The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, December 17, 2003

BA changes London-Delhi flight schedule
BRITISH Airways has changed its flight schedule between Delhi and London this winter to minimise the effects of anticipated fog in Delhi. As per the new schedule, which came into effect on December 16 and will remain in force till January 31, ... More

Jet Airways' new fares for 6 sectors
JET Airways has announced special point-to-point fares in economy class for six sectors, including Chandigarh-Chennai, Chandigarh-Hyderabad and Vadodara-Kochi. Passengers availing themselves of the new point-to-point fares on the ... More

`ST reduction on ATF to have major impact on aviation industry'
A senior Aeronautical Society of India office-bearer felt that the decision would certainly play a major role in increasing the traffic to the State. More

SHIPPING

Kochi port conducting soil study at Vallarpadam
THE Kochi Port and the Union Government are jointly working on re-engineering the project of development of an International Container Transhipment Terminal (ICTT) in the port and redefining the concession agreement, to ensure that this project ... More

Call for aggressive marketing to lure pvt investors to port sector
INDIAN ports should adopt more aggressive marketing strategies to woo private investors into the sector , the Shipping Secretary, Mr D.T. Joseph, has said. Investors are apprehensive about investing in the port sector due to lack of concerted ... More

Withholding tax on charter hire to foreign owners — Shipping industry contests Govt stand
WITH the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) refusing to budge from its stand that the charter hire paid to foreign ship owners is liable to withholding tax in India, the domestic shipping industry has marshalled its arguments to contest the ... More

GENERAL INSURANCE

Partial detariffing for motor insurance under study
FACED with repeated pleas from major public sector general insurers, moves to de-tariff motor insurance have commenced in right earnest. Sources said that Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) had set up a committee headed by ... More

Ships in Ports

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