The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, November 29, 2005

Airport upgrade: Left prefers `greenfield route'
THE Left parties have asked the Government to consider adopting the `greenfield route' for the development of the airports in Delhi, Mumbai and other important cities. In a communication to the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, the four Left ... More

Sri Lanka to invest $1 b in Colombo port expansion
THE Sri Lankan Government plans to expand the Colombo port with an investment of $1 billion to annually handle over 4 million TEUs (twenty foot equivalent unit), according to Mr D. Ariyasinghe, Deputy Director General (Marketing), Board of ... More

SHIPPING

Bengal seeks PM's help for sea port
THE West Bengal Chief Minister, Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, has written to the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, seeking his help to set up a sea port in West Bengal as the river ports in Kolkata and Haldia are unable to handle large vessels. ... More

Cochin port, Dubai co tie up for passenger vessel service
THE Cochin Port Trust and the Dubai-based Marco Shipping Agency have entered into an agreement to commence a regular passenger vessel service between Kochi and Dubai. The agreement was signed by Mr N. Ramachandran, Chairman, Cochin Port Trust, ... More

JNPT rail, road linkages hold key — Gateway Terminals hopeful of partial rollout by March
The key to early start of terminal will be the speed at which JNPT goes about augmenting its road and rail linkages to ensure better container evacuation. More

NMPT to hold trade meet
MANGALORE: The New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) is planning to hold trade meets at Sakleshpur in Hassan district and in Bangalore in the coming months. The Hassan-Mangalore railway line, which is likely to be completed by December, will ... More

Operations at Chennai port in full swing
CHENNAI: Operations at the Chennai port are in full swing after being affected by heavy rain in the last few days. Productivity levels have been maintained by most of the vessels. For instance, the vessel Y.K. Taurus handling steam ... More

SOFTWARE

IBS makes a sales pitch to lure Indian oil cos to iLogistics
iLogistics integrates the planning and execution of all logistics operations and supports air, marine and land-based modes transportation of personnel and material. More

EVENTS

Goodwill mission
Chinese warships Shenzhen and Weishanhu arrived in Kochi to a rousing welcome by school children and Indian Navy personnel on Monday. The vessels will take part in joint exercises with the Indian ... More

ROADWAYS

Gopalapuram open for movement of export containers
THE State Government, in its continuing efforts to facilitate customers to increase their trade through the gateway port of Kochi, has given permission to move export containers through the Gopalapuram check post bordering Tamil Nadu. The ... More

Ports

Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in
Subscribe to: Business Line

Pick a Winner Stock Market Contest

Bomb scare at ITPL in Bangalore — Staff evacuated; 50,000 man-hours lost

AP mosambi finds space in Singapore retail shelf

Discounts on NPA take-outs falling

Good response to Indo-UK `twinning' study courses

Panel on EET system of taxation submits report

In Focus

FDI in retail sector

Indian Aviation: Sky is the limit

India Inc's bonus bonanza