The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, February 22, 2003

Air Sahara inducts maiden Canadian jet — First flight on February 28
THE Indian traveller will soon be able to experience a new level of comfort in the sky with Air Sahara today inducting its maiden 50-seater Canadian Regional Jet (CRJ) into its fleet. Addressing a press conference on board the newly acquired ... More

Aviation meet calls for thrust to energy security
AMIDST a global hike in crude prices, the 12th International Aviation Conference has stressed the need for energy security and development of alternate fuels for the aviation sector. Inaugurating the two-day conference, Mr M.S. Ramachandran, ... More

IA additional flight to Colombo

SHIPPING

Chennai port plans to cut wharfage for CPCL
THE Chennai Port Trust (ChPT) has proposed a reduction in wharfage for Chennai Petroleum Corporation Ltd (CPCL) to Rs 10 per tonne from the present Rs 27. The reduction is one of the measures taken by the Chennai port to retain CPCL, one of its ... More

Maersk starts weekly service to US West Coast
MAERSK India Pvt Ltd has launched a weekly service from Maersk Sealand, which will connect India to the Far East and the US West Coast. The first call at Nhava Sheva (JN port container terminal) will be on March 4. According to a press release, ... More

Cochin Shipyard urged to improve efficiency, productivity
THE Union Shipping Minister, Mr Shatrughan Sinha, has called upon Cochin Shipyard to extend its ship repair facilities to other places in the country to increase further its profitability and make it more sustainable. The lifting of controls ... More

RAILWAYS

Rail tickets at the doorstep
THOSE who have access to the Internet now need not go all the way to the railway booking counters for obtaining rail tickets. Thanks to the high-end technology being adopted by AFL WIZ, the Mumbai-based domestic express service provider, and ... More

Rly GMs get more powers for safety work
THE Railway Ministry has delegated more powers to its zonal general managers for incurring expenditure on safety related works on bridges, signalling and telecommunications and track renewals, the Union Railway Minister, Mr Nitish Kumar, said in ... More

ROADWAYS

New norms soon for petrol pumps on highways: Khanduri
THE Union Government will issue fresh guidelines within a month for setting up petrol stations along national highways, the Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Mr B.C. Khanduri, said here on Friday. During a meeting with the Union Petroleum ... More

Ships in Ports

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