The Hindu Business Line : Friday, June 14, 2002

Emirates to operate additional flights from Chennai, Mumbai
THE Dubai-based Emirates airlines is to operate two additional flights from Chennai on June 18 and 20 besides operating an additional flight from Mumbai on June 17 to provide more air seats to international travellers wanting to leave ... More

No border tension impact on global air traffic: IATA
THE ongoing border tensions between India and Pakistan have had very little impact on international civil aviation, the Regional Director, Asia and Pacific, International Air Transport Association (IATA), Mr Andrew Drysdale, has said. "IATA, ... More

SHIPPING

Fast patrol vessel launched
A 35-knot-fast patrol vessel designed and built by Goa Shipyard Ltd was launched in Panjim on Thursday. This is the second vessel of the class and the fastest in its category with a minimum endurance of 1500 nautical miles, an official statement ... More

Talks on with Dubai Ports for Vallarpadam terminal
INDIA is inviting foreign participation in the mega container transhipment terminal port that is being planned to be built at Vallarpadam near Kochi and discussions are under way with the Dubai Ports and Customs Authority officials in this ... More

Nohria joins MbPT board
NEW DELHI: The Union Government has appointed the President of the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India, Mr K.K. Nohria, as a member of the board of trustees of the Mumbai Port Trust. Industry sources said Mr Nohria would ... More

Container terminal via BOT route -- JNPT unions give conditional support to conversion plan
IN a major climbdown, the workers' federations at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) have said that they would agree with the Government's proposal for the conversion of the idle bulk terminal into a container terminal if it were found to be ... More

Customs processing glitches to be sorted out soon
THE delay in processing of documents by the Customs Department at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust due to software problems will be resolved soon, according to Mr S.K. Bhardwaj, Chief Commissioner of Customs, Mumbai. "Most software glitches in ... More

RAILWAYS

Efficient inventory management in Rlys stressed
THE Railway Minister, Mr Nitish Kumar, on Thursday called for an efficient inventory management in Railways to bring about savings and avoid blocking capital. Addressing the two-day conference of controllers of stores of zonal railways and ... More

ROADWAYS

KSRTC's eco-friendly initiative
BANGALORE: Spot a polluting State transport bus and win Rs 100. That is the new eco-friendly initiative that the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation has launched. The catch is that the tests on the bus should prove it. KSRTC ... More

Ships in Ports

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Jun. 2-Jun. 8
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