The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, May 08, 2002

Fresh IA tenders soon for dry lease of 50-seaters
INDIAN Airlines (IA) is to issue fresh tenders for dry leasing four 50-seater ATR 42-300 aircraft shortly, mainly to cater to the requirements of the North-Eastern region of the country. Official sources told Business Line that IA ... More

India to gift 3 planes to Afghan airline
THE Indian Government is to gift three Airbus A-300-B4 aircraft to the national airline of Afghanistan, Ariana Afghan Airline, the Minister for Civil Aviation, Mr Syed Shahnawaz Hussain, said here on Tuesday. Addressing a press conference, Mr ... More

SHIPPING

Chennai port seeks revision of rates
THE Chennai Port Trust has sought a general revision in the scale of rates in the face of a sharp decline in its net surplus for 2000-2001, shifting of thermal coal traffic to the Ennore port and privatisation of the container terminal. ``A ... More

Bonded LCL truck service to Cochin port begins
THE first closed bodied truck carrying bonded LCL (less than a container load) from the Concor Inland Container depot at Coimbatore was received at the Cochin Port CFS on Tuesday. The facility of bonded trucking LCL presents the customers with ... More

CII finds berth on ChPT board
THE Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has found a berth on the re-constituted Chennai Port Trust Board. This is the first time that CII has secured a trusteeship on the Chennai Port Trust Board. The CII replaces the Chennai Stevedore ... More

US ship docks at Cochin port
A NAVAL ship from the US Seventh fleet, the USS Sides (FFG-14), arrived at the Cochin port on Tuesday on a three-day goodwill visit. This is the first visit of an American naval ship to Kochi in the last five years. The vessel arrived ... More

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Blue Dart income up, net down; to pay 22.5 pc
BLUE Dart Express Ltd (BDEL) which reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 18.29 crore for 2001-2002, as against the previous corresponding Rs 23.62 crore, is exploring the possibility of enhancing the utilisation of its freighter aircraft by ... More

Ships in Ports

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