The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, January 09, 2003

Air France for wider ties with Air India
AIR France is keen to further strengthen its ties with Air India. This message has been conveyed to the Civil Aviation Secretary and Air India Chairman, Mr K. Roy Paul, by a high-power delegation that included the French airline's Vice-President, ... More

SHIPPING

JNPT gets 2 new super post panamax cranes
THE Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) has installed two new super post panamax rail-mounted quay cranes in a bid to modernise and increase the facilities at its container terminal. The Union Shipping Minister, Mr Vedprakash Goyal, inaugurated ... More

SCI divestment runs aground over security
SECURITY considerations seem to have cropped up to haunt the privatisation of Shipping Corporation of India (SCI). The Ministry of Disinvestment has desisted from taking the final draft of the transaction documents to the Core Group of ... More

Hearing on P&O writ deferred
P&O Ports may be allowed to bid for developing a new container terminal at Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNP) without going through the pre-qualification process provided the Court rules in its favour on a writ petition filed by the private port ... More

SOFTWARE

Covansys to offer supply chain solution
COVANSYS Corporation, a global consulting and technology services company, has announced the availability of the Covansys Secure Supply Chain Solution that enables international companies to meet new business challenges and opportunities posed by ... More

REGULATORY BODIES & RULINGS

Development activities — JNPT told to recast plan for coastal regulation zone
The development works proposed by JNPT includes a Rs 3,000-crore marine chemical terminal, Rs 900-crore new container terminal, Rs 700-crore capital dredging for deepening and widening of the JNP channel, Rs 357-crore road connectivity project and Rs 50-crore for the doubling of Panvel-Jasai rail line. More

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Value-added services boost postal dept earnings in TN
The Business Post service, introduced in 1996 to offer pre-mailing activities (inserting the letter in the envelope, gumming, franking, sorting and forwarding) of large companies, has attracted good business. More

RAILWAYS

More powers for Railway GMs to improve safety
THE Railway Minister, Mr Nitish Kumar, on Wednesday announced larger financial powers to General Managers of Railways for safety related works which will be accompanied with attendant accountability. Briefing presspersons at the conclusion of a ... More

ROADWAYS

LPG tanker operators to go ahead with strike
BULK movement of LPG may be hit in the South with the tanker operators transporting bulk LPG deciding to go on strike from Friday after efforts to reach an agreement over new transport rates with the three PSU oil companies failing to make any ... More

STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS

Coimbatore airport gets quality certification
COIMBATORE: The Airports Authority of India (AAI) administered Coimbatore civil airport at Peelamedu has been given ISO 9001 quality certificaion. The quality certification, yet to be officially announced has been awarded by the ... More

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