The Hindu Business Line : Monday, October 19, 2009

LOGISTICS

INTERVIEW: Building infrastructure in Kerala
The infrastructure sector in Kerala is all set to attract big investments. The State Government set up Inkel in March 2007, with the objective of taking up infrastructure projects with private sector participation as the primary ...

ROADWAYS: UP’s online tax initiative for trucks
An initiative by the Commercial Tax Department of Uttar Pradesh Government to issue transit passes to transporters on the Web for commercial goods vehicles passing through the State has resulted in considerable time saving of about ...

ROADWAYS: One for the road
The old communist era joke about the Polish economy as the one that has done so much for the theory of planning and so little for its practice might well be an apt description for the way contracts are awarded for highway development in the ...

ROADWAYS: Rapid bus service cruises down roads
Diwali gift for Ahmedabad. After a year-long delay, Phase I of Ahmedabad’s much-talked about Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) was inaugurated by Gujarat Chief Minister Mr Narendra Modi three days before Diwali, on October 14. The project is ...

EVENTS: Shippers meet in Dubai
This year’s global shippers’ conference will be held in Dubai from November 2 to 4 and attended by shippers from Europe, America and Asia. Being organised by Global Shippers’ Forum (GSF) in partnership with the ...

ROADWAYS: Pointers for smooth road laying
A World Bank study, India’s Road Construction Industry: Capacity Issues, Constraints and Recommendations, points out that while the quantum of road works has gone up significantly in the last decade, the industry has not kept pace with ...

AIR CARGO: Climate change report draws flak
The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) has slammed the report Aviation & Global Climate Change in 21st Century, calling it “misleading” as its estimate is based on “considerable uncertainty”. The report ...

SHIPPING/PORTS: Gazette says freight rates will rise
The freight rates on east-west (Asia-Europe/US) trade will rise 18 per cent next year while trade volumes will rise 2.3 per cent, says Shipping Gazette quoting annual container market review and forecast by London-based Drewry ...

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