The Hindu Business Line : Monday, May 31, 2004

AIRLINES
A-I budget airline plan to be unveiled today
THE Union Civil Aviation Minister, Mr Praful Patel, is expected to unveil on Monday Air India's plans to start a new all-economy service. The board of Air India, which met here on Saturday, approved a proposal to start a new service by its ... More

EXCISE AND CUSTOMS
Inclusion of barging charges in assessable value: CBEC clarifies
THE Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), in a recent trade , has clarified that all expenses incurred by the importer in bringing the goods to the landmass of the country will be includible in the assessable ... More

SHIPPING
Cost analysis port to port
Hong Kong is facing competition, from nowhere else but its own parent, mainland China, observes the latest issue of The McKinsey Quarterly. More

Pirates on the prowl — High seas, low security
A RECENT report by the International Maritime Bureau (IMB), an ocean crime watchdog, suggests that increased vigilance by the respective law enforcement authorities has brought down the the number of armed attacks in ... More

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
Shipping Secretary for privatising Concor
While admitting that Concor was doing an `excellent' job, the Shipping Secretary pointed out that the shipping and ports sectors were facing difficulties, given the monopoly enjoyed by the railway PSU over container haulage operations to and from the ports. More

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