The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, March 27, 2002

More IA services in summer schedule
INDIAN Airlines is to operate daily flights on the Chennai-Hyderabad-Chennai, Delhi-Mumbai-Pune and on the Delhi-Mumbai-Goa sectors from March 31. The launch of the new services form part of the airlines summer schedule which comes into effect ... More

Production of double-decker A-380 aircraft -- Airbus team to visit HAL facility
A TEAM from the European aircraft manufacturer, Airbus Industrie, is to visit the facility of Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) in April to finalise the Indian company's participation as a sub-contractor in the manufacturing of the double-decker ... More

Garment export surge chokes cargo space
AT all Indian gateway airports, there is a scramble for cargo space on airlines as garment exporters rush to meet the deadline when the quotas for the first period expire. Airlines have also come in with flash or express rates to cash in on the ... More

SriLankan daily from Trivandrum
AS part of its summer schedule, SriLankan Airlines will operate daily services between Thiruvananthapuram and Colombo, beginning March 31, with common departure times for both onward and return flights. At present, the airline is operating five ... More

APM dismantling may lead to lower air fares
WILL the dismantling of the Administered Pricing Mechanism (APM) in the petroleum sector from April 1 translate into lower air fares forth domestic travellers? While the trade and the industry are very hopeful of domestic air fares coming down, ... More

Rollback of air fares urged

INFRASTRUCTURE

FIs keen on `take-or-pay' mode for funding oil pipeline projects
INDIAN Oil Corporation's decision to convert its 1,443-km Kandla-Bhatinda product pipeline into a crude oil carrier is making term lenders wary of funding ``common carriers''. Financial institutions and banks are now insisting on `take-or-pay' ... More

HPCL to raise tankage in eastern region
HINDUSTAN Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) is in the process of augmenting its tankage capacity in the eastern region. The capacity, currently estimated at 1.5 lakh KL, is to rise by another 15,000 KL shortly, with the commissioning of a depot ... More

SHIPPING

Ballast water causes eco hazard: Study
THE discharge of ballast water by ships has created ecological hazards at various ports all over the world including major Indian ports, according to a recent research study undertaken by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and ... More

Malpe port second phase

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Tirupur Container Terminals keen to expand services
TIRUPUR Container Terminals Pvt Ltd (TCTL), the inland container depot operated by the Lemuir group in the hosiery town of Tirupur, is seeking to offer a wider range of logistics services to shippers in the region. TCTL plans to foray into ... More

RAILWAYS

Mouli's among 5 agencies to handle S Rly account
FOR the seventh consecutive year, Mouli's Euro RSCG has been chosen to handle a part of the advertising account of Southern Railway. The empanelment is for a period of two years and the Rs 3 crore account is to be shared with five other ... More

ROADWAYS

KSRTC seeks to change colours
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:The Kerala State Road Transport Corporation has decided to change the colour pattern of the new buses, which it intends to acquire afresh. A spokesman said here that the change would affect mainly the super fast, ... More

Smart cards for vehicle owners

Ships in Ports

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