The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, May 28, 2005

One killed, 2 injured in boiler explosion on ship at the New Mangalore Port
ONE person was killed and two others were injured when a boiler exploded on a ship at the New Mangalore Port on Friday. Police sources said Ravi Kumar Dadala from Andhra Pradesh, third engineer in the vessel MT Basaveshwara, was killed in the ... More

AIRLINES

Kingfisher Airlines plans to hike fares from July
KINGFISHER Airlines plans to hike fares from July though the special trial fare between Bangalore and Mumbai will continue for sometime. Its President and Chief Operating Officer, Mr Alex Wilcox, told Business Line that the ... More

Air Arabia plans franchise ticket sales
AS more low-cost carriers enter the market and try to carve out market share for themselves, they are also coming out with new distribution systems to reach their customers. In an effort to tap its clients in smaller towns and cities in a ... More

Direct flight from Germany to Kerala
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Lufthansa Airways has entered into a memorandum of understanding with the Union Government under which the German carrier will introduce a direct flight to Kerala. Announcing this, the State Tourism Minister, Mr K. ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE

Airports revamp: More time for bidders to name partners
THE Government has extended till June 3 the last date for the nine successful bidders participating in the restructuring of Delhi and Mumbai airports to firm up their consortium partners. Official sources told Business Line that the ... More

Trade seeks early implementation of Delhi-Chennai freight corridor
TRADE and industry circles here have called for early implementation of the New Delhi-Chennai Freight Corridor project announced by the Railway Minister, Mr Lalu Prasad. They have also sought its further extension up to Tuticorin with the ... More

Dubai Port investment in Kochi: Rajiv Gandhi box terminal gets two new mega cranes
AS part of Dubai Port International Terminals ongoing activity at the Kochi port, two new Gottwald mobile harbour cranes have arrived at the Rajiv Gandhi Container Terminal (RGCT). With 100-tonne capacity and 50-m outreach, the new cranes will ... More

Shell Hazira willing to wait and watch
WHO bats the eyelid first? That seems to sum up the situation at the new LNG terminal set up at Hazira by Royal Dutch Shell and Total Gaz Electricite Holdings of France. The terminal, set up at a cost of Rs 3,000 crore, was inaugurated on April ... More

SHIPPING

Navy to seek early clearance of Project 75
THE Indian Navy will be approaching the highest authority in the country to expedite clearance of its crucial Project 75 programme, which involves acquisition and building of submarines. Project 75 of the Indian Navy, which envisages building ... More

Coal shipments to TNEB via Paradip hit
COASTAL shipments of thermal coal through the Paradip port for the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) have been hit by the not-so-satisfactory arrivals of the mineral at the port from the Talcher mines of Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL). "On an ... More

Govt allows unshredded metallic scrap import through ICD Mulund
UNSHREDDED metallic scrap can now be imported through Inland Container Depot (ICD) Mulund, making this the 22nd eligible port for such imports. The Government had last year revamped the import policy on metallic scrap and stipulated that ... More

EVENTS

India to host global meet on warehousing in '07
INDIA is to host the annual international convention on warehousing and logistics in 2007, after Latvia, which is holding the meet next year, according to Mr S. Ramakrishna Reddy, Chairman of Andhra Pradesh State Warehousing Corporation. Mr ... More

RAILWAYS

Railways union meet in Thiruvananthapuram
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Southern Railway Employees Union will hold its 30th annual meeting in Thiruvananthapuram from May 27. According to the event's organisers, union leaders from across the country will participate in the three-day ... More

NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES

Coconut oil products launched in Kerala market
KOCHI: Benzy Food and Beverages P Ltd (Benco), a group company of the Akbar Travels of India, has launched coconut oil and various coconut oil products such as baby skin oil, hair oil etc in the market. The company had set up an Rs 3 ... More

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