The Hindu Business Line : Monday, January 16, 2006

Air-freight market — Thriving in competitive environment
THE opening up of the aviation industry has brought about a more competitive environment, not only in the passenger segment but also in freight traffic. Exporters today have a greater number of airlines to choose from. ... More

What ails America's airlines?
THE "Mega Six" airlines of the United States have been ailing since 2001. In 2005 four of them, Delta, Northwest, and United, filed for bankruptcy under Chapter 11. Another loss-ridden US airline, US Airways, while ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE

AP to extend support for Aero Park
IN an effort to boost the aerospace industry and encourage small and medium-sized enterprises, the Andhra Pradesh Government has agreed to extend support for the establishment of the proposed Aero Park near the greenfield international airport ... More

SHIPPING

Pooling out work
If Cochin Port hopes to improve productivity, it must tackle the issue of cargo pools. The workers there enjoy a notorious reputation for low productivity. More

Allcargo Movers sells 6% equity to US fund
ALLCARGO Movers (I) Pvt. Ltd, a shipping and freight forwarding company, said here on Friday that it had concluded the sale of six per cent of its equity for Rs 60 crore to New Vernon, a US-based private equity fund. The US fund had valued the ... More

INTERVIEW

`We plan to near double throughput in five years'
— Mr K. Raghuramaiah, Chairman, Paradip Port Trust
Paradip Port Trust (PPT) is perhaps the country's only port trust headed by officers from the Indian Railways. Mr K. Raghuramaiah, who took over as the Chairman of PPT in October, belongs to the 1979 batch of the Indian Railway Traffic ... More

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