The Hindu Business Line : Monday, July 03, 2006

AIR CARGO
First Flight on its own wings
The company is among the largest domestic courier operators, handling over 325,000 shipments everyday. More

Two-tier truck
Lufthansa Cargo, the cargo carrier of the German airline, has started providing road feeder services (RFFs) through a two-tier truck, a new type of vehicle that allows cargo pallets to be loaded on two levels thus reducing the number of trips ... More

AIRLINES
Ticket turbulence
British Airways is currently being investigated by Britain's Office of Fair Trading and the US Department of Justice in regard to issues relating to pricing of passenger tickets and fuel surcharge, The Sunday Telegraph has reported. ... More

SHIPPING
Double-stack rakes for Kandla Port
The Indian Railways will shortly provide three-four double-stack container rakes per week to the Kandla Port to augment the cargo handling capacity of the mega-port on the western coast especially in view of the emerging competition from the ... More

Desperately seeking another box terminal for Chennai
It should be the responsibility of the Government to make a second container terminal in Chennai the reality that shippers have been pursuing for the past few years. More

On full steam
Hanjin Shipping, already active in the sub-continent through its outfits in various cities and through calls in Jawaharlal Nehru and Tuticorin ports in India, Karachi in Pakistan and Colombo in Sri Lanka, proposes to further strengthen its ... More

SOFTWARE
Indian starts cargo operations automation
A variety of online services is on offer More

RAILWAYS
Is Railway freight really south bound?
A few weeks ago, newspapers carried big advertisements with a beaming Railway Minister, Mr Lalu Prasad, proclaiming how the Railways responded to the diesel price hike by offering freight discounts. When the price of virtually everything is ... More

Steel plants put on wagon
If the report doing the rounds in the steel sector is any indication, then it can be surmised that the integrated steel plants' claim for preferential allotment of wagons for inward transportation of inputs other than coal will no longer be ... More

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