The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, February 08, 2006

IA announces special fares
INDIAN Airlines has announced yet another special fare for travel in the domestic sectors. Called `Unchecked Fares', the new scheme is valid on 146 sectors. The offer for a limited number of seats will be valid for travel till April 30. ... More

IA receives offers for dry leasing aircraft — May offer flights to UK/US
THE next time you are travelling to the UK, the US, Australia or some parts of South-East Asia, you may have the choice of flying with another swadeshi airline - Indian Airlines. The airline has received offers for leasing five Airbus ... More

SHIPPING

Simplex bags order to build Haldia multipurpose berth
SIMPLEX Infrastructure Ltd (formerly Simplex Concrete Piles Ltd) has bagged the order for construction of a multipurpose berth (No. 13) at Haldia dock. The job involves construction of a 250-metre-long berth and development of a back-up area of ... More

Public private partnership projects on BOT basis — Ministry plans to appoint law firm to prepare model concession pact
THE Union Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways plans to appoint a law firm to prepare a model concession agreement for public private partnership (PPP) projects to be awarded on BOT (build, own and transfer) basis in major ports in ... More

Mumbai Port box terminal project may be delayed over Hutchison clearance
THE offshore container terminal project at Mumbai Port may again get delayed as the security clearance for Hutchison Port Holdings, which has bid jointly with L&T, is yet to be communicated to the Mumbai Port authorities. The bidding process ... More

Tuticorin allowed to levy special charges
Users have not been able to clean the general cargo berth after handling dust-generating cargoes to the port's satisfaction because of the vast backup area, especially in berth V, VI and ... More

Cochin Shipyard to increase training institute capacity
COCHIN Shipyard Ltd has proposed to increase the capacity of its Marine Engineering Training Institute to 180 from 100. The institute has so far trained 1,175 mechanical engineers, a press release issued here said. Additional hostel facilities ... More

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

Blue Dart net up 38 pc at Rs 15.35 cr
BLUE Dart Express Ltd has posted a profit after tax of Rs 15.35 crore for the quarter ended December 31, 2005, up 38 per cent on the Rs 11.12-crore registered in the corresponding period of the previous year. The turnover for the quarter ended ... More

SOFTWARE

ANZ to manage staff travel schedule with IBS software
AIR New Zealand (ANZ) has successfully implemented iFly, the new generation, Web-based solution from IBS Software for managing the staff travel requirements of airlines. The launch customer for iFly, ANZ had signed the requisite agreement with ... More

RAILWAYS

Rly employees threaten stir over pay revision
RAILWAY employees have threatened to go on strike from March 1 in protest against delay in setting up of the Sixth Pay Commission. They also want an interim relief in terms of higher compensation till the Sixth Pay Commission is in place. "The ... More

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