The Hindu Business Line : Monday, November 03, 2008

LOGISTICS

INSIGHT: Will the relief mechanism give airlines the thrust they need?
Call it the fallout of the incidents that took place in the domestic aviation industry last month or the generosity of the Government towards airline companies and their employees, a small relief package has finally been presented to the ...

HUMAN RESOURCES: Crew shortage — a distress signal for shipping
Reports have it that Gateway Terminals India Pvt Ltd (GTI), the APM Terminals-Concor joint venture that owns and operates a modern container terminal at Jawaharlal Nehru port, recently announced the launching of its Talent Development Centre ...

SHIPPING/PORTS: Kandla Port Dy Chairman
Mr M. A. Bhaskarachar, till recently the Deputy Chairman of New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT), has taken over as Deputy Chairman of the Kandla Port Trust with effect from October 30. He was appointed to the post on October 27 by the Union Ministry ...

AIRLINES: ‘Make the new airports more user-friendly’
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture, in its report on the functioning of private airports and related issues, has found certain areas that need immediate attention, including the fact that passengers ...

AIRLINES: Fly Hyderabad-UK at Rs 90 on British Airways
Hyderabad/New Delhi, Nov. 2 Here is some good news for those worried about the depressed aviation industry. British Airways has announced a limited period inaugural fare of just Rs 90 (plus taxes) from Hyderabad to London and any ...

SHIPPING/PORTS: New Mangalore port marshalling yard gets one more rail line
Mangalore, Nov. 2 To provide better infrastructure for smooth handling of cargo generated at the hinterland, New Mangalore Port Trust opened the sixth railway line at the Panambur marshalling yard in New ...

RAILWAYS: Direct train service from Rameswaram to Chennai
Madurai, Nov. 2 Southern Railway has introduced a direct train service from Rameswaram to ...

RAILWAYS: Rlys to give priority to AP projects
Railway projects in Andhra Pradesh, and the Visakhapatnam area in particular, will be given priority and all attempts will be made to complete them on schedule, according to Mr K.C. Jena, Chairman of the ...

RAILWAYS: Rake loading from Gangavaram
Reports have it that the Rs 1,800-crore Gangavaram port, built by a private consortium headed by D. S. Raju & Company, will be inaugurated some time in the current month. However, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) has started operations in the ...

ROADWAYS: Assam blasts freeze truck traffic
The Assam blasts are taking a toll on road transportation of goods to and from the North East. Guwahati is the gateway to almost all North Eastern States and with the city being devastated by the blasts, there has been no movement of ...

SHIPPING/PORTS: Crisis sinks sea trade index
The Baltic Dry Index, considered a signpost of economic trends as it tracks the cost of moving goods by sea across the world, has plunged 85 per cent from its peak in May to hit a six-year low, thanks to the slowdown of the global economy. ...

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