The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, January 04, 2005

Ministry set to seek Cabinet nod for Chennai airport restructuring
WITH the proposed modernisation of Delhi and Mumbai airport going on track, the Ministry of Civil Aviation is set to approach the Union Cabinet to seek its nod for restructuring of Chennai airport. Sources told Business Line that the ... More

Emirates launches Seychelles services
ABU DHABI: Emirates airline on Monday launched thrice-weekly non-stop services to the Seychelles. The new service provides travellers from Europe, Middle East and the Indian sub-continent with a convenient one-stop connection to the ... More

SHIPPING

Priority berthing for ships carrying relief materials
THE Shipping Ministry has directed all the major port trusts to give priority berthing to ships carrying relief material and also to waive port charges on such ships in the wake of tsunami disaster. The Shipping Secretary, Mr D.T. Joseph said ... More

NMPT to have `green belt' around the port
THE Chairman of New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT), Mr P. Tamil Vanan, inaugurated tree-planting programme on the premises of the NMPT administrative office building on Saturday. A port release said here on Monday that NMPT is all set to have a ... More

RAILWAYS

S-E Rly alters wagon allocation for iron ore traffic
SOUTH Eastern Railway (SER), a major freight loading zonal railway, has cut down on the allocations of wagons for movement of iron ore for exports. Simultaneously, wagon availability has been stepped up to facilitate increased domestic movement ... More

Fog on track
With heavy fog across North India throwing rail traffic out of gear, passengers were stranded at major stations including New Delhi on Monday.