The Hindu Business Line : Monday, September 24, 2007

AIR CARGO
Rising demand for air-freight
The figures released by International Airport Transport Association (IATA) suggest a steady rise in the demand for air-freight. In July the growth was 5.5 per cent as compared to 4.9 per cent in June. The first-half growth in 2007 was 2.7 per ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE
Beijing’s Olympic centrepiece
Signifying the familiar Chinese penchant to think big and act fast, its mammoth multi-billion-dollar airport project for its capital city was thrown open for a press preview on September 12. Sprawling over 245 acres of floor space, the ... More

SHIPPING
Kochi port cruising towards tourism
If everything goes well, the port city of Kochi will have one of the world’s finest international cruise terminals-cum-public plazas by 2010, marking the dawn of a new era in India’s port-based tourism.Work on the ... More

Lanka order on exporters’ petition — A boost to shippers’ morale
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Award for Maersk at CCTL
Chennai port’s container terminal, run by Chennai Container Terminal Ltd (CCTL), is poised to achieve a throughput of one million TEUs in 2007, according to informed sources. Between 2002 and 2006, the throughput jumped from 400,000 TEUs ... More

The biggest box handlers
Singapore, Shanghai and Hong Kong (in that order) continue to be three largest container handling ports of the world. Leading the pack, of course, is the Singapore port. In first eight months (January to August) of the current year, ... More

INTERVIEW
‘Consumers should be prepared to pay reasonable fares’
By 2008 the airline will expand into the western region and by 2011, we will look to have a national presence. This growth will be entirely organic. More

SECURITY
US’ Secure Freight Initiative
No new terrorist attacks in the US have occurred ever since 9/11 and still the US Government’s Department of Homeland Security feels that the threat is high. The accent therefore now is to collect advance information — including ... More

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