The Hindu Business Line : Monday, October 31, 2005

Rolls-Royce's Trent engines — Giving a thrust to the aircraft
THAT an aircraft engine is an extremely complex piece of machinery is well known. But what is not is that the final assembly of the engine is done by hand. "Building an aircraft engine is a complex process and requires absolute attention to ... More

Singapore Airlines to ply 4 flights a week to Hyderabad
THE launch of direct services on the Singapore-Hyderabad sector by Singapore Airlines from Sunday is likely to boost tourism and exports and imports for Andhra Pradesh. Beginning Sunday, the airline would operate four flights a week, replacing ... More

SHIPPING

Vizag port: A good half-year
THE Visakhapatnam port, No 1 among the major ports for the past five years, has had a good half-year, handling more than 26 million tonnes of cargo by September end. The port authorities are confident that the target of 55 million tonnes for the ... More

Tuticorin port, NLC tie up for thermal plant
THE Tuticorin Port Trust (TPT) and Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) have signed an agreement for a proposed 1,000 MW thermal plant to be set up on the Tuticorin port land. Two new thermal power plants, each 500 MW capacity, at a cost of Rs ... More

AILBIEA turns five
THE All-India Liquid Bulk Importers and Exporters Association (AILBIEA) celebrated its fifth anniversary on Friday amid fanfare. The Bombay Port Trust (BPT) Chairperson, Ms Neera Yadav, assured AILBIEA of all co-operation. She said that the ... More

RAILWAYS

Rail freight corridor — RITES report by year-end
RITES, the consulting arm of Indian Railways, plans to submit its report on the dedicated rail freight corridor to the Railways by December 31. It is also providing inputs to the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for its parallel ... More

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