The Hindu Business Line : Monday, March 05, 2007

BUDGET
Some air-pockets in the Budget
The Union Budget 2007-08 has proved a mixed bag for the domestic aviation sector. While Mr M. Thiagarajan, Managing Director, of Paramount Airways and, to some extent, Mr Vishwapati Trivedi, the Chairman and Managing Director of Indian, and Mr ... More

SHIPPING
Will it navigate around THC issue?
Disputes Redressal Forum for shippers More

Vessels carrying more boxes give berth to port problems
Container traffic is essential to the future of India's ports, given the domination of containerisation in international trade. The container traffic at Indian ports registered a 14 per cent CAGR during 1992-2005, while the increase in total ... More

WFS looking at Asia...
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), having strong cargo handling operations in France, Europe, the US as well as baggage handling operations in Hong Kong, Paris and Vancouver, is believed to be looking into opportunities in India along with other ... More

... French box giant too
CMA CGM Overseas (Taiwan) Investment Co Ltd (CMA CGM Taiwan), a hundred per cent subsidiary of the French CMA CGM Group, recently announced a tender offer for acquisition of 100 per cent equity stake in Cheng Lie Navigation Co. Ltd (CNC Lines), a ... More

Demand uncontained
If the latest forecast by AXS-Alphaliner is any indication, an additional 4,00,000 TEUs of capacity will have to be added in the next one year on the Far East-Europe route to maintain the current growth rate of 16.5 per cent annually. In other ... More

PERFORMANCE
Shipping firms ride high on buoyant dry bulk rates
When a global shipping major recently bought a contract of a cape-size bulk carrier for a whopping $105 million and that too for delivery after one year, the message that beeped across the world's shipping community was clear — the bulk ... More

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Feb. 25-Mar. 3
Heavy-axle-load truck sales rev up

IOC pumping up fuelling infrastructure at airports

Freight rate on minerals, ores cut by 6%

A move to tackle inflation

Discount for loading cement in empty wagons

Volvo to buy Ingersoll's road development unit for $1.3 b

Smiths Aerospace partners HCL Tech for design centre

Air traffic grew by 35.5% in April-Sept

Private air travel becomes dearer