The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, October 13, 2005

IA to take 12 aircraft on dry lease
INDIAN Airlines has decided to take on dry-lease up to 12 wide-body aircraft for five to seven years. The airline is to choose from Airbus A 310-300, A-330 and A-340, apart from Boeing 767 Extended Range and B-777. IA, which plans to ... More

Malaysia Air to fly daily between Delhi, Kuala Lumpur
MALAYSIA Airlines, the national carrier of Malaysia, is to operate a daily flight between Delhi and Kuala Lumpur from October 31. At present the airline operates four times a week on the sector. In a statement, the airline has announced a ... More

IA to raise domestic fares by 10 pc from October 18
INDIAN Airlines (IA) has announced that its domestic airfares would go up by 10 per cent from October 18. In a statement, the airlines has said that there would also be a proportionate increase in all special fares including the promotional, ... More

SHIPPING

New tonnage tax regime — Shipping Ministry takes hard stand on fleet acquisition clause
AFTER putting the new tonnage tax regime in place for the Indian shipping industry, it now seems to be payback time for the Ministry of Shipping. Industry sources say the Ministry has adopted a hard stand on the implementation of the clause in ... More

NMPT cargo handling up 12 pc in H1
THE New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) has handled 17.67 million tonnes (mt) of cargo in the first half of the current fiscal against 15.76 mt during the corresponding previous period, registering a growth of 12.09 per cent. Speaking to ... More

New system at Kochi box terminal operational
The system reduces planning time and increases throughput by optimising berth space, giving faster vessel turnaround. More

Tuticorin port cargo handling up
THE Tuticorin port handled 87.73 lakh tonnes of cargo for the half year ended September 2005, compared to 76.82 lakh tonnes for the corresponding period last year, an increase of 14.20 per cent. Imports accounted for 69.64 lakh tonnes and ... More

RAILWAYS

Foodgrains body plea on rail tariff norm
THE Tamilnadu Foodgrains Merchants Association wants the reclassification of tariff for foodgrains and pulses from Class 90 to Class 120 by the Railway Ministry dropped. In a letter addressed to the Minister of State for Railways, Mr R. Velu, ... More

ROADWAYS

Iron ore operators in Dakshina Kannada seek higher rentals
IRON ore lorry operators in Dakshina Kannada district, who are on an indefinite strike from October 3, have sought hike in rentals. Addressing presspersons here on Tuesday, Mr Shashikiran, President of the Dakshina Kannada District Mines ... More

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