The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, June 30, 2005

For a pie in the sky
A clutch of low-cost airlines has begun battle while several more wait in the wings. Flights of fancy, or are they here to stay? More

Limited open-sky only for busy sectors
THE Government plans to follow a limited open-sky policy for the forthcoming peak tourist season only with countries where there is demand for seats. During the past few years, to ensure that air travellers do not face any problem travelling to ... More

CIAL board okays maiden public issue
THE board of directors of Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) has approved its maiden public issue, which is slated to hit the market early next year. The airport plans to raise Rs 51 crore from the market: Rs 25 crore from public issue and ... More

INSIGHT

Why one large airline makes economic sense
A FEW days back, an Indian Airlines (IA) flight took off from a South Indian city to Singapore. The aircraft had a carrying capacity of a little over 100 passengers in the economy class and a little less than two dozen ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE

Separate corridor likely for Dadri inland container depot
A SEPARATE corridor for the Dadri Inland Container Depot (ICD) is under consideration. This was confirmed by Dr Christian Fernandez, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, who was speaking at an open house discussion on ICD, ... More

POLICY

Urban transport policy to promote public transport
THE Centre today presented the draft of the National Urban Transport Policy to States and Union Territories with an aim to promote public transport system and accord priority to cleaner technologies. Inaugurating the Conference of Chief ... More

SHIPPING

'No norms violated in reclaiming land at Vathuruthy'
THE Cochin Port Trust has submitted before the Kerala High Court that the reclamation of land for setting up chemical tanks in the port area has been carried out under the guidelines of Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notification, for which it had ... More

Seaways launches feeder service
SEAWAYS Shipping Ltd, the container transportation provider, has formally launched its dedicated feeder service between the ports of Visakhapatnam, Kolkata and Chittagong in Bangladesh. The 10-day fixed schedule service in the North Bay of ... More

RAILWAYS

Ircon, Malaysian co join hands for monorail projects
IRCON International, the construction arm of Indian Railways, has joined hands with a Malaysian company, M-Trans Holdings, to work together for the planning and construction of monorail projects in various cities in India. The tie-up has been ... More

Ships in Ports

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