The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, January 06, 2005

Praful Patel takes up aviation issues with Chidambaram
The domestic aviation players are concerned that the withholding tax may be imposed on payments for acquisition of an aircraft or an aircraft engine on lease from April this year. More

SHIPPING

Five firms in race for JNPT expansion project
FIVE companies, including two foreign consultancy firms, are in the race for the contract to undertake techno-economic feasibility study for the Rs 3,000-crore expansion project of Jawaharlal Nehru Port. The port's expansion programme ... More

Indo-Nepal trade via Birgunj ICD from Feb 1
THE Birgunj inland container depot (ICD) in Nepal is to be thrown open to India-Nepal bilateral trade from February 1, subject to the clearances by Customs authorities of the respective countries. This was decided at a high-level meeting ... More

Finance Ministry mum on revised Vallarpadam pact
AFTER sitting on the file for almost a month, the Finance Ministry has returned "without making any comments" the Shipping Ministry's proposal for effecting changes to the draft licence agreement as recommended by the Cochin Port Trust for the ... More

DG Shipping signs pact with Ireland
MUMBAI: The Directorate General of Shipping has signed a bilateral undertaking with the Ireland administration that will enable Indian seafarers with Irish certificates to work on Indian flag vessels. This is expected to increase the ... More

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

DHL's helpline for tsunami relief contributions
DHL, the express and logistics company, will use its fleet of vehicles across the country to collect and deliver relief contributions for victims of the tsunami tragedy. This initiative will be undertaken jointly with Assocham and the Red ... More

RAILWAYS

Sky Bus project resumes
The construction of the test track of Konkan Railway Corporation's Sky Bus Metro project in Goa, which was suspended due to an accident during a trial run on September 25, 2004, resumed after three months. The Centre and the Goa Government are ... More

Ships in Ports

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