The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, April 04, 2007

SHIPPING
Steps soon for promoting coastal shipping
The Government would evaluate several measures that include providing further rebates in vessel and cargo-related charges, and dedicated berths at major ports to promote coastal shipping. Presiding over a review meeting held here recently to ... More

JNPT crosses 3-million TEU mark
The country's premier container handling port, Jawaharlal Nehru Port, has crossed the three million TEU mark in throughput in 2006-07. The port handled 3.30 million TEUs during the year, as against 2.67 million TEUs in the previous fiscal, ... More

Cargo handling at major ports up 9.5%
In 2006-07, the 12 major ports handled a total of 463.84 million tonnes (mt) of traffic, up by an estimated 9.51 per cent over 423.56 mt handled in 2005-06, according to tentative figures released by the Indian Ports Association. However, the ... More

Mumbai port shipments at all-time high of 52.3 mt
"Our critics may now keep mum. Five years ago they said the Mumbai port is dying. Now its throughput has more than doubled, surpassing all the targets," said Mr A.K. Bal, Deputy Chairman of Mumbai port. In the just ended fiscal 2006-07, Mumbai ... More

Kochi port registers 10.2% rise in throughput
Measures taken to reduce handling costs pay off More

TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS
Chamber plea on lorry stir
The Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has sent fax messages to the Chief Minister and the Transport Minister requesting their immediate intervention to settle issues amicably and to restore normalcy in lorry operations in ... More

TN poultry trade worried over lorry strike in Kerala
`No build-up in broiler birds or eggs so far' More

RAILWAYS
Wagon cos may source couplers from abroad
Railways asks firms to conform to American railroad norms More

Delhi Metro to help Jakarta Metro project
The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), with Japan-based Nippon Koei and US-based Mc Enzie (USA), would conduct a study to assist the Jakarta Mass Rapid Transit System in Indonesia. This is the first international consultancy assignment bagged ... More

Golden Rock despatches rake for Concor
The 34th rake containing 45 low container flat wagons meant for the Container Corporation of India was dispatched from the Golden Rock railway workshop here on Monday. The Chief Mechanical Engineer of Southern Railway, Mr Sanjiv Handa, flagged ... More

South Eastern Rly freight earnings rise 23.29%
South Eastern Railway (SER), a major freight loading zonal railway, has missed the 2006-07 originating revenue-earning freight traffic target of 100 million tonnes (mt) by a whisker. This is despite having achieved approximately 16 per cent ... More

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