The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, October 04, 2005

Global airlines operating from India impose Rs 300 surcharge
WITH international prices of aviation turbine fuel skyrocketing, international airlines operating out of India have imposed a Rs 300 one-time surcharge on tickets issued here. The surcharge has come into effect from October 1. Sources told ... More

Emirates SkyCargo to raise capacity on Indian routes — To use Korean Air Cargo services
"In the last financial year, India contributed more than 7 per cent to Emirates SkyCargo's overall revenue." More

Scheme to prevent Vizag airport flooding
A SCHEME has been formulated at a cost of Rs 26 crore to prevent the frequent flooding of Visakhapatnam airport, which is situated in a low-lying area, causing disruption of flights, according to the Collector of Visakhapatnam, Mr Praveen ... More

Blue Dart Aviation to add 2 more freighters
BLUE Dart Aviation has received board approval to upgrade its fleet by adding two Boeing-757 freighters to the existing five Boeing-737 aircraft. The two freighters, which offer a payload capacity of over 28 tonnes of cargo, which is double the ... More

SHIPPING

Mumbai port plans 8-10 pc tariff hike
MUMBAI port proposes to increase its tariff by eight to 20 per cent. This is for the first time, after many years, the port is going in for a comprehensive revision in tariff. The proposal has been submitted to the Tariff Authority for Major ... More

Member lines hike freight rates on East-bound trade
THE member lines of the India /Pakistan /Bangladesh/ Ceylon / UK/Continent Conference have hiked East-bound freight rates by $150 per TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) and $250 per FEU (forty-foot equivalent unit) as part of rate restoration ... More

Dubai Ports Authority, DPI Terminals merge
THE Dubai Ports Authority (DPA) and DPI Terminals have announced that they have merged to create a single new global port operator called DP World. In addition, a new regulator - the Dubai Ports and Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority - has been ... More

RAILWAYS

Ircon to pay Rs 20 cr dividend
IRCON recorded its highest ever turnover of Rs 1,014 crore and profit before tax of Rs 107.8 crore during 2004-05. This was stated by Railway Board Chairman, Mr J.P. Batra at Ircon's AGM recently. Ircon declared a dividend of 410 per cent of the ... More

ROADWAYS

Iron ore lorry operators in Dakshina Kannada go on strike
IRON ore lorry operators in Dakshina Kannada began an indefinite strike on Monday seeking higher rental from exporters for their vehicles. Addressing lorry owners here on Monday evening, Mr G.R. Shanmukhappa, President of the Federation of ... More

Move to tighten AP road laws
WORRIED over the increasing number of deaths in road accidents, the Andhra Pradesh Government has decided to introduce a bill in the ensuing Assembly session, to awardstern punishments to erring drivers. Announcing this here on Sunday after ... More

Ships in Ports

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