The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, January 12, 2005

2004, a record year for Gulf Air
GULF Air announced that 2004 was a record year for the airline, with 1.4 million more passengers carried last year compared to 2003 and the highest seat factor in the airline's history. The airline said that 74,84,470 revenue passengers flew ... More

Air Deccan to add more destinations
AIR travellers from the southern and other parts of India can look forward to more flexibility in getting lower rate tickets, with the country's only low-cost airline, Air Deccan, all set to not only add more flights but also more destinations to ... More

SHIPPING

Private shipyards riding on freight market boom
SIZE does matter — at least as far as the Indian shipbuilding industry is concerned. While the big public sector shipyards in the country are smarting under a frail order book position, their smaller counterparts in the private sector that ... More

Shipyard stocks don't reflect upbeat mood
THE stock prices of the private sector shipyards, however, have not been reflecting the upbeat mood in the shipbuilding market. While the ABG Heavy Industries stock registered a 9.86 per cent fall from Rs 58.80 to Rs 53 in the last seven days, ... More

RAILWAYS

Rlys transports 53.56 mt of freight in Dec '04
INDIAN Railways transported 53.56 million tonnes (mt) of revenue earning freight during December 2004, exceeding its target of 50.98 mt for the month by 2.58 mt. This was higher by 4.68 mt compared to December 2003, informs an official ... More

ROADWAYS

Pune residents divided over mandatory helmet usage rule
The Pune police are still awaiting an official Government notification in this regard, which will allow them to impose the rule. More

Ships in Ports

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