The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, October 05, 2002

CIAL team meet with AAI on equity today
THE equity base expansion programme of Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) is expected to be completed this month as the efforts of the company appear to be yielding positive results. A high-level CIAL delegation is in Delhi for discussions ... More

IA reschedules flight
HYDERABAD: Indian Airlines has re-scheduled its morning flight to Delhi IC-939 from Hyderabad for October 5 and 8, due to closure of Delhi air space for the Indian air Force Day exercise between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. The revised ... More

SHIPPING

BPCL-IOC liquid jetty opened at JN port
ONE of the first third party cargoes to be handled by the BPCL-IOC liquid jetty at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), which was formally inaugurated by Mr Ram Naik, Union Petroleum Minister, on Friday, will be that of Reliance. According ... More

Indian tonnage sinking; SCI delay adds to woes
THE Shipping Ministry has expressed concern over the decline in national tonnage as companies decide to move out of the shipping business to stay afloat, while others plan to flag out their ships in the absence of adequate fiscal incentives to ... More

Campaign against FoC vessels
THE Cochin Port Staff Association is organising ITF (International Transport Workers Federation) FoC Action Week 2002 from October 7 to 11 at the port as part of Asian week of action against flags of convenience (FoC) and substandard ... More

20 pc productivity pay for major port workers
THE Shipping Ministry has decided to pay a uniform 20 per cent productivity linked reward (PLR) to the port and dockworkers at the 12 major ports in the country as per the 1996 agreement in this regard. The five workers' federations and the ... More

RAILWAYS

Cement units want Rlys to review freight rates
THE domestic cement industry has urged the Government to take a "re-look" at the existing freight structure adopted by the Railways for transportation of cement across the country. The share of cement transportation undertaken through the ... More

Rly catering corpn posts profit in maiden year
THE Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Ltd (IRCTC) has reported a turnover of Rs 9.85 crore during 2001-02, the very first year of its full-fledged operations. The corporation registered a net profit of Rs 83.08 lakh and declared ... More

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