LOGISTICS
AIRLINES
Flying into a turbocharged 2006
THE year gone by saw some far-reaching developments in the civil aviation sector. Private airlines went in for fleet expansion, a host of new ones took to the skies, and a number of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of ...
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SHIPPING
What the new LNG shipping policy says
THE Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved a first-of-its kind LNG Shipping Policy that gives importers the flexibility to transport the cargo either on f.o.b. (free-on-board) or c.i.f. (cost-insurance-freight) basis by ...
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Shipping sector headed for choppy year?
AFTER two years on the high seas, the global shipping industry may hit shallow waters in 2006. There are signs of such a trend with record low container freight rates and reduced charter rates for bulk vessels. "It ...
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LNG shipping: Have Indian owners missed the wind?
THE just-concluded tendering process by Petronet LNG Limited for hiring an LNG ship to haul cargo from Qatar to its expanded Dahej terminal in Gujarat has exposed the claims by the domestic shipping industry that the ...
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Cruise packages find many takers
SEA cruises are still new to India but there seems to be enough takers for a voyage. According to Star Cruises, which set the ball rolling on domestic sea cruises by stationing the Super Star Libra on Indian waters, its one-night New ...
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