The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, December 03, 2003

Emirates' first Airbus A340-500 flies to Sydney
THE world's first regularly scheduled flight of the new, long-range Airbus A340-500 took place on Monday, when Emirates flight 412 took off from Dubai International Airport on its maiden non-stop service to Sydney, Australia. Emirates' ... More

SIA yet to decide on Indian destinations
SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA), which saw an 11 per cent increase in air seats offered during December-January this year compared to the previous year, is yet to decide on which of the 18 Indian tourist destinations the airlines will operate to. "The ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE

Need for Paradeep-Haldia crude pipeline stressed
THE Chairman of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd, Mr M.S. Ramachandran, on Tuesday presented a strong case for the need to set up a crude pipeline between Paradeep port in Orissa and Haldia in West Bengal. This would go a long way in overcoming the ... More

SHIPPING

Chennai container terminal allowed to hike tariff by 17%
THE Tariff Authority for Major Ports (TAMP) has approved a 17 per cent increase in tariff at the Chennai port's container terminal to neutralise the current financial deficit in running the terminal. The tariff increase took effect on November ... More

New berth at Haldia ahead of deadline
INTERNATIONAL Seaports (Haldia) Pvt Ltd will commission the 4A berth at Haldia Dock Complex by January 2004, three months ahead of the deadline to complete the project. The concessionaire for operating the berth under BOT (build, operate and ... More

FOC action week at Kochi port
THE Flag of Convenience (FOC) Action Week, a week-long worldwide campaign organised by the International Transport Workers Federation, has commenced at Kochi Port. The Cochin Port Staff Association (CPSA), a major trade union in the port, is ... More

ROADWAYS

Tanker strike called off in AP
THE strike by petroleum tankers on Tuesday was called off, and the nearly 180 petrol and diesel dispensing stations in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad will be back in full swing soon. The representatives of the oil industry and ... More

Ships in Ports

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