LOGISTICS
AIRLINES
Mumbai-Coimbatore flight — Air Deccan to benefit from timing, fare structure
Travel operators feel that timing is a crucial factor in determining the occupancy rate.
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ICICI, 3 others in race for Air Deccan's 26% stake
ICICI Ventures and three other investors are some of the frontrunners for picking up 26 per cent stake in Air Deccan, which is raising up to $50 million to fund its expansion plan. "In a week's time, we will convey to our stakeholders and our ...
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India, US to review air services pact in Jan: Patel
INDIA and the US will meet in January next year to review the existing air services bilateral agreement, the Minister for Civil Aviation, Mr Praful Patel, said here on Wednesday. "There are several issues that will be looked at during the ...
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India writes to ICAO against night curfew at airports
THE days of rushing bleary eyed to the airport in the middle of the night to catch an international flight from India or other countries in the region could soon be a thing of the past. Concerned about congestion, not only at Indian airports ...
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SHIPPING
Share of Indian ships in overseas trade is 15 pc
THE declining trend of Indian ships in the country's overseas trade has relegated India's position in the world maritime trade. The share of Indian ships in the overseas trade is at a meagre 15.14 per cent during 2002-03, while foreign ships ...
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Sethu project report soon
MADURAI: The Detailed Project Report submission on implementing the Sethusamudram Ship Canal Project (SSCP) is expected during this week. According to the Chairman of Tuticorin Port Trust, Mr N.K. Raghupathy, the project should not be ...
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SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Schenker sprucing up India operations
GLOBAL logistics major Schenker is sprucing up its India operations, riding on a growth path that has seen the company double its turnover from $18 million in 2002 to approximately $32 million during January-September this year. The turnover for ...
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CWC plans warehouse-cum-CFS at Tirupur to tap logistics market
The CWC is anxious to tap the business potential for Custom-bonded storage points whose demand is anticipated to go up.
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EVENTS
Aviation safety seminar
MANGALORE: A two-day seminar on `Aviation safety' will begin at Mangalore airport from Thursday. A press release by the office of the Airport Director, Airports Authority of India, said here on Wednesday that Mr Vinay Kumar, Principal ...
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RAILWAYS
Monitoring movement of rakes — SAIL seeks access to Rlys' freight info facility
STEEL Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) is planning to access Indian Railways' Freight Operation Information System (FOIS) and has accordingly approached the Railways authorities. The Railways is understood to have agreed to provide the facility, ...
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Weekly spl train to Bangalore
THE Bangalore-Thiruvananthapuram-Bangalore weekly special train (0631/0632) will be operated up to January 31, 2005. Announcing this, a Southern Railway spokesman said here that the train would leave Thiruvananthapuram Central at 7.30 p.m. on ...
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ROADWAYS
States diverting fuel cess funds to meet revenue expenses
"Diversion of such dedicated funds to funding revenue expenditure had led to arrears in maintenance in most of the State and national highways."
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