The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, February 16, 2006

US airline picks Ramco tool
CHENNAI: Virgin America, a US-based start-up airline, has selected the Maintenance and Engineering (M&E) software solution of Ramco Systems. The software is to automate the airline's M&E business processes and to integrate them with ... More

India, Thailand agree to increase flight seats
INDIA and Thailand have agreed to progressively increase the number of seats being offered by their respective airlines on routes between the two countries. At the conclusion of the bilateral air services talks, the two sides agreed that the ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE

Iran pipeline project: Pakistan Minister coming today
TAKING forward the deliberations on the implementation of the multi-million dollar Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project, India and Pakistan will discuss the major aspects, including the project structure, gas price, the tripartite framework ... More

SHIPPING

Paradip port to call bids for deep draft iron ore berth soon
Several foreign and at least two Indian dredging firms have responded to PPT's invitation for bids to undertake dredging work to extend and deepen the present navigable channel of the port. More

Port of call
A panoramic view of the seaboard stretching from the existing Vizhinjam harbour (in the background) near Karimpallikara to the rocky adjuncts of the Azhimala Temple premises (foreground) that will house the proposed Vizhinjam Deepwater ... More

GE Shipping signs contract to acquire crude carrier
GREAT Eastern Shipping has signed a contract to buy a January-built, 1.10 lakh DWT Aframax crude carrier. The double hull tanker will join the company's fleet in the current fiscal. The company's decision to induct this vessel is part of its ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES

Queensland aviation training team offers solutions for pilots shortage
THEIR visit could not have been more timely than now— when a group of striking domestic pilots have made a point on their indispensability. At least half a dozen top pilot training school chiefs from Queensland have flown in to suggest how ... More

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

AP Chamber flays move to restrict courier service
THE move to restrict courier companies from carrying letters weighing less than 500 gm came in for sharp criticism from the trade and business chambers in the State. The Federation of Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FAPCCI), ... More

RAILWAYS

14 cos bid for container services — Reliance Infrastructure, Adani, CWC, P&O among contenders
WITH industry heavyweights such as Reliance Infrastructure, Central Warehousing Corporation (CWC), Adani Logistics and some prominent multinationals taking the plunge, the rail container operations space is hotting up in the country. So far, only ... More

Sical to invest Rs 350 cr in container train operations
SOUTH India Corporation (Agencies) Ltd on Wednesday announced plans to invest Rs 350 crore in container train operations. "The investment will go towards developing container train operations connecting the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) at ... More

Mangalore-Madgaon Jan Shatabdi flagged off
MANGALORE: The Member of Parliament of Mangalore, Mr D.V. Sadananda Gowda, flagged off the Mangalore-Madgaon Jan Shatabdi Express at the Mangalore Railway station on Wednesday. The train will run on all days except Wednesdays from ... More

ROADWAYS

DS Constructions bags expressway project
INFRASTRUCTURE company DS Constructions has said that it has bagged the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal Project, the longest expressway in the country by Haryana State Industrial Development Corporation (HSIDC) on a build, operate and transfer (BOT) basis. ... More

On a roll
High-capacity trucks with 18 wheels, with a carrying capacity up to 70 tonnes, moving along the Durgapur Expressway near Kolkata. The National Highways — newly-constructed and widened — have provided a big boost to the road transport ... More