The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, December 13, 2008

LOGISTICS

SHIPPING/PORTS: Kolkata port plea to scrap rly freight discount on iron ore exports
‘Present scheme puts Haldia dock at a disadvantage’. The Kolkata Port Trust is to soon draw attention of the Railway Board, the Ministry of Shipping and the West Bengal Government to the inconvenience caused to the Haldia dock by the ...

SHIPPING/PORTS: New Mangalore port logs 49% rise in container traffic
The total container traffic has reached an all-time high at the New Mangalore Port Trust ...

AIRLINES: Plaza Premium plans chain of airport lounges
Hyderabad, Dec. 12 Hong Kong-based Plaza Premium has set up its first arrival lounge in India at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport with an investment of $3.8 million and plans a network of lounges in ...

ROADWAYS: Delay in Ennore-Manali road project causing heavy loss to trade
Chennai, Dec. 12 Poor road conditions in north Chennai and delay in upgrading roads for smooth flow of traffic are causing heavy losses to trade and industry, not to speak of inconvenience to the common man. The Ennore Manali Road ...

SHIPPING/PORTS: NSDRC merged into maritime varsity
Visakhapatnam, Dec. 12 The National Ship Design and Research Centre (NSDRC) here has lost its autonomy and has been merged into the Indian Maritime University (IMU) based at Chennai, in pursuance of a decision taken by the Union Government, ...

RAILWAYS: Rlys freight loadings look up in Dec
New Delhi, Dec. 12 The Railways freight loadings appear to have recovered in the first ten days of December after two difficult months — a marginal dip in October and a marginal growth in ...

ROADWAYS: All-India goods vehicle owners calls off strike
The All-India Confederation of Goods Vehicle Owners’ Associations (ACOGOA) no longer wishes to observe strike from December 20. “The strike call given earlier stands withdrawn following the Union Government’s announcement ...

RAILWAYS: Howrah-Chennai superfast specials
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Markets (Dec 12)

Nifty (at close)	2921.35(+1.20)
US Dollar (Buy/Sell)	48.45/46
Brent crude (a bbl) Rs	2,247
Gold (a gram) Rs	1,189
Silver (a kg) Rs	17,705

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