The Hindu Business Line : Friday, May 03, 2002

Jet Air accounts, holding pattern under scrutiny
THE Government has ordered scrutiny of the books of accounts of Jet Airways under Section 209A of the Companies Act, 1956, the Law and Company Affairs Minister, Mr Arun Jaitley, informed the Lok Sabha today. "The shareholding pattern of the ... More

SHIPPING

New bunker surcharge comes into effect
THE member lines of the India/Pakistan/Bangladesh/Ceylon (IPBC) Conference have revised upwards the bunker surcharge in view of the rise in the cost of bunkering at various international ports. The new rates — $50 per TEU and $100 per FEU ... More

ChPT board yet to be reconstituted
A MONTH has passed by, and the Ministry of Surface Transport, Shipping, is yet to reconstitute the Chennai Port Trust (ChPT) board. Every year, the new board takes charge on April 1. ChPT sources said that not only Chennai, the boards in other ... More

Vallarpadam terminal work soon
KOCHI: The Chief Minister, Mr A.K. Antony, has reiterated that the State was ready to make any sacrifice to see that the Vallarpadam Transhipment Terminal project became a reality. The Chief Minister was inaugurating the golden jubilee ... More

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Postal dept maps move into cargo
THE Department of Posts is planning to foray into `Logistics Post'. From a mere carrier of mail and parcels a couple of decades back, the postal department has diversified into varied business activities, the latest being its proposed entry into ... More

ROADWAYS

APSRTC keen on cutting losses
THE Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) which incurred a loss of Rs 270.34 crore in the last fiscal is keen on improving its performance and lessening its losses, Mr B.V. Mohan Reddy, Minister for Transport, told presspersons ... More

AP: Bridge collapses at Keesara
VIJAYAWADA: An executive engineer was killed and several others were injured when a bridge under construction across the rivulet Munneru at Keesara in Krishna district collapsed on Thursday morning. The bridge is situated on the ... More

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