The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, April 14, 2005

Cabinet nod for Indo-US air services agreement
THE Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval to sign and ratify the Air Transport Agreement between India and the US. Briefing presspersons after the Cabinet meeting, the Minister for Civil Aviation, Mr Praful Patel, said the agreement is ... More

India, UK sign pact for more flights
THE number of flights to the UK from India is set to go up with the two Governments signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Wednesday. According to this, India will be able to operate 56 flights per week from Mumbai and Delhi to ... More

INSIGHT

India and China — Economics of airports compared
Comparisons between India and China often highlight the latter's edge in many areas. This is true of the airport sector too. With a number of programmes set in motion, this is the right time for New Delhi to chart a flight plan for the sector. More

SHIPPING

Kolkata port plans tie-ups with shipbuilders
KOLKATA Port Trust (KoPT) is considering strategic alliances with two West Bengal-based shipbuilders, Garden Reach & Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) under the Ministry of Defence and Hooghly Dock & Port Engineers (HDPE) under the Ministry More

Oil jetty at Paradip port commissioned
PARADIP port's oil jetty was commissioned on Tuesday with the operation of "Suvarna Swarajya", a 35,000-dwt product tanker belonging to the Shipping Corporation of India but on a charter hire to Indian Oil Corporation (IOC). The vessel discharged ... More

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

XPS Global in pact with Chinese freight co
XPS Global, part of Rs 850-crore Transport Corporation of India Group, and Zhenhua Logistics Group Company Ltd, China's leading freight forwarder, have tied up to provide international freight, custom clearance and other logistic services for ... More

RAILWAYS

Rly Ministry to lay down norms for container operators
RAILWAY Ministry, which is currently working on a policy paper on allowing private players to operate in the container operations sector, is likely to consider giving permission to those companies who broadly satisfy few basic conditions, among ... More

Ships in Ports

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