The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, September 27, 2005

`Domestic carriers should expand equity base'
DOMESTIC airline companies should commit more resources to expand their equity base, according to Mr Praful Patel, Minister for Civil Aviation. He said unless airlines had healthy balance sheets it would be difficult for them to survive and ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE

`Sethusamudram will not be beneficial: Jayalalithaa
THE Tamil Nadu Government is against the Sethusamudram Ship Canal Project because of the adverse impact it will have on the environment and the livelihood of the fishermen in the region, said the Chief Minister, Ms J. Jayalalithaa, in the ... More

SHIPPING

Delay in framing clauses hits Kerala port projects
EVEN as the evaluation of the bids for the development of the Vizhinjam international container trans-shipment terminal is underway, the other port projects in Kerala are moving in a tardy manner. The State's two other priority projects - ... More

TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS

Cargo trade's concern
CHENNAI: The proposed strike by the employees of Airports Authority of India (AAI) on September 29 has created some amount of confusion among the trade. With just two days to go, there are still no clear indications on how the airports ... More

Govt readies contingency plan to deal with airport staff strike
THE Government on Monday said that it has drawn up a contingency plan to ensure that air services around the country are not affected on September 29 due to the one-day strike call given by the Airports Authority of India Employees Joint ... More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES

AFL setting up joint venture in China
The Chinese operations would handle traffic between China and India as well as intra-Asia trade where there is an India linkage. More

RAILWAYS

S-E Rly freight loading touches record high, earnings up 35.5%
The break-up for 2004-05 was Rs 3,100 crore on account of freight and Rs 700 crore by way of passenger earnings. More

Rail Vikas Nigam takes up projects in Bengal, Orissa
The initiatives include strengthening of the tracks along the golden quadrilateral (Delhi-Mumbai-Chennai-Kolkata). More

ROADWAYS

Govt plans sops to help road operators
PRIVATE road operators may soon be relieved with the Government planning to take responsibility for issues such as land acquisition and utilities clearance before the project starts. The Government also plans to cushion them to some extent ... More

Bengal truck owners want Govt to fix minimum freight rate
THE Truck Owners' Association of Bengal (TOAB) has appealed to the West Bengal Government to fix a minimum rate of freight immediately. The State Government, which fixes the passenger fares whenever there is an increase in fuel prices, has ... More

NHAI contract for Malaysian firm

Ships in Ports

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