The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, August 30, 2005

SITA Inbound to start air charters to Agra
AIR charter services in the country, which have traditionally flown to Goa and Kerala, are now discovering newer destinations. This year, for the first time, SITA Inbound, a unit of Kuoni Travel India Ltd and a leading inbound tour operator, ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE

Delhi, Mumbai airports revamp — Govt to give transaction document to bidders today
THE process for modernisation and restructuring of Delhi and Mumbai airports is to move forward with the Government all set to provide the transaction documents to the eight short-listed bidders on Tuesday. While officials are tight-lipped on ... More

SHIPPING

`LNG imports must be on f.o.b. basis'
THE Indian National Shipowners Association (INSA), which held its 25th annual general meeting here on Saturday, has appealed to the Government to ensure that Indian import of LNG be made on Free On Board (f.o.b.) basis to encourage Indian flagged ... More

GE Shipping split: No large cash transactions likely
ALTHOUGH on a much lower scale and involving much lower media attention compared to the recent split of the Reliance behemoth, the splitting of the country's largest private shipping company, Great Eastern Shipping Co, which will be formally ... More

Vizhinjam terminal will reduce movement cost, says study
THE proposed deepwater international container trans-shipment terminal at Vizhinjam is expected to bring down the total costs of movement of containers to and from foreign destinations, according to the Container Shipment Economics Study. The ... More

Channeling job
Dredging work in progress at the canal stretch in Pallithura near Thiruvananthapuram, which is part of the National Waterway-No. 3.