The Hindu Business Line : Monday, December 18, 2006

AIRLINES
Coimbatore airport expansion
The Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Coimbatore, has called upon the elected representatives and the district administration to impress upon the Centre/State Government and also the Airport Authority of India for ... More

SHIPPING
Mega container ships come with jumbo problems
Though shipbuilding yards are overflowing with orders for huge container ships, attention must also be focused on such issues as cargo inducement, port capability and insurance. More

New National Waterways planned
Two Bills were recently placed in Parliament to declare two old canal/river systems as National Waterway Number 4 and Number 5. The proposed NW 4 will be 1,095-km Kakinada-Puducherry route linking two major rivers — the Godavari and the ... More

Baltic Exchange comes to Asia
The Baltic Exchange, the world's independent source of maritime market information for trading and settlement of physical and derivative, has opened an Asia-Pacific representative office in Singapore to focus on the development of Baltic freight ... More

INTERVIEW
KSINC sees yards of opportunity in boat-building
Instead of concentrating only on ferry services for passengers, KSINC is now foraying into boat-building and tourism as part of its diversification plans. — MR K. N. SATHEESH, MD, KERALA SHIPPING AND INLAND NAVIGATION CORPN. More

RAILWAYS
Concor: Miles ahead on multi-modal track
Concor has entered a strategic partnership with eight players, ensuring good earnings for some time to come. More

Shunted out
The Railways has decided to phase out, perhaps rightly so, the old four-wheeler tank wagons and introduce in their place new generation eight-wheeler BTPN tank wagons with higher average payload. But the process of phasing out is yet to pick up ... More

ROADWAYS
Slow land acquisition delays NH projects
Panel suggests NHAI should prepare monthly progress reports and strengthen supervision systems. More

Repair Mangalore highway in 10 days: NHAI
High-level team inspects damaged stretches More

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Ports
Pick a Winner Stock Market Contest

KSINC sees yards of opportunity in boat-building

Scientist seeks Indian platform for his novel drugs

Flour mills, trade seen to double wheat purchase

Gold seen range-bound on seasonal factors

Concor: Miles ahead on multi-modal track

Looking back
Dec. 10-Dec. 16
Concor now exporting to Bangladesh by sea route