The Hindu Business Line : Monday, June 11, 2007

INSIGHT
Port competition reaches subcontinental proportions
The southern ports of Chennai and Tuticorin are gearing up with plans to become major container transhipment hubs, with Ennore (near Chennai) to join them. Vallarpadam in Kerala is to have an international container transhipment terminal. ... More

SHIPPING
New Mangalore Port charts new growth plans
Under the National Maritime Development Programme (NMDP), the port plans to create more berths and other related infrastructure during the Eleventh Five-Year Plan. More

May sees record orders for boxes
A record 91 container vessels with a total capacity of 610,000 TEUs were ordered with the world's various shipyards in May alone. This was the highest container capacity ever ordered in a single month and equivalent of the capacity totalling ... More

Kandla, the top mover
After several years, the Kandla port has overtaken the Visakhapatnam port in cargo handling and reached the top position among the major ports. In the first two months of the current fiscal, Kandla handled 10.68 million tonnes compared to 10.32 ... More

Oberoi Hotels' luxury cruiser
Oberoi Hotels and Resorts plans to unveil a luxury Nile cruiser in October this year. The Oberoi Zahra will have 25 luxury suites and two grand suites. The seven-day cruise itinerary includes private docking facilities in select ... More

Uneasy reactions
The West Bengal Government, it appears, is determined to launch a chemical hub at Haldia. One wonders if the Government is aware of the real condition of the Hooghly river and the oil jetties at Haldia dock. Heavy siltation in the river near the ... More

INTERVIEW
For a modern day Silk Road
Reopening of trade by the land route will drive progress across the Euroasian landmass. A beginning has already been made with the launching of the historic Beijing-Brussels and Belgrade - Istanbul caravans. More

RAILWAYS
Rail tickets thru Akshaya centres
`Akshaya Kendras' in Malappuram district in Kerala will issue railway tickets, much the same way as the computerised reservation centres of the Railways, from June 11. The project is being implemented jointly by the State IT Mission and the ... More

Sleeper class train e-tickets cheaper by Rs 5
Passengers booking e-tickets for travelling in sleeper class (non-air conditioned) category in trains would now have to pay Rs 10 for the first passenger instead of the earlier level of Rs 15. However, the prevailing rule of paying Rs 5 per ... More

ROADWAYS
Audatex software for processing claims online
`Will reduce turnaround time for approval to 4-6 hours' More

STANDARDS & BENCHMARKS
`85% of rural road projects up to the mark'
Punjab, Himachal, Orissa roads most satisfactory More

OUTLOOK
PIA, Garuda eyeing flights to south India
NEW MARKET More

JetLite may operate on some international routes
JetLite fleet may be operational by Sept: Goyal More

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