LOGISTICS
AIRLINES
IA to operate 15 relief flights to Port Blair
INDIAN Airlines (IA) plans to operate 15 relief flights on Wednesday — seven from Chennai and eight from Kolkata — to Port Blair and back to rescue the large number of people stranded there. These flights will carry about 1,785 ...
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Cabinet meet today on allowing pvt airlines fly abroad
THE two major private sector domestic airlines, Jet Airways and Air Sahara, could be given permission to fly to more international destinations on Wednesday. The Union Cabinet, which is scheduled to meet here on Wednesday, is likely to consider ...
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SHIPPING
War risk insurance for Indian flag ships liberalised
IN a New Year gift to the domestic shipping industry, the Government has liberalised the war risk insurance for Indian flag ships. It has granted freedom to ship owners to place their war risk cover directly with public sector insurance ...
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Container movement at Chennai hit
MOVEMENT of containers into and out of the Chennai port has been completely blocked even as slum dwellers, mainly from the fishermen community, affected by the tsunami have made temporary shelters for themselves on both sides of the road leading ...
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GE Shipping sells Aframax crude carrier
Great Eastern Shipping, India's large fleet owner in the private sector has sold the 1996-built Aframax crude carrier. The 1.05 lakh DWT carrier, Jag Larjish, was contracted in October this year. According to a company release, it has ...
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Workers blame poor monitoring for tippler damage at Vizag
THE Indian Federation of Port and Dock Workers has alleged that the third tippler of the iron ore handling complex in the Visakhapatnam port was badly damaged on Monday afternoon and the estimated loss could be Rs 15 crore. In a representation ...
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TCI Seaways to carry relief material
TCI Seaways Ltd, a division of Transport Corporation of India, has come forward to transport relief materials to tsunami-struck South-East Asia, peninsular India and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. In a statement, the company said it was ...
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Tsunami spares Chennai box terminal
THE killer tidal wave that struck the Chennai coast has not caused any significant damage to the Chennai Container Terminal (CCT) at the Chennai Port, according to the CCT operator, P&O Ports Ltd. In a statement, the terminal operator reported .
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ROADWAYS
Ministry clarifies on payment of service tax on goods transport agencies
THE Finance Ministry on Tuesday clarified that the apprehension among a section of traders that they would have to pay the service tax levied on goods transport agencies were misplaced. This clarification comes in response to reports that a ...
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