The Hindu Business Line : Monday, December 11, 2006

INSIGHT
A guide to global logistics and freight forwarding
Who's Who in Global Logistics & Freight Forwarding provides a comprehensive picture of the logistics and freight forwarding industry based on key operating statistics of the most prominent service providers. More

SHIPPING
Shipping trends: Transhipment versus direct sailings
Two distinct choices are likely to evolve for the customers in course of time — low freight shipment in large ships linked to feeder service, or direct sailing to destinations in small or medium size ships on payment of normal freight. More

Sethusamudram project dredging
The dredging of Adam's Bridge, the southern end of the Sethusamudram project, is to start from today (Monday, December 11) in the presence of the Union Shipping Minister, Mr T. R. Baalu. An estimated 48 million cubic metres of silt will be ... More

Protein load for Vizag
VCTPL, a joint venture between United Liner Agencies and Dubai Port International running Visakhapatnam port's container terminal, Visakha Containter Terminal (VCT), is now targeting soya traffic for exports through the terminal and accordingly ... More

Stock transhipment
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) and Hanjin Shipping have announced an agreement on purchasing each other's stock. K Line will purchase about three per cent of Hanjin Shipping's shares and in turn Hanjin will also purchase a similar amount of K ... More

China-US logistics tie-up
China and the US propose to strengthen cooperation in the field of logistics for mutual benefit. Xinhua New Agency quoted the Chairman of the China Communications and Transportation Association as saying that in spite of the sharp rise in the ... More

INTERVIEW
`There is huge potential in the Indian market'
We have just invested several hundred million Euro in new aircraft that are being operated to India. We believe in this market. — MR THIERRY ANTINORI, VICE-PRESIDENT, MARKETING & SALES, LUFTHANSA More

RAILWAYS
Rail corridor between Begumpet, Shamshabad airports okayed
30-km stretch to cost Rs 2,500 crore More

ROADWAYS
Wide variations in rural transport cost
A major roadblock that India's rural roads face is financial constraints. "Central funds for building roads have not been increasing at the desired rate, and State Governments have not been able to expand their revenue base to meet the operation ... More

OUTLOOK
Air India to finalise financing aircraft purchase by January
Air India will finalise the structure of financing for its Rs 30,000-crore 68 Boeing aircraft acquisition programme in consultation with the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Civil Aviation by January. The airline is examining two options for ... More

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