The Hindu Business Line : Monday, November 19, 2007

AIRLINES
Clear rules for flying through fog
Armed with the information from the Met office, airport authorities have drawn up an action plan that will hopefully lessen passenger inconvenience during the fog season over the next three months. More

INSIGHT
Traffic management — Drive home the message
Three weeks ago, I was in New Delhi as member of a high-level business delegation accompanying the German Chancellor, Dr Angela Merkel. The delegation members were driving in a charter bus along Rajpath at 8.30 a.m. to attend the Guard of ... More

SHIPPING
Port Pipavav acquires cranes
Port Pipavav, the West coast port in which APM Terminals belonging to Copenhagen-based A P Moller Group holds the controlling stake, has received three post-Panamax quay cranes and 10 RTGs (rubber-tyred gantries) from ZPMC, China. The new quay ... More

$1.2 billion invested in new ships
In the first half of 2007, a cumulative total of $1.2 billion has been invested in new ships, 114 of which are 10,000-teu or above capacity vessels. According to French shipping consultancy firm Alphaliner, from the third quarter of this year to ... More

OVERSEAS INVESTMENTS
Uniworld Logistics’ new offices
The Bangalore-based Uniworld Logistics, a total logistics solution company, has opened new offices in China and South-East Asia. Mr M. Premkumar, MD and CEO of Uniworld Logistics Group companies, said that the objective is to provide complete ... More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES
Hutchison, Karachi Port tie up
Hutchison Port Holdings, the Hong Kong based global port investor and terminal operator, has signed an agreement with Karachi Port Trust to build and operate a new container terminal, to be complete with four berths with a total quay length of ... More

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Pvt container freight station opened in Kochi
Facility has 10.24 acres for stacking containers, cargo More

INTERVIEW
Cochin Shipyard charts a unique growth path
CSL posted the country’s highest ship repair income of Rs 242 crore in 2006-07, 59 per cent more than last year. The yard has special expertise in repairs on specialised oil-rigs, both Indian and foreign, which is an important growth area. More

OUTLOOK
Shipbuilders press for subsidy revival to stay in race
‘Boom time may keep us afloat; our global peers enjoy sops’ More

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