The Hindu Business Line : Monday, January 28, 2008

AIR CARGO
Cargo market on the move
Though the world cargo industry cannot survive in isolation and will need a firm backing from efficient rail and road networks, chances are that its importance is going to increase exponentially in the next two decades.According to the ... More

DHL’s express biz may be sold off
A report in the Financial Times Deutschland is fuelling speculation that the Deutsche Post World Net might sell off DHL’s express business in the US to one of its major rivals, FedEx. However, the spokesmen for both DPWN and ... More

INSIGHT
Take off on a safe note
Be it computer systems or public places, all it takes is but one moment and one weak opening for a focussed attacker to unleash havoc – and destroy precious lives or programs.How does one take guard, especially when it comes to ... More

SHIPPING
Jump in sea-borne trade led by Asian demand
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P&I Premiums fall in 2007
The international group of P&I (protection and indemnity) Clubs represents some 90 per cent of ocean-going tonnage. However, there is only one Asia P&I Club – the Japan P&I Club. Outside the group, there are several smaller nice ... More

TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS
Festival stalls port operations
Pongal had its toll on the operation of at least one major port and one Zonal Railway. For nearly five days, a major port virtually stopped functioning. Every year during Pongal, normal operation of the port would remain suspended ... More

INTERVIEW
‘Our focus is on being among the top five carriers globally’
We are looking at a 12-15 per cent increase in domestic operations. We have started the process of integrating JetLite that would focus on scheduled, flight operations, service quality, such as reliability and also revenue management. MR SUDHEER RAGH AVAN, VP, COMMERCIAL, JET AIRWAYS More

RAILWAYS
‘Regal Rajasthan on Wheels’ to start its run in November
Chennai, Jan. 27 Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation (RTDC) will be introducing the second ‘Palace on Wheels’ train from November this year. Speaking to Business Line on the sidelines of a road show ... More

PERFORMANCE
Vizag port handles 51.7 million tonnes
The Visakhapatnam port has handled 51.7 million tonnes of cargo till date, registering a growth of 15 per cent over the throughput recorded during the corresponding period last year. This makes Vizag the Number One port again, for the ... More

Kandla port handles more traffic
In traffic handling, Kandla port crossed 50 million tonnes (mt) a few days ago. During the same period last year, the throughput was little less than 41 mt. As of now, the growth has been around 23.6 per cent compared with the national average of ... More

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