The Hindu Business Line : Monday, July 07, 2008

INTERVIEW: ‘US airlines will have to raise fares’
Recently in Cincinnati, Ohio Airlines are increasingly looking to have not only more fuel-efficient but also more environment-friendly engines. The President and Chief Executive Officer, GE Aviation, Mr Scott Donnelly, who quit ...

AIRLINES: Vizag airport still has miles to go
Air connectivity to Visakhapatnam has improved vastly during the past one or two years, with the commissioning of the new runway and other expansion work taken up at a cost of more than Rs 300 crore, and more operators are evincing interest in ...

ROADWAYS: Tie-up for emergency roadside assistance
Kochi, July 6 The Oriental Insurance Co Ltd and MyTVS has launched a value-added service product called ‘Our Oriental – MyTVS Emergency Roadside Assistance’ in Kerala. ...

ROADWAYS: Third bridge on Hooghly likely to reach traffic target
Kolkata, July 6 Nivedita Setu, the third bridge on the Hooghly river and a vital link between National Highway (NH) 2 and NH 6, is expected to register a daily traffic of 20,000 vehicles by October, according to Mr S.S. Chakraborty, Chairman, ...

AIRLINES: No more free parking at Hyderabad airport
Hyderabad, July 6 Tenaga Parking (India) Pvt Ltd, a part of the Malaysia-based Tenaga Group, announced the removal of 15-minute grace parking period in the main car park area of Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Shamshabad. ...

AIRLINES: AI to take ‘tough decisions’ soon
The Minister for Civil Aviation, Mr Praful Patel, has warned that hard decisions will need to be taken in view of the challenging times being faced not only by the State-owned Air India, but the airline industry globally. ...

SHIPPING: JNPT main channel dredging — Bogged down in fresh delays
Jawaharlal Nehru port’s Rs 800-crore project for dredging and widening of the main harbour channel, which has been a non-starter for over five years, appears set to face fresh delays. ...

ROADWAYS: Vehicle owners pay a price
Whatever be the objective of introducing the National Permit Scheme for the goods transport vehicles, its actual implementation is costing the vehicle owners dear. Nearly 70 per cent of the goods vehicles on the road are owned by individuals who ...

SHIPPING: Derivatives trading in box market
German ship-owner and broker, Ernst Russ, has taken a significant step forward by opening up the $186-billion container market to derivatives trading for the first time, after developing a product to provide shippers with a hedging mechanism ...

RAILWAYS: Hike in haulage charges
The Association of Container Train Operators is to shortly take up with the Railway Board the issue of across-the-board hike in haulage charges announced by the Railways. The revised rates, ranging from five to 15-16 per cent, depending on ...

SHIPPING: Acquisitions amid apprehensions
According to reports, United Arab Shipping Company has signed a contract with Samsung Heavy Industries of Korea for acquiring nine vessels of 13,100 TEUs each. Valued at $1.5 billion, this is considered one of the biggest new building orders ...

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