The Hindu Business Line : Monday, May 22, 2006

Airport freight traffic soars
There was a 10 per cent jump in freight traffic handled by domestic airports last year, with Tiruchi, Bangalore and Chennai being the big movers. More

AIRLINES

Kingfisher Air incurs Rs 190-cr loss
Kingfisher Airlines has incurred a loss of around Rs 190 crore in its first year of operations. The airline has notched up a 9 per cent market share. An official with the airline told Business Line that on a turnover of around Rs 700 ... More

SHIPPING

Terminate handling charges
Many in the shipping industry feel that shipping lines should stop collecting terminal handling charges, which account for 20-25 per cent of the freight, and have sought government intervention in the matter. More

CFS for Durgapur?
West Bengal's first privately promoted container freight station (CFS), so it is claimed, is being set up at Durgapur. Promoted by Allied ICD Services, belonging to the PDP Group, the CFS will be commissioned shortly. The proposed CFS, it is ... More

Sinking agencies
Does the shipping agency business in India face an uncertain future? The question is haunting many in shipping circles. Not without reasons though. Several major shipping lines, instead of operating through agents in India, have opened their own ... More

No oil wave
Unlike most shipowners apprehensive of the probable impact of the rising crude oil prices and the consequent jump in bunkering cost, the Chinese carriers are little worried about it, according to Shipping Gazette. Their estimates suggest ... More

Choc-a-bloc at Chittagong
Bangladesh's largest port, Chittagong, has been badly hit by an acute congestion problem. The problem, persisting for the past few weeks, is believed to have been caused by non-clearance of imported containers from the port area. The berths are ... More

`Vizhinjam port work to be expedited'
The development of Vizhinjam port, near here, into an international container trans-shipment terminal is high on the agenda of the newly sworn-in Left Democratic Front (LDF) Government in Kerala. The Government would take immediate steps to get ... More

INTERVIEW

`The first mainline vessel should be calling at Kochi soon'
With the refurbishment of equipment and better vessels calling at Kochi, the terminal will be able to offer high quality facilities and services, in tune with international standards. MR SURESH JOSEPH, GM, INDIA GATEWAY TERMINAL < /edit_quote_author> More

RAILWAYS

Secunderabad Rly division sets 46.5 mt freight target
The Secunderabad Division, which ranks fourth among 66 divisions in freight performance, has set a target of 46.5 million tonnes of freight loading for 2006-07 as against 40.5 mt in the last year. The freight loading target for Indian Railways ... More

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