The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, June 14, 2006

AIRLINES
Continental Air plans services to Mumbai
The American airline, Continental Airline, could look at operating a non-stop flight between Mumbai and Newark (New York) during 2009 after the airline takes delivery of the yet-to-be launched Boeing aircraft, the Boeing 787. "We hope to be ... More

Nagpur airport clocks nine-fold growth
Mumbai and Delhi airports together hogged more than half of international traffic in the country in 2005-06. Measured in terms of number of aircraft movements, Mumbai logged 49,186 as traffic, accounting for 28 per cent of the total 1,73,777. ... More

SHIPPING
Asia-US container freight rates to go up from June 15
May cause disruptions, have major cost impact More

CPT warns against extortion
The Cochin Port Trust Chairman, Mr N. Ramachandran, has reiterated that strict action would be taken against those who indulge in illegal collection of money from container trailers plying in and around Willingdon Island. His reaction comes in ... More

In dire straits
PITTAKONDA, a popular locale for Tamil and Telugu film producers, may become a thing of the past with a new port coming up at Gangavaram near Visakhapatnam. This rock formation jutting out of the sea was featured in several films. NGOs fear that ... More

SCI to import additional crude for BPCL
May sign fresh contract with HPCL soon More

TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS
Left in the lurch
PASSENGERS WERE STRANDED in Bhubaneswar as auto-rickshaws stayed off the roads as part of the nation-wide strike to protest against hike in petroleum prices on Tuesday. ... More

ROADWAYS
Conflicting reports on transport strike's success
Motor Transport Congress terms it a success More

Truckers strike: No impact on consumables in Delhi
The transporters strike did not affect the movement of daily use items such as fruits and vegetables, milk, water, poultry and meat products here. Out of purview This was because the movement of daily use items ... More