The Hindu Business Line : Monday, August 15, 2005

Air cargo hub in Nagpur cleared for take-off
Nagpur is all set to become home to a major multi-modal cargo hub airport. The Rs 3000 crore project to be completed in four years will add a new dimension to India's capability of handling air cargo. One of the unique features of the project is the development of a Special Economic Zone, adjacent to the airport. More

INFRASTRUCTURE

Tread cautiously on freight corridor project: McKinsey
According to a McKinsey study, a freight corridor is a complex project and, given the experience of other railways, optimised linkages with the existing network, technical configuration, economics, timely and innovative project execution and tight fi nancial discipline are essential for it to succeed. More

SHIPPING

Goa Shipyard: Testing the global waters
GOA Shipyard Ltd (GSL), a SouthGoa-based Central public sector undertaking, is looking forward for export orders to Mozambique, Mauritius, Thailand and some SAARC countries. An ISO 9001-2000 company, with expertise in designing ... More

No smooth sailing for Gangavaram port
THE progress of the Gangavaram minor port, proposed to be built in Visakhapatnam district by the previous Telugu Desam government with private sector participation, has been slow ever since the agreement was signed ... More

Company formed to help implement Vizhinjam project
CONCERNED at the tardy progress of the project to develop an international container transhipment terminal at Vizhinjam near Thiruvananthapuram, a group of city-based organisations has decided to form a company to support the project. ... More

Mormugao Port — Gearing up to meet the challenges
SITUATED at the mouth of Zuari River in Goa, Mormugao Port, a protected open type natural harbour, has been the nerve centre of trade and industries in Goa as well in neighbouring States. Its inception goes back to the Portuguese ... More

Inland water transport — Policy support must go full steam
RISING population, increasing urbanisation and introduction of water-intensive technologies, demand optimum utilisation of water. Navigation is one of the non-consumptive uses of water. Developing waterways for ... More

ROADWAYS

Private bus strike called off in Kerala
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The four-day-old strike by private bus operators in the State was called off on Saturday following talks held between bus operators and the Transport Minister, Mr N. Sakthan. Private buses have been off the road ... More

Ships in Ports

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