The Hindu Business Line : Friday, April 23, 2004

AIRLINES
SriLankan Cargo to double capacity at Colombo airport
IN an effort to make Colombo the cargo hub of the Indian Ocean, SriLankan Cargo will double its cargo handling capacity at the new cargo centre at Colombo's international airport next January. In a statement, the airline has said that the ... More

Blueprint to make Hyderabad major aviation destination
ANDHRA Pradesh will become a major aviation destination in the country if plans of several international carriers such as British Airways (BA) and Lufthansa to operate direct flights to Hyderabad fructify. Launch of services by BA and Lufthansa ... More

SHIPPING
Ships without P&I cover to be denied entry into ports
SHIPS calling at Government-owned major ports without a valid wreck removal cover from a member of the international group of Protection & Indemnity (P&I) Club may be denied permission to enter their waters as per rules on wreck removal draft More

`Sagar Mala project may spur minor ports' development'
Though the State has 17 intermediate minor ports besides the major port of Kochi ... most of these ports had over the years fallen into disuse. More

Polls bring Kakinada old port back into the limelight
THE anchorage port of Kakinada, on which more than 10,000 workers mostly fishermen are dependent, has emerged as a key issue in the electioneering this time. Both the Telugu Desam and the Congress are trying to win the confidence of the ... More

IIT study on soil conditions — `Proposed site for Kochi terminal need to be raised '
THE preliminary analysis of the soil strata conditions at the proposed container transhipment terminal site carried out by the IIT, Chennai, has recommended that the site is required to be raised to a minimum elevation of above 3.5 metres so that ... More

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