The Hindu Business Line : Monday, February 19, 2007

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LOGISTICS

SHIPPING
D P World still in hot water in US?
The trouble over the sale of D P World's US assets, it appears, will never be over. The Wall Street Journal reports that the long-running effort by Dubai Ports World to sell its US port holdings has hit last-minute snag with the Port of ... More

Pakistan's strategic links
Diplomats from 40 countries were recently briefed about the geo-strategic location of Pakistan on the world map and the significance of its ports. The briefing was done at Port Qasim by the Chairman of Port of Qasim Authority. The objectives of ... More

Vizag gets ready for Panamaxes
The Visakhapatnam port successfully navigated a Panamax vessel into the inner harbour on Saturday for the first time in its history, drawing in a vessel with 225-mtrs LOA (length overall), 32.26 mtrs beam and 72,000 DWT (dead weight tonnage), ... More

For a road to Paradip
The road connectivity to the Paradip port has gone for a six. The work on the widening and strengthening of the 90-km Cuttack-Paradip road, known as State Highway 12, which was to have been taken up more than year ago, is yet to start. It is a ... More

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Partners in parcelling
Europe's Dachser, the international logistics provider employing 15,000 people in more than 250 locations around the world, has been working for more than 10 years in partnership with India's AFL, the Mumbai-based logistics company with presence ... More

INTERVIEW
Transport infrastructure — The emerging financing options
Now that we enjoy investment grade rating, we could look at accessing the 30-year, fixed rate bond market offshore in the dollar, the euro or the yen, depending on the timing. — MR S. BALACHANDRAN, FORMER MD, INDIAN RAILWAY FINANCE CORPORATION More

RAILWAYS
Coal Ministry wants Rlys to bear losses in moving coal
Proposal part of tripartite agreement being worked out More

Quo Vadis, Indian Railways?
The title in Latin of a biblical Hollywood blockbuster, meaning "Whither goest thou?", may seem an inappropriate question to pose the Indian Railways (IR), when by all accounts, there has been a remarkable "turnaround" of its finances. Yet it is ... More

ROADWAYS
UTI Bank plans to cover 1 lakh small truck owners
Credit card initiative with Shriram group More

PEOPLE
Emirate Airline sales manager
Emirates Airline has appointed Mr Mohamedali N. Cheriya as Sales Manager for Central and North Kerala. Mr Cheriya will be based in Kochi. Emirates operates 15 weekly flights from Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram. ... More

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