The Hindu Business Line : Monday, August 09, 2004

SHIPPING
Shipping cos should build on Budget gains
The Budget has done for the shipping industry what few other Budgets in the past were able to do. The breakthrough should not be frittered away by thoughtless bureaucratic flourishes. More

Labour problem at Vizag port
DIFFERNCES over employment of private labour by a private operator has stranded the Visakhapatnam port in a problem. Though the workers were persuaded to call of on August 1 the strike they began on July 25, the ... More

Draft Maritime Policy — Addressing structural issues
The new Maritime Policy seeks to lay special emphasis for promoting cruise shipping by granting flexibility to ports. More

Haldia dock handles record cargo in July
THE Haldia dock complex of Kolkata Port has handled a record cargo of 3.151 million tonne during July this year surpassing the previous high of 3.003 million tonne in January 2004. According to a KoPT press release issued, between April and ... More

INTERVIEW
To be a global shipping player, India needs infrastructure
The Transworld Group of Companies, with operations in India, South-East Asia, West Asia, Europe, the UK and the US, owns and operates 25 ships with 1,250 employees. The group also has the distinction of "containerisation" of India. Founded by ... More

ROADWAYS
Karnataka bus owners' strike tomorrow
MANGALORE: The Karnataka State Bus Owners' Federation will hold a token bus strike on August 10 to highlight the problems faced by the bus transport industry in the State. A press release by the President of the federation, Mr K. ... More

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