The Hindu Business Line : Friday, October 24, 2003

Air Sahara to be first off the block; plans Colombo link soon
AIR Sahara is likely to be the first private domestic airline to breach the international airspace. In a statement here, the airline has said that it plans to offer a daily flight on the Delhi-Bangalore-Colombo sector within seven days. "Air ... More

Two more partners to join HAL in 100-seater venture
HINDUSTAN Aeronautics Ltd and its Russian partner Irkutsk Corporation plan to bring two more partners into their joint venture for the manufacture of the 100-seater multi-role transport aircraft (MRTAs). The new equity partners would bring in ... More

Thai Air plans fifth service to Chennai
THAI Airways International, which will start operating four flights to Chennai starting October 26, has plans for a fifth service on this sector, according an airline official. The airline will operate an A 330 aircraft on the ... More

IA announces winter schedule
INDIAN Airlines will reintroduce the fourth frequency between Chennai and Delhi, a new link between Chennai and Raipur, and a new link between Visakhapatnam and Raipur, and an increase in capacity between Hyderabad and Mumbai. The airline will ... More

Coimbatore-Chennai Alliance Air flight rescheduled
INDIAN Airlines has change the flight timings of Alliance Air's Chennai-Coimbatore-Chennai thrice-a-week flight. The revised schedule to become effective October. 27 has made the Alliance Air's ICCD-7568 Coimbatore-Chennai and its return flight ... More

SHIPPING

Panel proposes tonnage tax on notional profit
A SIX-MEMBER committee set up by the Finance Ministry has finalised a draft Bill on implementing a new tonnage-based tax regime for the domestic shipping industry as an alternative to the normal corporate tax structure. The tonnage tax ... More

Paradip Port Trust to invite expression of interest soon
THE Paradip Port Trust (PPT) will soon invite `expression of interest' from both Indian and foreign firms to have two berths constructed at the port on BOT basis. The deep-draft iron ore berth (draft 16.9 metres), to be complete with mechanised ... More

Seminar on shipping planned in December
THE Institute of Marine Engineers (India) is organising a two-day seminar on the topic `Emerging Challenges in National Shipping - Ports and Ships'. The seminar to be held in December at Kochi will showcase the latest trends in shipping and ... More

Vizag stays ahead in cargo handling
VISAKHAPATNAM is maintaining its lead among major ports during the current financial year too; till now, the port has handled 258.87 lakh tonnes of cargo as against 252.19 lakh tonnes during the corresponding period last year. However, the port ... More

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

`Kaveri Theertham' by post
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The South Karnataka Region of the Karnataka Postal Circle has entered into an agreement with authorities of the Shri Talaicauvery Temple administration in Bhagamandala for distributing the holy `theertham' from river ... More

EVENTS

Workshop on coastal shipping in Manipal dt.
THE Manipal Institute of Management (MIM) will conduct a two-day workshop on "Coastal shipping and road transport system: Integration and quality improvement" in Manipal district from November 2. The workshop aims at analysing the opportunities ... More

RAILWAYS

Deccan Odyssey, a `hallmark' of ICF
IT will be a lifetime experience for a person travelling by Deccan Odyssey on a journey through the kingdom of the Marathas - Maharashtra. The luxury train, built by Integral Coach Factory, Perambur, near here, has all the facilities of a ... More

Barsyl, HK co to study Mumbai suburban trains
BALAJI Railroad Systems Ltd (Barsyl), a Hyderabad-based, railway consultancy and engineering company and the MTR Corporation Ltd of Hong Kong have been jointly awarded a World Bank funded study to suggest improvements in the suburban railway ... More

PEOPLE

Port union secy is new member of ILO governing body
MR P.M. Mohammed Haneef, General Secretary of the All India Port and Dock Workers Federation, has been appointed as a member of the Tripartite Meeting of Experts on Security, Safety and Health in Ports by the governing body of the International ... More

Ships in Ports

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