The Hindu Business Line : Friday, August 16, 2002

SilkAir to start direct flights to Hyderabad
SILKAir, a subsidiary of Singapore Airlines, will start operating direct flights to Hyderabad from October 30. Initially, there will be flights on three days a week and the potential for growth is good, according to the Andhra Pradesh Chief ... More

SHIPPING

Indian ports record 10 pc growth in traffic
CONTRARY to fears of a bearish trend in flow of cargoes to the Indian major ports in the wake of the economic slowdown, the port sector has recorded a 10.2 per cent growth in throughput during the first four months of the current fiscal, as ... More

India Steamship scouting for LPG-ammonia carrier
INDIA Steamship Co Ltd (ISS), a shipping company belonging to the K.K. Birla group, is planning to acquire a specialised LPG-ammonia carrier as part of its strategy to develop new business through greater integration with the activities of ... More

SEZ registry of ships on anvil
INDIA will have a parallel merchant navy if the Ministry of Commerce has its way. The Ministry has come out with a proposal to set up a `second registry of ships' in one of the newly set up special economic zones (SEZs). Details of the proposed ... More

RAILWAYS

ER earnings for April-July up
EASTERN Railway has carried a higher freight traffic of 26.831 million tonnes during the four month-period of April-July 2002 against the 25.137 m.t. of traffic carried for the corresponding period of last financial year. According to an ... More

ROADWAYS

Truckers in Namakkal belt prefer kerosene
KEROSENE as an alternate fuel in trucks is fast spreading across Tamil Nadu, especially in areas such as Namakkal, Salem and Tiruchengode (located about 350 km from Chennai). As a result petrol bunks in the region have been badly hit and the ... More

KSTC posts Rs 32.25-cr profit
BANGALORE: The Karnataka State Transport Corporation (KSTC) has reported a profit of Rs 32.25 crore for the first four months of the current fiscal (April-July). The corporation also surpassed its target of Rs 25.79 crore by over Rs ... More

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