The Hindu Business Line : Monday, August 13, 2007

POLICY
Govt’s fitting gesture to seamen
The government’s recouping the entire Rs 92.78 crore the Seamen’s Provident Fund had lost in the 2002 securities scam is a fine gesture to seafarers, as there was no legal obligation for it to do so. Will it set a precedent? More

SHIPPING
Rice exports booming at Kakinada old port
More than a million tonnes of rice have been exported from the port to different countries this financial year, and the number is expected to go up in the next few months. More

Fuel surcharge for Colombo feeders
A fuel surcharge has been announced for Colombo feeders. Ranging from $25 to $50 per TEU, it will apply to all loaded and empty boxes feedered to and from the Sri Lankan port. Meanwhile, the state-owned container terminal in Colombo has unveiled ... More

Growing demand for ships
The scarcity of container ships for charter over the short and medium term is growing as the demand for ships exceeds their availability. As a result, the charter rates are shooting up, and are likely to escalate further as competition is set to ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES
Not enough marine officers
Talk of the shortage of marine officers afflicting the shipping industry has been a subject of discussion for the past several years but, with nearly two-thirds of the country’s marine officers now serving foreign flag vessels, the crisis ... More

INTERVIEW
Port capacity expansion is a priority issue
For an economy growing at nine per cent and sea-cargo accounting for 95 per cent of the foreign trade, the present port capacity is clearly inadequate. More

ROADWAYS
A checkpost sans corruption?
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