The Hindu Business Line : Monday, February 20, 2006

Inquiry into air cargo price-fixing
The European Shippers' Council is looking forward to the conclusion of an investigation by authorities concerned in the European Union and the United States into alleged price-fixing practices in the global air cargo industry. The inquiry by ... More

INSIGHT

Railways performance — What lies beneath the numbers
THE Railway Ministry, it appears, has been bitten by the publicity bug. The major newspapers recently carried with huge advertisements issued by the Ministry, proclaiming its cost-efficient performance. However, those ... More

SHIPPING

Ship or vessel?
Confusion prevails in the shipping sector with a service tax notification making a needless difference between a `ship' and a `vessel'. But this is only one aspect that needs to be ironed out in the Budget. More

Costliest, new-generation cruise ship
Royal Caribbean International has ordered a new generation cruise vessel with Finland's Aker Yards. With the contract price of an approximately EUR 900 million, this is the most expensive ship ever ordered in the history of commercial ... More

SOFTWARE

Where is your parcel now?
Rlys pilot project will use RFID to track wagons
THE Centre for Railway Information Systems (CRIS) plans to float a tender soon for implementing radio frequency identification (RFID) technology in the East Coast Railway system for tracking wagons. The pilot project ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES

Marine officers shortage to rise
BY 2015, the shortage of marine officers is likely to nearly treble at 27,000 from 10,000 now. On the other hand, the number of ratings (seafarers) will rise to 167,000 in ten years from 135,000 now, according to a ... More

RAILWAYS

4 trains to run from Kolkata's new terminal
The Kolkata terminal has a massive 72,000 sq m circulating area, with five platforms each capable of accommodating 24-coach trains. More

Wheels for rail wagons
RAIL wagon-builders are likely to urge the Centre to enlarge the list of approved overseas suppliers of wheel-sets, the demand for which is set to jump following the government decision to allow private companies to ... More

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