The Hindu Business Line : Monday, December 09, 2002

Cabinet security panel to vet Air India, IA acquisition plan
THE Ministry of Civil Aviation is to seek simultaneous clearance from the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) for the fleet expansion plans of Air India and Indian Airlines, the Minister for Civil Aviation, Mr Syed Shahnawaz Hussain, said here on ... More

Coimbatore air cargo complex awaits handling charge revision
THE nascent Air-cargo Complex (ACC) run at the Coimbatore Peelamedu airport under the custodianship of the Airport Authority of India has clocked an impressive 757 tonnes of international cargo handling in its first year operation. But the ... More

Emirates' cargo advantage
THE decision of the Dubai-based Emirates Airlines to start a thrice-a-week flight on the Dubai-Cochin sector now offers an additional 40 tonnes of cargo space for goods to be carried in each direction. "Cargo capacity will increase by 12-15 ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE

Vallarpadam container terminal — Grounded before setting sail?
`If the proposed container transhipment terminal project of the Cochin Port Trust at Vallarpadam is delayed further, the country will lose millions of dollars by way of diversion of cargo to such other ports as Colombo and Singapore. The Government s hould realise this and take a decision without wasting time.' More

Varkala development plan — Why transport is crucial to tourism
A GOOD transport infrastructure is crucial to tourism development. This is the burden of a tourism master plan for the famous seaside pilgrim centre of Varkala in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram district. Poor transport infrastructure is seen as ... More

Paradip: New roads improve logistics
PARADIP Port Trust (PPT) has completed the construction of nearly 8 km of concrete roads within the dock area at an estimated cost of Rs 11 crore. The original purpose of constructing the roads was to connect the berths. Although the port could ... More

SHIPPING

Post-deal, foreign stake in SCI can top 25%
FOREIGN shipping lines have stayed away from bidding for Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) due to the 25 per cent limit on foreign shareholding prescribed by the Government out of the 51 per cent being put up for strategic sale. However, the ... More

Paradip port — Shift in cargo profile
With power reforms having been put on hold, and the projected additional coal capacity not materialising, Paradip port has had to fall back on iron ore and crude. It is also all set to handle large volumes of motor spirit, as its oil jetty is ready f or commissioning, and storage capacities and pipelines are in place. All this will result in a change in the port's cargo profile. More

NMPT permits use of transit sheds sans port labour
IN a move that has raised the hackles of a section of port employees, the New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) has permitted the use of `transit sheds' within the dock without the deployment of port labour. The move, however, has been welcomed by ... More

ROADWAYS

Fine does not take weight off overloading
A PARADOX of democracy! That is what the States short-circuiting a Central law to suit their short-term ends of raising revenues appears. The reference is to the issue of overloading by trucks which is now becoming rampant with the law ... More

Pvt bus operators against rollback of fare hike
The Dakshina Kannada Bus Owners' Association has maintained that the private bus business would turn `economically unviable' if the hike were to be rolled back. More

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