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AIRLINES
Exporters seek 24-hr EDI facility at Kolkata airport
THE Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) system, once perfected, is expected to bring down transaction costs considerably for Indian exporters. But trade sources in Kolkata aver that unless the system is made to work ...
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Expanding India's air cargo facility
With a sharp rise in the movement of air cargo, it is felt that the proposed second airport at Mumbai be started as a `cargo hub' so that the existing cargo operations can be shifted there. Also, a mechanised transit cargo terminal is proposed to be located at the Mumbai airport.
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Air Sahara to add 12 more aircraft
AIR Sahara, the private sector domestic airline, plans to add at least 12 more wide-bodied aircraft in the next two years. "We should have at least 34 aircraft in another two years," the Air Sahara CEO, Mr Uttam Kumar Bose, told Business ...
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Private airlines to spread their wings
THE long wait for private sector scheduled airlines to operate in the foreign skies, albeit in a limited way, is all set to end this month with the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) giving the nod for both ...
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SHIPPING
DG (Shipping) age norms for tankers — Vegetable oil importers in a fix
Though the Director General of Shipping has defined crude and product tankers for the purpose of applying the age norms, it has held that product tankers even if they carry edible oils will be banned if they do not conform to the guidelines.
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Maritime administration — Going overboard on safety issues
THE country's maritime administration appears to be going overboard to ensure that the merchant navy does not tarnish the "India shining" image created by the NDA Government's publicity managers. It has not only ...
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INTERVIEW
`Pvt airlines must share burden of unviable routes'
MR Sunil Arora, Chairman & Managing Director of Indian Airlines, has a clear agenda. At the helm of affairs of India's national carrier, he endeavours to ensure that IA sets the agenda for domestic civil aviation and the airline's market share is
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ROADWAYS
Tuticorin crying for better roads
TUTICORIN has it all - a major port, power projects, large industries in operation and more expected to come in and a host of traditional industries. But, it is not going anywhere. Salt-making, a thriving export trade in medicinal plant ...
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