LOGISTICS
AIRLINES
Operating loss of global airlines narrows in '03
In 2003, the total international and global domestic traffic went up by 2 per cent when measured in terms of per tonne kilometre performed.
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Govt may extend limited open sky policy next fiscal
THE Government is considering a proposal to extend the period during which the `limited open sky' policy would remain in force during 2005-06. Official sources told Business Line that during 2005-06, the Government could follow an open ...
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INFRASTRUCTURE
Bangalore airport project : Travails of a partner
AFTER 60 visits in five years, a suspenseful delay of 26 months and bills that now stand at $10-12 million, there is still not much headway made on the country's premier greenfield airport project. As southern States admitted at the ...
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SHIPPING
Sethusamudram project — Baalu promises support to fishing sector
THE Union Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, Mr T.R. Baalu, has said the plan report for the Sethusamudram project would be ready by November. He was participating in an inter-action session with the representatives of the ...
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Kochi Port sets records in cargo productivity
THE Kochi Port achieved higher levels of productivity on the bulk and break bulk cargo handling front during the second fortnight of August. It achieved operational levels of 9,527 tonnes of steel plates and scrap iron carried by the vessels ...
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SOFTWARE
GPS data for 6 cities by January
STARTING January 2005, the Survey of India would make available Global Positioning System (GPS) compatible data for six cities, namely, Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata, Hyderabad and Bangalore. This would kick-off a wide range of applications ...
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RAILWAYS
BEML mandated to study high-speed train feasibility
RAIL travel could add a new dimension, TGV-like high speed, if a proposal made by Bharat Earth Movers Ltd (BEML) to the Railway Ministry gets on the track. BEML has undertaken concept-selling of high-speed trains that can take care of a growing ...
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ROADWAYS
Ministry bid to upgrade facilities — CWC panel inspects three land customs stations in Bengal
THE Commerce Ministry, in a bid to expand trade with Bangladesh through land border routes, has launched a fresh initiative to upgrade the three land customs stations (LCS) of Hilli, Mahadipur and Phulbari in North Bengal. As part of this ...
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PEOPLE
New chief for Chennai Port Trust
MR K. Suresh, an IAS officer belonging to the 1982 batch of the Madhya Pradesh cadre, has taken over as the Chairman and Chief Vigilance Officer, Chennai Port Trust. He was earlier Zonal Manager (South), Food Corporation of India, ...
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