The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, December 30, 2004

AIRLINES
Pvt airlines allowed to fly overseas; Gulf excluded — 5-year experience norm set; Jet, Sahara to benefit
THE Government on Wednesday decided to allow private sector domestic airlines that have completed five years of operations and have a fleet strength of 20 aircraft to operate flights to all international destinations except those in the Gulf ... More

Air India `ready to take on competition'
AIR India is ready to take on the competition from domestic airlines, which have been permitted to operate international service. Reacting to the Government's announcement on Wednesday allowing domestic carriers to fly overseas except to the ... More

SHIPPING
Cabinet clears seafarers' ID papers
THE Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Seafarers Identity Documents adopted by the ILO in a decision that will provide Indian seafarers free access to employment opportunities in the global shipping industry. The Cabinet gave its approval for ... More

Kandla users drop stir plan against container freight station
As per the new arrangement worked out by the Tariff Authority for Major Ports, stuffing and destuffing of containers had to be stopped inside the port premises after the container freight station was commissioned. More

Chennai Port changes entry for export containers
CHENNAI: As a temporary measure, the Chennai Port Trust (ChPT) has decided to allow the entry of export containers through gate number 10, since tsunami-affected families have occupied the road leading to gate number one, says a port trust ... More

LNG shipping deal: Petronet extends RFQ deadline by 15 days
PETRONET LNG Ltd (PLL) has granted a 15-day extension to prospective bidders to submit their request for qualification (RFQ) for the liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipping contract as well as the turnkey engineering, procurement and construction ... More

Govt adds two more ports for unshredded metallic scrap imports
UNSHREDDED metallic scrap can now be imported through 17 ports. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has added Inland Container Depot (ICD) Ludhiana and ICD Dadri, Greater Noida to the list of 15 eligible ports through which metallic ... More

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