The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, June 15, 2006

SHIPPING
Manning agents under the scanner
In the light of increasing incidents of casualties among Indian seafarers on board foreign flag vessels, the Government and the Directorate General of Shipping are planning to crack the whip on `fly-by-night' and unregistered ... More

Cochin Shipyard posts record performance
The yard has started off the financial year 2006-07 in the right note by securing four more export orders in shipbuilding, senior officials at the CSL said. More

Ship diverted to Paradip port
Tirta Niaga I," a 1975-built cargo ship flying Indonesian flag and carrying 5,900 tonnes of crude palm oil from Singapore for discharge at Budge Budge jetty of Kolkata Dock System, has been diverted to Paradip port, as the vessel ... More

New Deputy Chairman for Haldia Dock
Mr Rajeev Dube has been appointed Deputy Chairman of Haldia Dock Complex. A 1987 batch IAS officer belonging to the West Bengal cadre, Mr Dube is currently holding the position of Programme Director and ex-officio Special Secretary, Department ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
AI may pick consultant for merger tomorrow
In a move that is likely to give a fillip to the proposed merger of Air India and Indian Airlines, a sub-committee of the Air India board is scheduled to select a consultant on Friday who would draw up a road map for the merger of the two ... More

RAILWAYS
Balaji Railroad Systems bags Bangla order
Balaji Railroad Systems Ltd, the Hyderabad-based railway consulting company has bagged an order from the Bangladesh Government for its Railway network. Balaji Railroad, in association with SMEC International Ltd of Australia will jointly ... More

ROADWAYS
BMICP project: Promoters going ahead with soft launch
Even as the Bangalore Mysore Infrastructure Corridor project issue threatens to snowball into a political crisis in Karnataka, the promoters are going ahead with the opening of a small stretch of the peripheral road here on Friday. Nandi ... More

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