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India, Vietnam to start direct flights
IN a bid to boost bilateral relations with Vietnam, India on Sunday decided to start 20 direct air flights a month to the South-East Asian country. The Government has officially conveyed its decision to the Vietnamese authorities, which have ...
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Chennai airport to handle more goods, people
INTERNATIONAL air traffic out of the Chennai airport is expected to grow by 6.1 per cent and the domestic traffic by 5.8 per cent in 2004-05, according to a forecast by the Airports Authority of India. The cargo traffic ...
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IL-78 emergency landing in Thiruvananthapuram
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: An IL-78 aircraft of the Indian Air Force had to make a forced landing at the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport on Sunday afternoon necessitating full-scale emergency preparations. The aircraft, normally used ...
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SHIPPING
Maritime administration needs shoring up
IT MAY seem unbelievable, but it is true. Though the Indian shipping fleet has grown 15 times since Independence, the number of marine surveyors who perform a wide variety of tasks, has risen by a measly 16. And this ...
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Grading maritime institutes — DG Shipping takes the plunge
IF THE indications are anything to go by, the government decision to grade maritime training institutes by rating agencies is expected to go a long way in improving the quality of education in this field. The three ...
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Kulpi port not feasible for ocean-going vessels, says expert
THE Kulpi port, which is proposed to be set up in West Bengal with private sector participation, has little future, according to Mr Satyesh C. Chakraborty, former IIM, Kolkata professor and former Director of Indian Institute of Port ...
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Decks cleared for Kochi box terminal project
DECKS have been cleared for the implementation of the international container transhipment terminal (ICTT) project in Kochi, with the Cochin Port Trust receiving the acceptance letter from the Dubai Port International (DPI) for the project on ...
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International container transhipment terminal — Kochi port floats connectivity plans
THE Kochi Port is gearing to provide the common infrastructure facilities ahead ofthe start of work on the international container transhipment terminal (ICTT) and allied projects envisaged under the integrated port ...
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EVENTS
Sukhois fighter steals Mumbai air show
"EVEN the birds have stopped to stare," the commentator remarked as fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) looped, tumbled and barrel-rolled before a packed Marine Drive audience here on Sunday evening. The IAF team put up a ...
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ROADWAYS
Rs 140-cr Central aid to improve TN roads: Baalu
A SUM of Rs 140 crore has been sanctioned from the Central Road Fund to improve 107 roads in Tamil Nadu , the Union Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, Mr T.R. Baalu, has said. Addressing a press meet organised by the National ...
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Truck congestion may hit exports to Bangladesh
THE endemic problem of truck congestion at the Land Customs stations in Bengal, bordering Bangladesh, has now re-visited Petrapole, and other two stations of Mahadipur and Hili (in North Bengal) because of this new ...
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