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Govt set to allow private players to supply ATF
THE Government is set to allow private players to supply aviation turbine fuel (ATF), which is currently a monopoly of the three State-owned firms, IOC, BPCL and HPCL. "We are looking at introducing competition in the supply of ATF in the ...
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Kingfisher to fly by end of April: Mallya
KINGFISHER Airlines (promoted by United Breweries Group) will start flying by the end of April 2005 with 2,000 seats daily, the UB Chairman, Mr Vijay Mallya, said here on Monday. "All our plans are well on track. Kingfisher will start flying by ...
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Air India, Indian Bank unveil schemes for travel to Singapore
AIR India, in partnership with Indian Bank, has introduced travel schemes to Singapore offering travellers the option of loans on equated monthly instalments (EMIs) through the bank's branches in Tamil Nadu. The schemes are in line with the ...
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SHIPPING
Detention of Indian ships under PSC regulations causes concern
THE freight market boom and the introduction of tonnage tax in place of the stifling corporate tax may be having Indian shipping companies dancing to the sweet tunes of increased earnings. But one aspect that is threatening to take the wind out ...
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Ministry to sanction Rs 33 cr for Kochi Port expansion
THE Union Shipping Ministry has agreed to sanction Rs 33 crore to Kochi Port to deepen and widen the navigational channel and to carry out dredging operations for the development of an international container transhipment terminal (ICTT) at ...
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Tuticorin port to offer eighth berth to private operators
THE Tuticorin Port Trust (TPT) plans to develop the eighth berth as a container terminal through private participation on a build, operate and transfer (BOT) basis. The existing private container terminal, operated by PSA Sical, can handle up ...
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Kolkata port occupies 2nd place in traffic handling
KOLKATA port has edged past Chennai port to occupy the number two position among all major ports in terms of traffic handled till November of the current fiscal. Visakhapatnam port, however, continues to retain its number one position. Kandla ...
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Satellite port
MADURAI: The Tuticorin Port Trust has carried out a feasibility study for developing a satellite port to enhance the container handling capacity, according to the port Chairman, Mr N.K. Raghupathy. The project is likely to be taken up ...
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DCI to invest in ship canal project
HYDERABAD: Dredging Corporation of India Ltd informed the stock exchanges on Monday that its board of directors has considered the implementation of Sethusamudram Ship Canal Project and contribution towards equity in Sethusamudram ...
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TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS
Port workers defer strike
THE Indian Ports Association (IPA) and the leaders of the five federations for workers have agreed to a compromise formula suggested by the Chief Labour Commissioner (CLC) here in Delhi on Monday.This is to help avert a planned strike by the ...
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