case of emergencies and integration with project promo ters.
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Merchant shipping tonnage on a high
THE world merchant shipping tonnage built and maintained to standards set by the London-based Lloyd's Register has reached an all-time high 113.8 million gross tonnes (gt), topping the previous record of 113.7 million ...
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RAILWAYS
Railways strikes black gold
THE monsoon is on but there has not been any let up in loading of wagons of the Indian Railways. If anything, the average daily loading so far this year has been higher than last year. Take, for example, the average ...
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Material modifications — CAG raps Railways for being out-of-line
Sounds silly, but that is exactly what the Railways did in the case of a gauge conversion project in Haryana, attracting the ire of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG). In its latest report submitted to Parliament, the CAG has ...
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Kakinada-Kotipalli rail line evokes memories
THE rediscovery of Kakinada-Kotipalli railway line after a gap of 64 years means many things to many people in this fertile but slightly secluded stretches of East Godavari district. While it evokes childhood memories filled with nightmares of ...
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ROADWAYS
Resolving the crisis in traffic management
IT IS said that over 200 vehicles are being registered daily in Bangalore city. For anyone who has sat for hours in a vehicle trying to get through Airport Road or Dairy Circle, the future must seem like a nightmare. ...
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Pvt buses to be off the roads in Kerala
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