The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, August 16, 2005

AI plans centralised office in Delhi
AS part of its efforts to cut costs, Air India will soon move its entire staff from various locations in the Capital to one centralised point in the city. The airline has already informed Life Insurance Corporation, the owners of Jeevan Bharati ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE

Land acquisition on for Mangalore airport project
THE Karnataka Government has handed over 189 acres of land to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) for the expansion of Mangalore airport. The AAI has taken up the construction of second runway and other works in the first phase, according to ... More

SHIPPING

Vizag port hopes to cross 60 mt throughput this year
THE Visakhapatnam port is hopeful of crossing the 60-million-tonne mark this year and it has so far handled 20 million tonnes this fiscal, according to Mr K. Ratna Kishore, Chairman. He said at the Independence Day celebrations in the port ... More

CP Ships names vessels after national parks
CP SHIPS has named two vessels after India's well-know national parks, namely, Kanha and Corbett. And in line with the company's tradition, the names will be prefixed with "CP". These are the first two of the nine 4,250-TEU capacity vessels ... More

Dredging Corp plans joint ventures for Sethu project
THE Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) is striving to become globally competitive and to that end, it has hired a reputed consultant to suggest areas of improvement, according to Mr N.K Gupta, Chairman and Managing Director. He said, at the ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES

Fighter pilots don't fit the bill to land airline jobs
THE fighter pilots of the Indian Air Force (IAF) may have the more glamorous job compared to their transport counterparts. But when it comes to landing jobs with the private airlines of the country, it is the latter that come off with a distinct ... More

RAILWAYS

Rise in SCR earnings
HYDERABAD: The South Central railway (SCR) has registered a total earning of Rs 1190.09 crore during the fiscal 2004-05, up 23.8 per cent from the previous year's earning of Rs 961.92 crore. Addressing a gathering on the occasion of the ... More

Ships in Ports

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