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'Polls will not affect airports modernisation'
THE forthcoming general elections will not delay the modernisation of Delhi and Mumbai airports, the Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Mr Rajiv Pratap Rudy, said here on Monday. However, the approval for Indian Airlines and Air India to ...
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IA board okays VRS extension
THE Indian Airlines (IA) board, which met here on Monday, decided to extend the voluntary retirement scheme (VRS). The VRS is to cover permanent employees of the company who have worked continuously for at least 10 years or have attained the ...
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Jet, Sahara to operate flights to Lanka soon
THE initial steps towards allowing the private sector schedule airlines into the international skies have been initiated. Sources told Business Line that Jet Airways and Air Sahara have been asked to file their schedules and fares for ...
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SHIPPING
Hike in Chennai box terminal service charges draws flak
USERS of Chennai port are against the tariff increase sought by Chennai Container Terminal Ltd for services provided by it. The hike is over 20 per cent, and does not include the 17 per cent interim increase that CCTL got from the Tariff ...
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Rajiv Gandhi box terminal gets new reach stacker
IN a bid to modernise the Rajiv Gandhi Container Terminal (RGCT), the Kochi Port has acquired a heavy-duty reach stacker - Contstar CS 320-5 model - at a cost of Rs 1.78 crore. This container handling equipment, manufactured by Indital ...
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KSINC bids to cash in on tourism potential
THE Kerala Shipping and Inland Navigation Corporation (KSINC), pioneers of inland navigation in the State waterways, is diversifying into various other sectors in order to remain competitive in the changed business environment. The company has ...
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Commerce Ministry bid to ease congestion at Nhava Sheva — P&O Ports allowed to use JNPT facility
JAWAHARLAL Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) has allocated one of its ICD rail tracks to P&O Ports for loading its import boxes for a month till the pendency problem at Nhava Sheva International Container Terminal (NSICT) is sorted out. The move follows ..
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Round-the-world container service
NORASIA, Gold Star and China Shipping Containers lines propose to launch jointly a new round-the-world container service, also covering three Indian ports — two on the west coast - - Nhava Sheva International Container Terminal and ...
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