The Hindu Business Line : Monday, June 05, 2006

AIR CARGO
BAWC top moves
British Airways World Cargo (BAWC) has announced its new commercial management team in Asia Pacific and the Middle East (including India) as part of the carrier's global middle management restructure, according to BAWC sources. Mr Mat Burton ... More

SHIPPING
ONGC for hi-tech supply vessels
The Asia-Pacific's deepwater potential presents bright prospects for the offshore exploration and production activities. ONGC, for instance, wants new, hi-tech offshore supply vessels by November. And shipping companies are racing to get up to date. More

Karnataka urged to own dredger
The Karnataka Government has been urged to own a dredger to tackle the problem of dredging along the coast. Addressing presspersons here on Saturday, Mr M. Veerappa Moily, former Karnataka Chief Minister and Chairman of the National ... More

New vessels for IWAI
Last week, the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) took delivery of two cargo vessels, Viswesvaraya and RN Tagore, each of 300-tonne capacity. One of them is an oil tanker and the other a container ship. The vessels are to be ... More

Malacca Straits still risky for insurers
Lloyd's Market Association Joint War Committee (JWC) has rejected calls to remove the Malacca Strait from its war and terrorism listing as the waterway has been assessed to "exceed a benchmark of risk aggregation factors", according Malaysia's ... More

PTP records highest productivity
The Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) in Malaysia has been recognised for achieving highest productivity in 2005 among all 37 APM terminals ports and affiliated ports spread over five continents. Maersk Line, the world's biggest shipping line after ... More

Expert panel holds talks on port highway
As part of the formalities to be completed before taking up the construction a four-lane highway connectivity between the proposed Vallarpadam Island and NH 47 at Kalamassery, a sub-committee of the Expert Committee of Environment for ... More

Rs 500-cr cocaine seizure at JNPT
In what is billed as one of the biggest drug seizures in recent times, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) seized about 200 kg of cocaine hidden inside a container that came in a ship from Hong Kong at the Jawaharlal Nehru Port. ... More

INTERVIEW
`India market will expand as skies open up more'
Our requirement of outsourcing from India may even exceed the minimum offset requirement laid down by the Indian government. More

RAILWAYS
RITES' rehab plan for Bokaro Steel
The long wagon detention time is the bane of rail operations at the BSL plant, which is stuck with 63 outdated locos and over 400 none-too-good wagons. More

CLW moving to electronic payment system from June 15
Chittaranjan Locomotive Works (CLW), the electric locomotive manufacturing outfit of the Railways, will be introducing from June 15 an electronic fund transfer scheme for making payments to all suppliers and vendors across the country. This is ... More

Work on Hyderabad Metro from Dec
Project to be taken up on BOT basis More

TN Chamber hails Railways' decision
The Tamilnadu Chamber of Commerce and Industry has hailed the restoration of telescopic benefits on end-to-end fares effective from June 15 by the Ministry of Railways. In a statement, the Chamber President, Mr S. Rethinavelu, ... More