The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, October 18, 2007

AIR CARGO
MDLR group to launch cargo airline
New Delhi, Oct. 17 The MDLR group, which operates MDLR Airlines, plans to launch a cargo airline, MDLR Cargo, by the end of the year, its Vice President, Mr Rajendra Dubey, said on Wednesday.“We intend to start operations with one ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE
Small airport project plans may boost realty prices in Bengal
Kolkata, Oct. 17 The West Bengal Government’s plan to develop small airports across the State is likely to have a positive impact on real estate prices in places where they have been proposed. Industry players and analysts feel ... More

SHIPPING
Iron ore traffic in major ports up 9%
Chennai, Oct. 17 Iron ore traffic through the country’s major ports increased by nearly 9 per cent, despite rupee appreciation and the Rs 300-a-tonne export tax on the commodity.India exported 39.40 million tonnes (mt) of the ore ... More

Seaways group expanding services, through acquisitions, chartering
Flags off new container vessel on maiden Singapore voyage More

Chairman post vacant at Tuticorin Port Trust
Chennai, Oct. 17 The post of Chairman at Tuticorin Port Trust is vacant following the transfer of Mr N.K. Raghupathy to the Union Ministry of Food and Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.Mr Raghupathy, who was Chairman at ... More

Tamil Nadu is L&T’s first choice for port-cum-shipyard project
But further delays may push Rs 3,000-cr plan Gujarat’s way More

Deadline extended for Vizhinjam project
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 17 The Kerala Government has extended the last date for submitting bids for the development of an international container trans-shipment terminal at Vizhinjam, near here, to December 15.The Government had earlier fixed ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES
Jet Airways to save $10 m on pilot training
Adds new in-house flight simulators More

TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS
‘No need to close Hyderabad Begumpet airport’
Hyderabad, Oct. 17 Even as GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd is getting ready for the launch of the greenfield airport in March 2008, the Airports Authority Employees’ Union (AAEU) has toughened its stand on the shift of the ... More

RAILWAYS
East Coast Rly concerned over low daily loading of wagons
Vizag port traffic limited to imported coking coal More

Railways to invite bids for loco unit in Bihar
Global majors EMD, GE evince interest More

ROADWAYS
Tamil Nadu transport offices to launch smart cards
3 RTOs to have microchip-embedded data storage system More

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