The Hindu Business Line : Friday, September 28, 2007

AIR CARGO
BA World Cargo hikes fuel surcharge
New Delhi, Sept 27 British Airways World Cargo on Thursday announced that it would increase the fuel surcharge to £44 per kg from October 11 this year. Currently, it charges £40 as a fuel surcharge. In a statement, the ... More

SHIPPING
Chennai-China box traffic to double in Oct
Chennai, Sept. 27 Container traffic between Chennai and China is likely to double with the launch of a direct container mainline service connecting the city with North China ports.In August, two main line services — IndFX2 and ACS ... More

IMPACT
Order wins augur well for ABG Shipyard
Risk of delays in execution looms More

HUMAN RESOURCES
11 Indian officials shifted to Mumbai at one go
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MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
CMA Rail to become holding company of CMA CGM
Plan to acquire 26% stake in Adani Logistics More

TRADE & LABOUR UNIONS
Retirement age for port, dock workers raised to 60
About 66,000 port and dock employees will now enjoy a retirement age of 60 years with effect from September 30. The Union Minister of Shipping, Road Transport & Highways, Mr T.R. Baalu, has approved the proposal for enhancing the ... More

RAILWAYS
RITES records Rs 118-cr net
New Delhi, Sept 27 RITES Ltd, a subsidiary of Indian Railways, has registered a record high net profit of Rs 118 crore for the fiscal 2006-07, registering 19.2 per cent over the previous year’s net profit of Rs 99 crore. ... More

Metre gauge locos for Mozambique flagged off
Tiruchi, Sept. 27 Two modified and rehabilitated metre gauge locomotives, meant for export to Mozambique, were flagged off from the Southern Railways Central Workshops at Golden Rock here.The two were part of a last batch of five locos ... More

First post office Rly reservation centre in Gujarat
India’s first railway reservation centre at a post office was inaugurated at Ahwa post office in the tribal district of Dang in Gujarat, by the Union Minister of State for Railways, Mr Naranbhai J. Rathwa, on Thursday.Indian ... More

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