The Hindu Business Line : Monday, October 27, 2003

Lower warehousing tariff for Singanallur ICD sought
THE Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC), which has sought to move towards market oriented warehousing tariff structure to pep its custodial income from warehousing, is likely to concede to the demand from the Corporation-run warehousing outfit ... More

AIRLINES

Emirates Airline launches new ad campaign
ZEROING on the discerning, niche business class traveller, Emirates Airline, one of the fastest growing airliners in the world, has drawn up an innovative campaign `Fly Emirates. Keep Discovering', that has been conceptualised and developed in ... More

INSIGHT

Bonanza for the flying public
There can be no two views on the fact that the new open skies policy taking shape will be of great help to the flying public through lower fares and higher efficiency in inflight services, baggage handling, and more convenient connections. More

SHIPPING

Tonnage tax draft charted out
AFTER almost five years of waiting ever since the demand was first made, the Indian shipping industry is on the verge of realising its dream of securing a new regime of taxation based on the tonnage of ships ... More

New berth at Mangalore port
MANGALORE: The Union Minister of Shipping, Mr Shatrughan Sinha, will dedicate Berth No. 12 (multi-user liquid jetty) of the New Mangalore Port to the nation on October 27. He will also present ISO 9001-2000 certificate to the port on the ... More

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Leveraging its strategic importance — Blue Dart's ground hub at Bhiwandi
BHIWANDI, on the outskirts of Mumbai, is famous as a powerloom centre. A less-known fact is its importance as a transporters' hub. Poorna village in Bhiwandi lies outside the octroi zone and has emerged as an important ... More

RAILWAYS

Centre orders survey on Hyderabad metro
THE Union Ministry for Urban Development has ordered the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation to conduct a survey on the proposed Hyderabad Metro Rail Project, involving an investment of Rs 4,000 crore. The Ministry, in principle, has agreed to the ... More

Egmore-Madurai new diesel loco begins operation
THE introduction of the high power, modern diesel locomotive (WDP4) will immensely benefit the passenger-intensive Chennai Egmore-Nagercoil section, once it is commissioned, according to Mr Ashok Kumar Jain, Divisional Railway Manager (DRM), ... More

Ships in Ports

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