LOGISTICS
AIRLINES
SriLankan to operate larger aircraft to Delhi, Mumbai
SRILANKAN, the national airline of Sri Lanka, hopes to be able to offer flights from Colombo to Delhi and Mumbai with wide-body aircraft later this year, thereby offering more seats on the two sectors. Airline officials contacted in Colombo ...
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Travel agents commission issue resolved
THE impasse between the travel agents and leading Europe airlines including German airlines Lufthansa ended on Friday with the travel agents agreeing to advise their members to start selling Lufthansa tickets again. A statement issued jointly ...
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SHIPPING
Tariff fixation at major ports — Normative approach to replace cost-plus method
THE Shipping Ministry has announced that the cost-plus approach for fixing tariffs at major ports will be replaced by the normative approach besides strengthening the powers of the Tariff Authority for Major Ports (TAMP). "The cost-plus ...
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Govt announces sops to buoy ship-building sector
THE Shipping Ministry has flagged off a slew of initiatives to support the floundering domestic ship-building and repair industry including a 10 per cent surcharge on the cost of repairs to deter Indian owners from undertaking repair of Indian ...
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Heavy metal scrap — JNPT announces 2-month import freeze from Sept 15
REALISING that the sudden spurt in import of heavy metal scrap (HMS) by Punjab traders as a result of heavy speculation in the market regarding its price was largely responsible for the congestion at Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNPT) in the past few ...
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4 hurt in blast in ship
VIJAYAWADA: Four persons were injured on Friday when a detonator exploded in a ship at West Quay-4 berth in Visakhaptnam port while loading thermal coal into MV Gem of Haldia. The accident occurred when Mr Appa Rao, a work ...
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INTERNET
Cargo portal Ezycargo eyes Indian market
EZYCARGO, an Internet-based air cargo portal that was launched last week by the Singapore-based Cargo Community Network Pte Ltd, hopes to tap the booming Indian market. Mr Gerard Lim, General Manager, India, Cargo Community Network, said that ...
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RAILWAYS
Special trains for `Pushkarams'
HYDERABAD: The South Central Railway (SCR) on Thursday decided to make elaborate transport arrangements and provide additional facilities at all the railway stations in the routes leading to Pushkar ghats in connection with Krishna ...
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