The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, December 27, 2005

IA clocks Rs 65.61-cr net profit in '04-05
THE State-owned Indian Airlines has reported a net profit of Rs 65.61 crore for 2004-05, up from Rs 44.17 crore reported during the previous year. The bottom line performance for 2004-05 has been the best for the airline since ... More

INFRASTRUCTURE

`Upgrade Mangalore airport'
MANGALORE: The United Associations of Karnataka Kuwait (UAKK), a forum of 14 associations working for the welfare of the people of Karnataka residing in West Asia, has urged the Union Civil Aviation Minister to upgrade Mangalore airport to ... More

SHIPPING

On-wheel examination facility at Kochi Port container terminal
IN its efforts to improve the facilities in the Rajiv Gandhi Container Terminal, India Gateway Terminal (IGT), the container terminal operator at Kochi Port, has developed a 450-metre platform with covered lighting to facilitate "on wheel ... More

Cochin Port asked to work on free trade warehousing zone
MR T.K.A. NAIR, Principal Secretary to Prime Minister, held a meeting to review the progress of projects coming up in the Port Based Special Economic Zone. A decision was taken to set up a Free Trade Warehousing Zone as part of the SEZ and the ... More

Two cruise vessels coming to Kochi port today
THE cruise vessels Superstar Libra and Astoria will call at the Kochi port on Tuesday (December 27). The Superstar Libra will arrive with 585 passengers and 770 crew. The vessel arriving from Mumbai at 6.30 a.m. will sail to Mumbai at 4 p.m. ... More

m.v. Astoria calls at New Mangalore port
THE passenger vessel - m.v. Astoria - called at New Mangalore Port on Monday. The ship has 290 passengers on board. Of them, 209 members visited various places in and around Mangalore, including St Aloysius Chapel, Gokarnatheswhara and ... More

Tobacco Board officials visit Chennai port, container terminals
OFFICIALS of the Tobacco Board and leading tobacco exporters from Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, visited the Chennai port and the private container terminal to inspect the facilities. Dr P. Dayachari, Chairman, Tobacco Board; Dr J. Suresh Babu, ... More

INTERVIEW

Petronet LNG contract to begin in 2009: SCI chief
THE Chairman and Managing Director of Shipping Corporation of India, Mr S. Hajara, believes that the Petronet LNG bid is substantially lower than their previous bids. He further adds that the Petronet LNG contract will begin in 2009. He also ... More

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