The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, September 21, 2005

Airlines from Italy keen to fly to more Indian cities
THE private sector and state-owned airlines from Italy are keen to operate to more Indian cities, including Chennai and Bangalore, the Italian Director General of Civil Aviation, Mr Silvano Manera, has said. "We will make a request to the ... More

SHIPPING

Container traffic to Nepal on the rise
THE throughput of containers, transported by the Container Corporation of India (Concor) from the Kolkata Dock System (KDS) to Birganj inland clearance depot (ICD) in Nepal, is on the rise. In August, 11 rakes, highest monthly figure so far, ... More

Dhamra Port Company modifies project plan
Revised plan to lay stress on coking coal imports and steel cargo exports; presupposes handling ships of up to 1,80,000 dwt. More

TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS

Minister to meet AAI staff to avert strike
THE Government today said it was open to examining all options, including considering the alternative plan of the Airports Authority of India Joint Employees Forum for the modernisation and restructuring of Delhi and Mumbai airports. The issue ... More

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

DHL sets up new centre in Chennai
DHL has set up a 27,000 sq ft facility at the Guindy Industrial Estate in the city. This facility can handle over 3,000 shipments a day. According to a release, the new centre will serve 43 courier routes operating in two cycles, almost double ... More

RAILWAYS

Green engines on track
THE Indian Railway runs 5,000 diesel locomotives that consume 18 lakh tonnes of diesel annually. Little wonder that it is looking at ways to cut the spiralling fuel cost. It has drawn up ambitious plans for a programme that envisages using some ... More

S-E Rly opens new line
THE South Eastern Railway (SER), freight-carrier of the Indian Railway System, has opened up new vistas for trade and commerce, and cultural activities and tourism, for the rail users of Bankura (seat of the medieval Malla Kings, and the land of ... More

ROADWAYS

TN bus operators at the crossroads — Freeze on fares taking them to the `red' line
THE virtual freeze on bus fare revision will have inevitable consequences in terms of safety and poor service, the Federation of Bus Operators Associations of Tamil Nadu has cautioned. Most of the 2,000 members of the federation are single bus ... More

Ships in Ports

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