The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, March 13, 2003

Air India sees 25% drop in insurance premium
THE safety measures adopted by Air India (AI) in the recent past seem to be paying dividends for the airline. With the Maharaja not reporting any major accidents in the previous year, the airline has seen a sharp drop of 25 per cent in the ... More

ATF issue: Govt may use `stick' policy
WITH pleading and cajoling failing to yield results, the Government may be left with no other option but to wield the stick. As repeated pleas to cut the sales tax on aviation turbine fuel (ATF) has failed to elicit an enthusiastic response ... More

HAL target

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

At your fingertip
A multi-media interactive touch-screen kiosk aimed at providing passengers with information regarding reservation status, train timings etc. has been installed at the Ernakulam Junction station. There are plans to set up similar kiosks at ... More

SHIPPING

AP defends sops extended to Kakinada port developers
THE Andhra Pradesh Government on Wednesday defended the concessionaire extended to the developers of the Kakinda deep water port, M/s International Sea Ports Ltd, on the ground that the project will be viable only if these concessions were ... More

Nalco exports through Vizag at new high
NATIONAL Aluminium Company, the recipient of the best export performance award for the 15th year in succession, handled the highest throughput of alumina powder and allied products through the Vizag port during this financial year, according to ... More

Kochi set to handle 1.6 lakh TEUs this fiscal
THE Kochi port is poised to set a new record in container handling this year as the container throughput is expected to cross the 1,60,000-teus mark by the end of this financial year. The previous year's throughput level of 1,51,829 teus was ... More

Tuticorin port cuts berth hire charges
FOLLOWING Chennai Port Trust's lead, Tuticorin Port Trust (TPT) has announced concessional vessel-related and berth hire charges to attract large capacity mainline container vessels. According to Mr N.K. Raghupathy, Chairman of TPT, the ... More

RAILWAYS

Corporatise MRTS rail project: CII — Public-private ventures for southern States mooted
IT is important for State Governments in the South to prudently select critical rail projects and develop special purpose vehicles that will facilitate public-private partnership, according to the Confederation of Indian Industry - Southern ... More

LS panel pulls up Ministry for creating new rail zones
THE Estimates Committee of the Lok Sabha has pulled up the Railway Ministry for having gone ahead with the creation of seven new railway zones and shifting of the headquarters of North-Western Railway from Ajmer to Jaipur. In its twelfth ... More

Ships in Ports

Comments & Letters to the Editor to: bleditor@thehindu.co.in
Subscribe to: Business Line