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Aviation policy to stay grounded for some more time
THE long-awaited civil aviation policy is likely to be sent to the Union Cabinet for its nod only after the Budget session of Parliament gets over in early September. Official sources told Business Line that with the weight of ...
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Air France-KLM merger — One merger, many benefits
THE merger of the French airlines, Air France, and the Dutch airline, KLM, is to offer a host of benefits to air travellers around the globe, including India, with a wider choice of routes, more seats and an ...
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SHIPPING
Breakwater will make Kochi port a safer haven
Several of the development schemes lined up at Kochi port are planned at the mouth of the harbour, which is open to sea. To protect the facilities that will come up there, the port will soon start building a breakwater that will create a calm, 3-km l ong harbour basin for safe berthing of ships, and more efficient cargo handling.
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Better compliance with port security norms
THERE is a rising trend in compliance with the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code. The latest figures released by the International Maritime Organisation show that the total number of ...
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Why shipping cos are on VLCC buying spree
IT WAS one of the most fiercely contested bids in the shipping world in recent times. When PT Pertamina invited bidders to participate in the bid for two of its Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs), more than 40 ...
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RAILWAYS
Rail wagon detention at SAIL plants — Better synchronisation needed
REPORTS have it that the issue of logistics and infrastructure development in its various steel plants has come up for a review at the top-level of the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), so much so that the public ...
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