The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, September 08, 2004

AIRLINES
SriLankan Air plans to connect Ahmedabad
SRILANKAN Airlines plans to increase its flights to India from 66 a week to 77 by November this year, according to Mr J.D.Weimen, Manager- India, SriLankan Airlines. The airline also plans to add one more ... More

Cathay to expand presence in India
CATHAY Pacific Airways considers India and China among its important markets with immense growth potential. "The Indian market is beginning to pick up and we would like to expand our presence here," said Mr Rupert Bray, Country Manager, India, ... More

Fly to Britain - the easy way
HOW would you like to enjoy the luxury of being able to choose which of the two daily non-stop flights of a leading British airline you would like to board when flying from either Mumbai or Delhi to London? Or, for that matter, have the ... More

Emirates to buy out Temasek stake in Changi International Airport Services
DNATA, the airport and air travel services division of the Emirates Group, on Tuesday announced that it has signed an agreement to buy a 78.4 per cent stake in Changi International Airport Services (CIAS) from Temasek Holdings, an Asia investment ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE
Mundra single point mooring capacity may go abegging
THE Rs 275-crore single point mooring (SPM) being built for IOC at Mundra in Gujarat may remain underutilised by as much as 70 per cent unless the oil company either lays new pipelines or rope in other refiners. The oil major may at the best be ... More

SHIPPING
Paving the way
A view of the south end of the Wellingdon Island where Kochi Port has initiated development and reclamation works for port-related activities.

Sethusamudram meet takes up project implementation
THE Sethusamudram Ship Canal Project is likely to be inaugurated by January 1, and the first ship would pass through the new canal in about 18 months thereafter, according to the Chairman of the Tuticorin Port Trust (TPT), Mr N.K. ... More

JNPT to curb arrival of metal scrap containers for 2 months
Shipping lines have been told not to entertain containers with scraps for unloading at JNPT/ NSICT for onward movement by train to the North. More

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Menlo gets FIPB nod to offer inventory services
THE Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) has granted Menlo Worldwide permission to offer vendor-managed inventory services in the country. Menlo, a $2.9-billion business segment of CNF Inc, offers a range of international multi-modal ... More

RAILWAYS
Passengers' Association of Varkala for review train timings
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Railway Passengers' Association of Varkala, situated on the trunk route, has urged the Railways to review the rescheduling of the Kanyakumari-Bangalore and the Kanyakumari-Mumbai Express trains and restore their ... More

ROADWAYS
Association locks horns with AP Govt over builder's suicide
THE Andhra Pradesh Centre of the Builders Association of India (BAI) here on Friday said that Soham Constructions Pvt Ltd (SCPL), which was constructing the flyover near the State Secretariat, would not complete the project until the State ... More

Plea to speed up expressway in Kerala
KOCHI: The Kerala State Small Industries Association has urged the State Government to expedite the expressway project, as it will bring a major transformation in the industrial and tourism sectors in the State. Any major investment in ... More

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