The Hindu Business Line : Monday, February 04, 2008

AIR CARGO
Slowdown in Asia Pacific air cargo
Figures for 2007 released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines show a slowdown of the regional air cargo growth. During the year, the growth was only 3.1 per cent to 56.6 billion freight tonne km against five per cent rise the year before. ... More

Dubai Logistics City keen on India
The delegates from the Dubai Logistics City, who recently visited Mumbai to attend the Air Cargo India 2008 conference, sought contacts to do business to profit from India’s burgeoning economy, according to Shipping Gazette quoting More

AIRLINES
Breaking up price-fixing cartels
Air freight rates More

SHIPPING
Bengal port project yet to take off
If the announcements by the West Bengal Government are any indication, the country’s top industrial houses are vying with each other to construct the much-publicised deep-sea port off the coast of the State even as the Union Shipping ... More

Draft convention on goods carriage
A United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Working Group meeting in Vienna recently adopted a draft convention on contracts for the international carriage of goods, wholly or partly by sea. The proposed convention, which ... More

SOFTWARE
New IT solution to integrate AI, Indian platforms
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb. 3 National Aviation Company of India Ltd (NACIL), which was formed by the merger of Air India and Indian, has decided to go in for a new IT solution.Mr V. Thulasidas, Chairman and Managing Director, NACIL ... More

HUMAN RESOURCES
‘Come aboard’ call to seafarers
“Ships do not move cargoes; people do.” Seafarers are the backbone of shipping, and India has been one of the highest suppliers of seafarers to the industry. But shortage of seafarers is posing a big challenge to the industry. ... More

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
TODAY'S PICK
Container Corporation (Rs 1,795.6): Buy
We recommend a buy in Container Corporation of India from a short-term perspective. It is evident in the charts that the stock has been on a long-term uptrend since 2003. However, the stock has been on a intermediate term downtrend for almost ... More

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