The Hindu Business Line : Monday, November 14, 2005

Air India's non-stop option
THE successful completion last week of the longest non-stop flight by a commercial aircraft augurs well for Air India which is planning to offer non-stop services from India to various cities around the globe. A ... More

IA flight to Puttaparthy
BANGALORE: Indian Airlines will re-introduce a thrice-week service to Puttaparthy from Bangalore from Monday. IA will operate Airbus 320 for the new service on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The flights, which would take 30 minutes ... More

IATA's e-freight
THE International Air Transport Association (IATA) has launched IATA e-freight, the cargo component of the association's "Simplifying The Business Initiative". The target is to achieve paperless cargo processing by 2010, entailing a saving of ... More

SHIPPING

Shanghai-type port for Bengal
AT the insistence of West Bengal Government, the Shipping Ministry has convened a meeting to discuss the scope of launching a Shanghai-type port in West Bengal. The new port in Shanghai is now located in the middle of the sea about 30 km away ... More

Minister at Paradip
THE Shipping Minister, Mr T R Baalu, along with Secretary and Joint Secretary (ports) of his Ministry, visited the Paradip port on Friday last and reviewed the various development programmes of the port, including the construction of the deep ... More

INTERVIEW

Bombardier has major plans on track for India — Mr A. Wennberg, Vice-President andChief Technical Officer, Bombardier
India's new thrust on development of transport infrastructure has been attracting global players. And now Bombardier, one of the world's leading manufacturers of transport solutions — from regional aircraft and business jets to rail ... More

`In range and diversity, few ports can match KDS'
Mr M. A. Bhaskarachar, Deputy Chairman, Kolkata Dock System
The Kolkata port has two dock systems — the Kolkata Dock System (KDS), comprising Netaji Subhas Dock and Kidderpore Dock, and the Haldia Dock Complex (HDC). There is one Chairman for the Kolkata port as a whole but two Deputy Chairmen, ... More

RAILWAYS

Bombardier, Reliance Energy in talks for Hyderabad metro project
While REL will be handling the power supply part of the project, Bombardier will be handling the transportation aspect, including vehicle manufacturing. More

ROADWAYS

Order to withdraw notifications condoning overloading offence — TN truck operators to press for implementation of SC ruling
THE Supreme Court order asking some of the State Governments to withdraw the notifications issued to condone the offence of overloading of transport vehicles has come as a shot-in-the-arm to the State Lorry Owners' Federation-Tamilnadu (SLOF-T) ... More

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