The Hindu Business Line : Friday, October 21, 2005

`Efforts on to restore flights from Vizag by Saturday'
THE airport authorities here are making hectic efforts to restore flights from Saturday. "All efforts are being made for flight restoration by that day,'' Mr Suresh, the General Manager, Projects, Airports Authority of India, said. The airport ... More

Singapore Airlines to begin Hyderabad service on Oct 30
SINGAPORE Airlines will launch its operations from Hyderabad on October 30, replacing the services of its subsidiary SilkAir and making it the eighth destination in India. The airline would operate its Boeing 777-220 aircraft, which can seat ... More

SHIPPING

Green channel for export boxes at Walayar check-post
INDIA Gateway Terminal Pvt Ltd, which operates the container terminal at the Kochi Port, has made arrangements to provide a green channel for export containers at the Walayar check-post on the Kerala border, following discussions with the ... More

Bulk cargoes shore up Mumbai port traffic
The port has handled a total volume of 19 m.t. during the first half of the current fiscal against 16.78 m.t. in the year ago period. More

Floating varsity arrives in Chennai
EXPLORER, a floating university campus for the Semester at Sea programme under academic sponsorship by the University of Pittsburgh, US, arrived at the Chennai port on Wednesday. The ship arrived from Port St Louis in Mauritius, and will leave ... More

TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS

APSRTC staff end stir
The Government has agreed to release Rs 38 crore as reimbursement for offering concessions to various sections. More

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Concor in the East
THE Container Corporation of India (Concor) launched its first office in the eastern region in Kolkata in November 1991 but its presence in the region dated back even earlier, in 1989, when Concor was formed. The inland container depot (ICD) ... More

FedEx to expand operations in India
FEDEX Corp today said it is expanding its service in India by increasing the number of cargo flights and capacity. "We will add five flights to and from Delhi taking the total to 16," said the FedEx Corp President in Europe, Middle East and ... More

RAILWAYS

Call to hike capacity utilisation by rail coach manufacturers
THE Union Minister of State for Railways, Mr R. Velu, has stressed higher capacity utilisation by rail coach manufacturers. Against a total demand of 1,900 coaches for this fiscal, the Railways' own outfits — Railway Coach Factory and ... More

DMRC to be consultant for Kochi Metro Rail Project
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The State Government on Wednesday decided to appoint the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) as the prime consultant for the Kochi Metro Rail Project and invite expression of interest from companies for execution of the ... More

ROADWAYS

JMC bags TN road project
MUMBAI: JMC Projects (I) Ltd has secured two projects from the National Highways Authority of India for four-laning work on the Tiruchi-Madurai road in a 50:50 joint venture with Dineshchandra Agarwal Infracon Pvt Ltd. The projects include ... More

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