The Hindu Business Line : Monday, November 17, 2003

Bid to rationalise operations — Jet Airways to introduce staff `cross-utilisation'
IN an effort to further rationalise its operations, Jet Airways has introduced the concept of total cross-utilisation of staff in about eight or nine of the stations to which it operates. "Cross-utilisation means that in stations where you do ... More

Special goodwill flight
The Air Sahara CEO, Mr U.K. Bose, attending to the passengers on the inaugural Delhi-Colombo flight on Friday.

How the first cargo shipment took off
NOVEMBER 7 is observed as the Air Cargo Day. On that day, 93 years ago, a load of silk was carried by air, marking the world's first air cargo shipment. It all started in 1910 — exactly seven years after the ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE

Plea to set up container terminal at Vizhinjam
THE Capital City Development Forum, a group formed to promote the development of Thiruvananthapuram, has exhorted the Union Government to take immediate steps to establish an international container transhipment terminal at Vizhinjam near the ... More

SHIPPING

Wave of piracy hits Asia-Pacific waters
PIRATES are back with a bang on the high seas in Asia-Pacific, especially Indonesia, Malacca Straits, India and Bangladesh. Thanks to intense vigil by Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and India, piracy attacks were ... More

Sagar Mala project — States will sail away with gains
MARITIME and non-maritime states will get a big boost with the implementation of the Rs 1,00,000 crore Sagar Mala project announced by the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, for ports, shipping and inland water ... More

Rise in crude imports — Shipping Ministry anchors on SBMs
THERE is likely to be a spurt in the number of Single Buoy Moorings (SBMs) at Indian major ports in the coming years, with the Shipping Ministry planning to lay special emphasis on this sector by coming out with a ... More

RAILWAYS

Train to Himalayan kingdom
India will open a rail link to landlocked Nepal from the port of Kolkata. The first train will roll into Sirsiya by April next year Mountainous Nepal does not have a railway network, except a small stretch set up by the British 66 years ago for move ment of timber. More

Railway line Inspection on Kankanady-Kabakaputtur route
MANGALORE: The Commissioner of Railway Safety will inspect Kankanady-Kabakaputtur route on Mangalore-Hassan railway line on November 26 and 27, the Mangalore MP, Mr Dhananjaya Kumar, has said. Addressing presspersons here, Mr Dhananjaya ... More

Rly electrification plan

ROADWAYS

West Bengal privatises truck terminal
The West Bengal Government has decided to privatise its truck terminal at Kona near Kolkata and has, accordingly, decided to appoint a consultant to suggest how to go about it. The reason is simple. Launched early this year with much fanfare, ... More

Speed governors must by Dec 1 in Kerala

Ships in Ports

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