The Hindu Business Line : Monday, July 21, 2003

Aircraft acquisition — Why AI/IA plans remain grounded
WILL the fleet acquisition plans of Air India and Indian Airlines not take off due to geopolitical and other consideration not connected with the airline business? Or, will the Government allow the two airlines to go ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE

Will IOC pipeline leave Haldia dock high and dry?
The crude pipeline proposed to be laid by the IOC between Paradip and Haldia, bypassing the Haldia dock, may not bode well for the dock's future, as crude transport accounts for half its throughput. Will an alternative plan save the day for Haldia? More

SHIPPING

Mercator pips SCI, GE to win MRPL deal
Mercator, a small ship-owning entity, sprang a surprise when it beat biggies such as GE Shipping and the SCI in bagging a crude-shipping deal from MRPL. But subsequent events have highlighted the difficulties small operators face in getting a footho ld in the industry. More

SCI divestment: `Bidder' makes waves
THE developments surrounding the disinvestment of the Shipping Corporation of India are not yet clear to most people but one of the bidders (there are now only two left) is believed to have already started giving the ... More

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Foreign port operators elbowing out Indian cos
THE increasing trend of foreign port operators gaining control of existing and new port terminals in India, elbowing aside Indian players, appears to be causing concern in the domestic port sector. Indeed, the foreign ... More

ROADWAYS

Kerala: Second round of talks with truckers today
Meanwhile, the State is bracing itself for a 24-hour `shut-out' of motor traffic from Monday midnight, when all those who have kept themselves out of the purview of the strike will join the action to express solidarity with the strikers. More

Exporters taking rail route to Kerala
THE truckers stir in Kerala has caused dislocation in the cargo movement bound for Kochi sea/air ports forcing some of the freight forwarders convert their road freight into rail cargo. The Container Corporation of India (Concor) here, which ... More

PEOPLE

Air India MD may get extension
THE officiating Managing Director of Air India (AI), Mr J.N. Gogoi, is all set to get another extension when his current tenure comes to an end on July 31 this year. Sources told Business Line that while no official decision has been ... More

Ships in Ports

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