The Hindu Business Line : Monday, July 10, 2006

SHIPPING
Modern vessel management system for Kochi port
With the ever-growing sea trade, a large number of ports in developed countries use the Vessel Traffic Management System, employing multi-radar and multi-sensor techniques. The Kochi Port Trust is to follow suit. More

Shippers pitch for better liner regulation
Sans protection, shippers claim victimisation by the monopolistic practices of liner conferences. More

Sical Logistics combine gets LI for iron ore terminal project
Doubts over continuance of L&T in consortium More

Congestion charge stayed
A Bangladesh court has stayed for two months the congestion surcharge slapped by the feeder operators on the users of the Chittagong port. The court directive was issued following a petition by the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and ... More

Fastest container vessel
Hanjin Shipping is to soon put into service the world's latest and fastest containership. Completed recently in the Ulsan yard of Hyundai Heavy Industries Ltd., Hanjin Bremerhaven will be deployed shortly on the Asia-Europe route and ... More

TAXATION
Transporter identity
An individual brings goods from other parts of India. His transporter, being an individual, does not charge service tax on freight. What is his service tax liability? Bittu Gupta As per Section 65 (105)(zzp) of Finance Act, 1994 ... More

RAILWAYS
Ownership options for freight corridor
While the Railway Ministry wants the dedicated freight corridor project to be largely owned by the Railways and other public sector units, others feel it should be owned and executed by a private player to achieve the best efficiencies. More

Runaway demand for iron ore rakes
A large number of indents for iron ore rakes, 15,000 or so, are believed to be pending with the Railways' public sidings at Dongaposi, Noamundi, Barajamda, Gua, Barabil Bolani and various other iron-ore producing areas in eastern region. While ... More

Carrying coal to Punjab
For the first time, the Howrah Division of the Eastern Railway (ER), known for handling record of number of passenger trains every day, has started handling coal and that too for despatches to far off Punjab. This has been possible because a ... More