SHIPPING
Tea shipments through Amingaon ICD hit by shortage of empties
EXCEPT the Shipping Corporation of India, the other shipping lines (all foreign), participating in the shipments of tea through the Amingaon (Guwahati) inland container depot (ICD) have been hit by an acute shortage of the empties at the ICD end. ... More

JNPT told to implement 10 pc cut in vessel-related charges
"JNPT's arguments do not appear to affect its revenue position in the short term." More

Forward booking of non-ferrous scrap halted
FORWARD booking of non-ferrous scrap cargoes for the next 2-3 months has been halted due to temporary suspension of handling of import ICD rail containers carrying iron and steel scrap at JNPT port for two months, trade sources said. Jawaharlal ... More

Bharati Shipyard bags order from GE Shipping
BHARATI Shipyard Ltd, a private sector shipyard, has received a repeat order for two 80-tonne anchor handling tug-cum-supply vessels (AHTSs) from the GE Shipping Company Ltd. According to an official statement, the first vessel is scheduled ... More

EVENTS
CII to organise Tele Trans expo
`TELE Trans 2004', a conference-cum-exposition on `telematics in transportation' will be held in Chennai on September 6 and 7. The event is being organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry. The conference, the second in the proposed ... More

RAILWAYS
`Low-cost airlines no threat to Rlys'
THE Railways is unfazed by the moves of some airlines to offer dirt-cheap fares across select routes. According to the Railway Board Chairman, Mr R.K. Singh, the low-fare offerings by airlines would not wean away the Railways' high-end ... More

ROADWAYS
Truckers' stir: Toyota, Honda to review situation
MAJOR auto companies including Toyota-Kirloskar Motor Company and Honda Siel said on Monday that they will review the situation if the truckers' strike continues for a few more days. A Toyota official said that the company, which follows the ... More

Truckers' strike to continue
NEGOTIATIONS between the Government and the striking truck operators and owners to resolve the three-day old agitation failed to achieve any tangible results on Monday. With the Government not yielding to their demand for withdrawal of service ... More

Spices, tyre sectors hit hard by truckers' strike
THE truckers' strike, which has entered the third day on Monday , has severely hit the tyre industry with tyres piling up, while in the oleoresin industry raw material supply has been be affected. The major tyre manufacturing units in the State ... More

Assocham calls for early end to truckers' strike
THE industry has called for serious efforts to end the ongoing transporters strike. It said the strike affected the delivery of export orders and the supply of essential commodities. Some of the constituents of the Assocham belonging to the ... More

Vegetable prices up in Delhi
DELHIITES have started feeling the pinch as the nationwide truckers' strike continued for the third day. Even as the supply of wheat remained by and large uninterrupted, prices of sugar, gur, fruits and vegetables have escalated. "There are ... More

Piling up
Sanathnagar goods shed of the South Central Railway in Hyderabad wears a forlorn look on Monday. According to SCR officials, the transport strike had a direct effect on the shed, as 161 wagons of cement and fertilizers are lying on the platform ... More

Pushing hard
What if the truckers are on strike. There is the bullock cart to take over in moving goods at the Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee yard in Bangalore on ... More