The Hindu Business Line : Friday, August 25, 2006

AIRLINES
Gulf flights from Mangalore in October
The much-awaited operation of flights from Mangalore to West Asian countries is likely to begin in the first week of October. Addressing members of the Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) in Mangalore on Thursday, Mr M.R. Vasudeva, ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE
Turbulent take-off
THE AIRPORTS AUTHORITY of India is about to acquire a few hundred acres of land to extend the runway at Bhubaneswar Airport. The Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology will lose a large chunk of paddy fields under its control to this ... More

SHIPPING
Aegis Logistics to set up chemical tanks at 5 ports
To invest Rs 77 cr to create more storage capacity of 75,000 tonnes More

ALLIANCES & JOINT VENTURES
Danish co DFDS in tie-up with Seabridge
DFDS Transport of Denmark has launched a joint venture company in India in partnership with Seabridge Maritime Agencies belonging to the Mumbai-based Parekh Group to offer airfreight, seafreight and logistics services, according to shipping and ... More

RAILWAYS
Locomotives despatched to Senegal
The Goldenrock Railway Workshop has despatched five in-service metre gauge locomotives to Senegal after carrying out necessary modifications and overhaul. The Chief Workshop Manager, Mr S. Rangarajan, flagged off the locomotives ... More

Cabinet approves SPV for rail freight corridor
The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved setting up of a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV), under the Railway Ministry, for the execution of the dedicated rail freight corridor project. However, an inter-ministerial Committee would oversee the ... More

Konkan Rly hopes to get certification for Sky Bus soon
The Konkan Railway Corporation hopes to get certification for its Sky Bus system in Goa in six months. Addressing the members of the Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) in Mangalore on Thursday, Dr K.K. Gokhale, Managing Director of ... More

Rs 22 cr for Kochuveli station
The Centre has sanctioned Rs 22 crore in the Railway supplementary budget for the second-phase development of the Kochuveli coaching terminal in the suburbs. Announcing this, Mr Thomas Varghese, General Manager, Southern Railway, ... More

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