The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, September 13, 2008

LOGISTICS

INFRASTRUCTURE: Chennai Aero Park can create 1-lakh jobs
TN Govt studying CII proposal. Chennai, Sept. 12 Around 4,000 acres of developed infrastructure (final phase) will be required to develop the Chennai Aero Park, a proposal mooted by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and under ...

SHIPPING/PORTS: ‘More study needed on TBT paints ban in shipping’
Visakhapatnam, Sept 12 Though the tributlytin (TBT) paints are on the way out in the shipping industry owing to their toxicity and the consequent adverse impact on marine organisms, there is also a minority view that the ban on such paints is ...

SHIPPING/PORTS: Kolkata port handles record container traffic in Aug
The Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) handled record container traffic of 41,379 TEUs in August this year, the highest monthly throughput achieved so far, surpassing the previous best of 40,220 TEUs handled in February this year, according to Dr A.K. ...

RAILWAYS: Concession pact for Hyderabad Metro soon
Hyderabad, Sept. 12 The Concession Agreement for the Rs 12,000-crore Hyderabad Metro Rail Project between the Government of Andhra Pradesh and the Maytas-Nava Bharat consortium that won the mandate for constructing the project would be signed ...

RAILWAYS: Railway tourism packages ‘rolling in business’
Kolkata, Sept. 12 The tour packages launched by the Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) have proved to be extremely popular, so much so that the current year’s first quarter business has been more than that of ...

RAILWAYS: Rlys should use double-decker coaching stock, says panel
New Delhi, Sept. 12 The Railways should try to use double-decker coaching stock on busy routes, apart from seeking increased budgetary support from the Government, in view of its important role as an environment-friendly means of transport. ...

AIRLINES: 4 new IndiGo flights
New Delhi, Sept. 12 IndiGo is planning to introduce four new flights from September 14 including a new flight between Pune and Chennai with onward connections to Kolkata. ...

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT: M&M transfers logistic biz to arm
Mumbai: Mahindra & Mahindra informed the BSE that the company is transferring its logistics business to Mahindra Logistics Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of the company. This is following the approval of shareholders by way ...

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