The Hindu Business Line : Monday, October 08, 2007

SHIPPING
Tryst with Trieste yielding fruit
Exports from India to Italy, largely agri products and machinery, have grown by over 32 per cent between 2004 and 2006. Much of the trade is through the Port of Trieste, which is a well-connected gateway to many regions in Europe. More

Strong reforms, for smooth sailing
The Global Shippers’ Forum, that met recently in Singapore, recognised that Asia represents a growing and dynamic base for world trade and has called for reform of laws and regulations to make global shipping and freight transport effective and secure. More

MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Master integrator for Air India, Indian
MONITORING BENEFITS More

INTERVIEW
‘India is a very important market for us’
India is a focus area for the airline. With its economy showing strong growth, all our routes in India are doing stunningly well. More

RAILWAYS
Taking the load off the system
How technology helps railways in its ? freight services.? More

Talent crunch at Railways
The Railways seem to be suffering from an acute dearth of talents. How else can one explain the unique situation of the General Manager of one Zonal Railway looking after the jobs of three others? The General Manager of Eastern Railway is now ... More

ROADWAYS
Multimodal transport
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Highway 215 in bad shape
The 270-km long National Highway 215, connecting Keonjhar, a major iron ore belt in Orissa, with Panikuili on the National Highway 5 that connects Kolkata with Chennai, is in a terrible shape, so much so that an iron ore carrying truck can ... More

Efforts to curb overloading
The All India Confederation of Goods Vehicles Owners’ Association (AICOGOA) has sought the help of the Prime Minister, after having failed to make the authorities concerned see merit in any serious effort to curb overloading of goods ... More

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Union Budget 2007-08

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