The Hindu Business Line : Monday, July 12, 2004

AIRLINES
Natwar promises help in settling NRK issues
THE Union Minister for External Affairs, Mr Natwar Singh, has agreed to take up with the Civil Aviation Minister the issue of reducing passenger fares in the Gulf sector. The State Minister for Information and Non-Resident Keralites Welfare, ... More

INSIGHT
An airport that will let your imagination fly
THE manager at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) was telling us about the nine-hole golf course that was planned within the airport grounds. I wondered why an airport would invest money in a golf course. This was ... More

SHIPPING
Falta SEZ jetty makes a turnaround
CENTURY Plyboards (India) Ltd, a major player in the plywood and veneer industry, has successfully turned around the operation of a small jetty located within the Falta Special Economic Zone (FSEZ) on the bank of the ... More

Kakinada Seaports to take up infrastructure project
Major players operating in the Krishna-Godavari basin have shifted their port operations to Kakinada from Visakhapatnam as it is the nearest port. For the benefit of these companies, Kakinada Seaports Ltd is taking up a Rs 80-crore joint infrastruct ure project. More

SCI: Let it sail free
Constricted autonomy had to an extent choked SCI's earnings last fiscal, as it could not make use of the price dips in the second-hand market. And with the decision-making process being elaborate in the present bureaucratic set-up, it takes SCI about three years to get the new vessel after the first proposal is inked. More

DGS norms on chartering LNG tankers — Importers may go c.i.f way
The new guidelines issued by the Director-General of Shipping for chartering LNG tankers may drive importers to buy the cargo on cost, insurance and freight basis to circumvent the "restrictions" imposed by the maritime regulator. More

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