The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, April 06, 2002

Air India flies to Bangkok via Guwahati
AIR INDIA'S first international flight from Guwahati to Bangkok was inaugurated at Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport by the Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Syed Shahnawaj Hussain. The Airbus 310 aircraft took off at 3:15 p.m. ... More

Taiwan-India direct flight makes debut
TAIWAN'S largest airline, China Airlines, has started thrice-a-week service on the Taipei-Delhi-Taipei sector, thereby opening a direct airlink between India and Taiwan. Addressing a press conference, the airline Senior Vice-President, ... More

Bhaskar Rao is new IA station head

SHIPPING

Cabinet panel nod to extend term of TAMP Chairman
THE Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) chaired by the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, is understood to have cleared a proposal submitted by the Union Shipping Ministry to grant an extension of term to Mr S. Sathyam, Chairman, Tariff ... More

Move to close down Kakinada anchorage port `ill-conceived'
A CALL was given by different trade unions and sections of people here on Friday, under the aegis of the Cocanada Chamber of Commerce, to save the Kakinada anchorage port and the State Government was urged "to give up its hasty, ill-conceived ... More

`Face challenges of globalisation'
THE Union Minister for Shipping, Mr Vedprakash P.Goyal, on Friday urged various segments of the shipping industry to come together and work in an integrated manner to face challenges of globalisation. Addressing the 39th National Maritime Day ... More

SCI prepays Govt loan of Rs 255 cr
The state-run Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) on Friday prepaid Government loan worth Rs 255 crore. A cheque for Rs 255 crore for retiring the loan liability of SCI was presented to the Prime Minister, Mr A.B. Vajpayee, by the Union ... More

KCCI protests KRL mooring outside Cochin port
THE Kerala Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) has expressed serious concern over permission given by the State Government to Kochi Refineries Ltd (KRL) to set up single-buoy mooring outside the Cochin port premises. The Chamber President, ... More

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

FFE Minerals in tech pact with S. African company
THE Chennai-based FFE Minerals India Ltd has entered into a pact with a South African consulting and engineering firm, CKIT (Conveyor Knowledge & Information Technology), for pipe conveyor technology. Speaking to reporters in Mumbai today, Mr ... More

RAILWAYS

Aurangabad Ashok: Rlys to get part of sell-off proceeds
THE Railway Ministry will get a share of the proceeds accruing from the sale of ITDC's Hotel Ashok property at Aurangabad in Maharashtra. A compromise formula to this effect was approved by the Cabinet Committee on Disinvestment (CCD) on March ... More

ROADWAYS

Bidding for BOT projects in TN -- L&T unfazed by Athupalam glitches
THOUGH the engineering giant Larsen & Toubro Ltd (L&T) is grappling with the issue of how to make vehicle owners pay toll for the use of Athupalam, this experience will not deter it from bidding for similar projects. The Athupalam is part of ... More

Ships in Ports

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