The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, April 23, 2005

Singapore Airlines to hike fuel surcharge
SINGAPORE Airlines (SIA) has announced an increase of $8 per sector on the fuel surcharge that is being charged on long-distance flights operated by it from May 6. In a statement, the airline has said that from May 6 a passenger will be charged ... More

Airport fire service drill
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Thiruvananthapuram International Airport Fire service staged a series of drills involving mock crisis situations in a display of the level of preparedness in being able to cope with real-life contingencies. A ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE

Navi Mumbai airport to cost Rs 8,760 cr
THE second international airport in Mumbai, envisaged to be put up at a cost of Rs 8,760 crore would be ready to carry 30 million passengers by 2030. "The Navi Mumbai airport is being developed as one of the world's few greenfield airports and ... More

SHIPPING

Record handling at Kochi port
THE Kochi port has handled an all-time high annual traffic of 140.95 lakh tonnes during 2004-05, surpassing the previous year's traffic of 135.70 lakh tonnes. It also handled an all-time record of container traffic of 1.85 lakh TEUs during the ... More

ABG is highest bidder for Kandla box terminal project
THE ABG Group has emerged the highest bidder to develop and operate a Rs 200-crore container terminal at Kandla Port by quoting a revenue share of 48.997 per cent. ABG had bid for the project by tying up with Voltry Terminals which runs a box ... More

`Tuticorin Port's demand on land to be forwarded to Govt'
THE Ramanathapuram District administration will soon forwar its proposal to the Government on the demand of the Tuticorin Port Trust (TPT), the nodal agency for the implementation of the Sethusamudram project, for allotment of 850 hectares of ... More

RAILWAYS

IRFC to raise Rs 500 cr for Rail Vikas Nigam
INDIAN Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) plans to raise about Rs 500 crore for Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd (RVNL) in the 2005-06 fiscal. This is over the Rs 3,400 crore that IRFC is expected to mop up for buying assets for Indian Railways this fiscal. ... More

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