The Hindu Business Line : Monday, February 06, 2006

Air India Express plans flights from Mangalore to Gulf
Operation of flights to international destinations, especially to West Asian countries, is one of the major demands of Mangaloreans working in those countries and the trade industry bodies here. More

Finnair to fly non-stop to New Delhi
FINNAIR, the national carrier of Finland, is to introduce non-stop scheduled service between New Delhi and Helsinki from November. The proposed thrice-weekly service will be operated with MD11 aircraft. Each flight ... More

SHIPPING

To handle growing traffic volume...
Ports asked to float plans
THE Shipping Ministry has asked the 12 major ports under it to prepare development plans that outline their long-term vision with the accent on their core strengths. The Government is keen that the ports develop ... More

UNCTAD Review of Maritime Transport 2005 — Efficient transport vital to trade, growth
Referring to the dependence of developing countries on effective trade facilitation to expedite their development process, the Review states that they will benefit from the "new geography of trade" only if imports and exports are not hit by high tran saction costs, uncertainty and delays. More

Fine for slipping up
A French prosecutor has called for the imposition of a record euro 600,000 ($725,000) fine on the Master and the owner of the German KG company-owned Maersk Barcelona for allegedly creating what is claimed to be one of the biggest, about 61-km ... More

TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS

Railway employees meet to discuss issue of morcha formation in Hyderabad
SENIOR leaders of the All India Railway Employees' Confederation (AIREC) have gathered here to discuss the issue of forming a morcha of all the railway unions on the lines of NCCRS (National Coordination Committee for Railwaymen's Struggle) that ... More

RAILWAYS

New route to haul freight
THE network of roads planned to be built under the aegis of the National Highway Authority had taken a page from the existing Golden Quadrilateral of the Indian Railways. The Railways now plans to replicate the NHAI ... More

Freight corridors: GPS-based signalling mooted
Dadri may be intersect point
THE Western and Eastern rail freight corridors are likely to intersect at Dadri, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. In terms of rail infrastructure, Dadri already has an inland container depot of the Container Corporation of ... More

ROADWAYS

Bus fare hike likely in AP
HYDERABAD: The Andhra Pradesh Government has given the go-ahead to the public sector bus carrier to increase fares for wiping out losses. The State Government issued orders on Friday authorising the AP State Road Transport Corporation ... More

Priority for development of rural roads and highways, says PM
THE country needs world class physical and social infrastructure to achieve a growth target of 7-8 per cent over the next decade, and the highest priority has been given to the development of both national highways and rural roads, said the Prime ... More