The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, March 15, 2006

Manugistics tool for Continental
Manugistics Group Inc, a provider of supply chain and revenue management solutions, with a development centre in Hyderabad, today announced it has signed an agreement with Houston-based Continental Airlines Cargo. Manugistics will install its ... More

INSIGHT

RAIL BUDGET
Encouraging signals
Despite the welcome initiatives over the past two to three years, the backlog of modernisation in the Railways is huge. Considering the enormous investment required to bridge the technological gaps, there should be many more public-private partner ships. More

SHIPPING

Steamer agents body bid to bring back ICD cargo to Kochi
Asks India Gateway Terminal to organise trade meets More

Hyundai Merchant plans to link China
Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM), the Korean shipping giant already providing twice-weekly SMX service between Singapore and Chennai, proposes to expand its operations in India to connect Chinese ports. HMM, according to shipping industry ... More

AP Govt to introduce Maritime Board Bill
The State, with a very long coastline, could promote petro-chemical investment regions, port-based special economic zones and shipbuilding activity, official sources said. State Cabinet wants `creamy layer' slab raised More

Essar Shipping takes delivery of VLCC
Essar Shipping announced that it has taken delivery of a 2005-built double-hull VLCC (Very Large Crude Carrier) at Hong Kong. Built in Japan, the vessel has a cargo capacity of 2.81 lakh DWT. With the acquisition of this vessel, ... More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

TNT scouting for acquisitions in India
To increase headcount by about 800 this year More

RAILWAYS

`World class'
READY FOR A RIDE: The Prime Minister of Finland, Mr Matti Vanhanen, at a station on the Metro line in New Delhi on Tuesday. Mr Vanhanen, along with his delegation, spent about an hour at the metro facilities. He described the facility as "one ... More

Bangalore metro project work to begin from Sept
To go before CCEA on March 16 More

ROADWAYS

TCI plans Rs 300 cr for expansion
Transport Corporation India (TCI), a Gurgaon-based transport company, plans to double its group turnover to Rs 2,000 crore and achieve 20 per cent profitability by 2009. It will invest Rs 250-300 crore in expansion over the next 2-3 years, ... More

Insurance scheme for Mumbai CNG users
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, will launch an insurance scheme in Mumbai for auto and taxi drivers using environment-friendly compressed natural gas as fuel. The Petroleum Minister, Mr Murli Deora, said that under the `Mahasuraksha' ... More

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