The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, January 22, 2005

CIAL to trim landing charges by 2007
COCHIN International Airport Ltd, the first airport in the country built with private participation, plans to take head on the competition from upcoming airports in Bangalore and Hyderabad by reducing landing charges and improving facilities, its ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE

Assocham suggestions on greenfield airports
THE Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) has proposed a 7-point strategy to the Government for setting up greenfield airports development projects so as to allow proper traffic and cargo growth in the domestic civil ... More

AAI to revamp 2nd international terminal at Mumbai airport
CLOSE on the heels of the Rs 63-crore overhaul of the second domestic terminal at Chattrapati Shivaji Airport here, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) is in the process of finalising drawings to overhaul the second international terminal, ... More

SHIPPING

Cruise cos scout for Indian staff
GLOBAL cruise companies are probably the biggest recruiters of Indians after IT and BPO companies. According to Mr Cyrus Marfatia, Vice-President (F&B), Carnival Cruising of the US, about 45,000 people are recruited from India by the cruise .. More

Shipping cos bring down detentions at foreign ports, boost image
THE image of Indian ships in foreign ports is set to get a shade better. With Indian vessels registering a lesser number of detentions in the second half of 2004, India will be soon getting out of the Black List to emerge in the Grey List under ... More

Ship owners yet to get nod for new tonnage tax scheme
THE newly introduced tonnage tax scheme for the shipping industry is going through intense birth pangs. Some of the ship owners are yet to get approval from the tax authorities even two months after applying for the new regime, while the ... More

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

Blue Dart Q3 net profit rises 58 pc
BLUE Dart Express Ltd has recorded a net profit of Rs 11.12 crore in the third quarter ended December 31, 2004, a 58.40 per cent growth on the Rs 7.02 crore recorded in the corresponding previous quarter. For the third quarter under review, ... More

RAILWAYS

Rly Board calls for modernising track laying work
A COMPLETE modernisation of track laying and maintenance has become imperative in view of the Railways' plans to introduce 150-km-per-hour passenger trains and 100-kmph freight trains on certain routes in the next five years, the Railway Board ... More

Survey for new railway line in Erode

ROADWAYS

Fee on vehicle owners plying on select roads in Bangalore likely
THE Transport Department is studying the possibility of levying an additional fee on vehicle owners for plying on certain roads in Bangalore. The State Transport Commissioner, Mr Om Prakash, told Business Line that a comprehensive study ... More

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