The Hindu Business Line : Monday, March 08, 2004

AIRLINES
IATA bid to improve airline safety by cutting audit costs
INSPIRED by the International Civil Aviation Organisation's (ICAO) safety oversight activities, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has launched a programme to improve airline safety while reducing the cost of audits for its ... More

SHIPPING
Congestion at Nhava Sheva terminal — P&O Ports rails at JNPT
With exporters' shipment schedules going haywire because of congestion at NSICT, the Commerce Ministry intervened to sort out the problem. Instead of hammering out a solution, however, JNPT and NSICT seem to have got off on the wrong foot. More

Port reforms sailing well
THE entry of globally-reputed shipping companies into port services, terminals and storage facilities has brought some radical changes to the port sector's working and policies. Till recently, ports were mere ... More

Container rates well-stacked
THE container freight market is heading for a bull run after bleeding in the last six-eight years. In the last few months freight rates have stabilised with the improvement in global trade. Volumes — both import ... More

INTERVIEW
`We want to develop many facilities under Sagar Mala' — Mr G. J. Rao, Chairman In-charge, New Mangalore Port Trust
Mr G. J. Rao, who has been Chairman in-charge of the New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) since November last year, assumed the office of the Deputy Chairman in January 2002. In an interview with Business Line recently, Mr Rao discussed ... More

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