The Hindu Business Line : Monday, November 12, 2007

ACCIDENTS
Container ships stuck in Don river
Any reference to Russia’s Don river will remind about Mikhail Sholokov’s Nobel Prize winning novel, Quiet Flows The Don, the spectacular epic of Russian revolution and honest and intimate drama of two lovers lost in the ... More

AIRLINES
NACIL to save $1.5 m interest cost with loan refinance
New Delhi, Nov 11 National Aviation Company of India Ltd’s decision to go in for refinancing of its Exim loan for purchase of 17 Boeing aircraft would help it save close to $1.5 million per month in interest payment alone, a senior ... More

INSIGHT
Container handling rates — A new approach to tariff-setting
That widely varying tariffs are levied for container handling at various Indian ports has been an issue bothering the shipping trade. The Planning Commission has taken serious note of this stating that “it would be better to substitute ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE
Unctad Report — Poor connectivity a drag on development
A recent Unctad report points out that the high transport costs caused by poor connectivity are more detrimental to a country’s development than ever before. More

International traffic — Piloting Mangalore airport’s growth
In just one year, the Mangalore airport handled 1.08 lakh international passengers. With huge investments and growth expected in the region, a full-fledged international airport may prove to be a boon to travellers and a smart business decision. More

SHIPPING
Fresh hurdle to rice exports from Kakinada
The travails of the rice exporters here are far from over. Though the way has been cleared for resumption of rice exports from Kakinada anchorage (old) port, with the Union Government allowing the export of rice stocks stored in the warehouses ... More

Campaigns to end beaching
A new green group has launched campaigns to recycle ships and end beaching, according to Shipping Gazette. The Netherlands-based International Ship Recycling Association (ISRA) aims to promote exchange of knowledge, experience, ideas and training ... More

Kandla port’s traffic up
A dedicated barge handling facility was recently commissioned at Kandla port’s satellite port at Tuna. The facility is geared to handle one million tonnes of traffic annually. With this, it is felt that the congestion at Kandla port will ... More

RAILWAYS
Railways sets freight target
The Indian Railways has set the originating freight loading target of 785 million tonnes (mt) for 2007-08.Internally, the message has been sent across to all Zonal Railways to step up loading to so as to reach 800 mt. Though it is difficult it is ... More

ROADWAYS
Buses to be diverted
The Tamil Nadu Omni Bus Owners Association has decided to divert all its buses to Chennai via Perungulathur, Irumbuliur Bridge and Maduravayal to Koyambedu Bus Terminal, avoiding the Tambaram-Guindy route on Monday. A press release from the ... More

OUTLOOK
KSINC seeks consultant to prepare 10-year roadmap
Coastal shipping, mariner training among areas of interest More

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