The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, June 08, 2005

Govt allows Jet, Sahara to increase flights to the UK
FROM this winter, passengers will have the choice of flying on more airlines from India when travelling to and from London. The Government has allowed two private sector airlines — Jet Airways and Air Sahara — to increase the ... More

India, Canada agree on more bilateral flights
INDIA and Canada have agreed to increase the number of flights between the two countries to 35 a week in each direction. This was firmed up at the bilateral air services talks that concluded in Canada recently. At present, Air Canada ... More

INSIGHT

Airfare is an unpredictable beast
WITH the unbelievably low Re 1 fare to fly in the domestic sector, the name of the new war in the air is airfare. All is fair in love and war, but if you're puzzled how airfare can touch such an abyss, not counting the Rs 221 PSF or passenger ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE

MoUs to be signed with Suez, Panama Canal authorities
DISCUSSIONS are underway at an official level for the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) each with the authorities of Suez and Panama canals for sharing of experiences, training of personnel and the establishment of a maritime ... More

Connectivity
The corporation is developing a road side park along Link Road, which connects Binny Road to Dams Road, in Chennai. Following this, building debris is being dumped along the road which has resulted in the road width getting reduced. At one stage, ... More

SHIPPING

Handling of hazardous cargoes — JNPT on collision course with pollution control board
IN its efforts to grab additional cargoes, the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) has invited the ire of the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) and the Maharashtra Coastal Zone Management Authority (MCZMA) by deciding to allow handling of ... More

Shipowners hail exemption of service tax
THE shipping industry heaved a sigh of relief on Tuesday as the Government issued a notification exempting shipowners from paying 10 per cent service tax on services taken by ships at foreign ports. The Government notification exempted services ... More

Differences over freight rates hit road traffic of iron ore to Paradip
THE road movement of iron ore from Barbil mines to Paradip port for exports has virtually come to a halt due to differences between the shippers and the road transport operators over the freight rate. The shippers feel that the freight should ... More

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

DHL Express opens service centre for retail customers
FOCUSSING on reaching out to customers and making it more convenient for them to ship their parcels, DHL Express has opened a service point in the city for its retail customers. The service point, located on Peddar Road, in Mumbai, would be ... More

RAILWAYS

Green signal to e-tickets in trains
Another feature of e-ticketing is that customers can book tickets under the Tatkal scheme as well — which is not available for Internet/mobile booking. More

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