The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, September 20, 2005

Petronet's jetty at Dahej damaged in accident
STRONG winds rammed a tugboat into the jetty of Petronet LNG Ltd at Dahej in Gujarat, causing damage to structures that hold vessels in position while unloading liquefied gas. The accident occurred on Saturday when the company's LNG carrier, ... More

AIRLINES

Paramount gets first Embraer
PARAMOUNT Airways, the new airline company based in Coimbatore, saw the touchdown of its first aircraft supplied by Embraer from Brazil on Monday. As the deep blue, misty white-coloured Embraer-170 jet made a soft landing at the city's ... More

Kingfisher Air not worried about competition, says Mallya
"Sure there will be a bloodbath ... in so-called low-cost airlines who seek to convert the railway passenger into airline passenger." More

INSIGHT

JOTTINGS
How do you price an airline seat?
RECENT REPORTS about a likely price increase across the Indian airline industry seem strange at first, given the recent flurry of discounted fares. Few businesses are as fiercely competitive, or as difficult to run ... More

SHIPPING

New box clearance norm to help ease congestion at Chennai port
THE Chennai Customs has introduced a new procedure to clear containers that do not come with export ready documents to avoid congestion at the entrance to the Chennai port. With effect from September 15, Central Excise-sealed and self-sealed ... More

Luxury liner to call in at Chennai
SUPERSTAR Libra, one of the luxury liners of Star Cruises, will visit Chennai on Tuesday. The 1,480-passenger-capacity vessel will be in Chennai for a day on its way to Mumbai, according to a Chennai Port Trust (ChPT) source. During the ... More

High taxes, inadequate Govt support irk Goa barge owners
GOA barge owners, resenting the high taxes imposed on barges, have said they are not getting sufficient local Government support for the industry. The Goa Barge Owners' Association (GBOA) claimed that various local taxes amounting to Rs 5 lakh ... More

EVENTS

Maritime expo to discuss development of inland waterways
PLANS to mutually benefit Indian ports and ASEAN ports, energy shipping, development of inland waterways and cruise shipping will dominate the agenda of the four-day International Maritime Expo (INMEX) slated in Mumbai from October 5. The ... More

Ships in Ports

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