The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, September 04, 2003

Emirates Airline reschedules Dubai flight
EMIRATES Airline has rescheduled its Chennai-Dubai flight on September 5, according to a press release from the airlines. Flight EK 541 will depart at 0910 hrs against the scheduled departure of 0945 hrs. Passengers travelling on the flight ... More

SHIPPING

Hazira Port getting ready for container terminal
HAZIRA Port Pvt Ltd (HPPL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Royal/Dutch Shell, is drawing up plans to get the non-LNG operations at Hazira on an even keel with its LNG terminal led activities. Towards this the company is looking at container ... More

IPBCC announces freight hike for cargoes from East
THE member lines of the India/Pakistan/Bangladesh/Ceylon Conference (IPBCC) have announced freight hike of $150 per TEU and $300 per FEU on all shipments from the east coast of India (including Bangladesh) to the UK and Continent. As a result, ... More

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

XPS Cargo to expand, tap rising home cargo space
XPS Cargo Services, a division of the Rs 600-crore Transport Corporation of India Ltd, a logistics and transportation company, is in the process of expanding its operations and has identified the Rs 800-crore `Home Cargo' space as a thrust ... More

ROADWAYS

Kerala: Helmet issue proves a tough nut to crack
THE use of helmets by two-wheeler riders and pillion riders, if enforced strictly from September 5 on the directives of the Kerala High Court, will be a drain on the Onam bonus of the working class. The impact would be severe in the case of the ... More

Roads to the other world
Road accidents are claiming large number of lives in Kerala and Kochi tops the list. In one of the recent surveys conducted by the Kerala Sastra Sahitya Parishat, it was found that 7,349 accidents took place in Kochi last year followed by ... More