The Hindu Business Line : Friday, May 20, 2005

Jet Air plans flights to India from UK's secondary airports
JET Airways will soon explore possibilities of starting flights to India from more airports in the UK. The move comes even as the airline's first daily non-stop flight on the Mumbai-Heathrow route prepares for its inaugural run on May 23. "At ... More

Jet Airways begins flights to Kuala Lumpur
FULL service private carrier Jet Airways on Thursday landed a fourth overseas flight for a private sector Indian player and its Chief Operating Officer, Mr Peter Leuthi, discounted any scepticism about the airline's prospects in a growingly ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE

`Surat lacks a proper airport infrastructure'
EIGHT out of ten diamonds sold in the world are polished here. It is a major production centre for synthetic textiles in India. Neighbouring Hazira boasts of an impressive list of corporate big-wigs such as Reliance, Essar, Larsen and Toubro, ... More

Roadblock
The railroad bridge over the Godavari in Rajahmundry is being closed for vehicles for three months from Friday to facilitate repairs at a cost of Rs 3.5 crore. The vehicular traffic will be diverted through the road on Dowleswaram barrage ... More

SHIPPING

CCEA clears Sethusamudram project at Rs 2,427 crore
THE Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Thursday approved the implementation of the Sethusamudram Ship Channel project off Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu at a cost of Rs 2,427.40 crore. Once the project is completed, it is expected that the ... More

GE Shipping, Mercator take delivery of vessels
GREAT Eastern Shipping (GE Shipping) and Mercator Lines have taken delivery of vessels, adding significantly to their fleet size. GE Shipping took delivery of a newly built Suezmax Ice class crude carrier from Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries. ... More

BOT pact for Vizhinjam container terminal likely by September
THE BOT (build, operate and transfer) agreement for the development of the Vizhinjam port, near here, into an international container transhipment terminal is likely to be signed by September or October this year. In response to the fresh ... More

Concor to set up berths at Hazira, Ennore, Chennai — Aims at Rs 5,000-cr turnover by March 2009
BUOYED by the increase in traffic at ports, Container Corporation of India (Concor) is targeting an annual business of Rs 5,000 crore over the next three fiscals. For 2004-05, it recorded a turnover of Rs 1,996.96 crore with a net profit of Rs ... More

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Post office turns a major employer
POST offices have become one of the biggest informal job creators in the country. Spurred by increasing returns, there has been a healthy growth in the number of post office savings agents in the last couple of years. The Kadavanthra post ... More

RAILWAYS

Railways to form SPV for dedicated freight corridor
THE Government on Thursday formally announced that the Railways, along with the Planning Commission, would form an organisational structure or SPV (special project vehicle) to construct a dedicated rail freight corridor along the Golden ... More

Agartala badly needs a rail link, says Tripura CM
"DEVELOPMENT of the co-operative sector is important for our State's development, and we want to concentrate on agri-based products and allied sectors. But above all, what we need most is a rail link with the rest of India to effectively promote ... More

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