The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, February 21, 2002

Airlines hike capacity to handle export surge
AN unprecedented surge in export cargo has forced some cargo airlines to bring in additional capacity - in January alone, 4,100 tonnes were uplifted from Chennai. Though there has been a drop of almost 18 per cent compared to the ... More

Kale Consultants-IATA pact for `CEO Cockpit'
THE aviation and banking software company, Kale Consultants Ltd (KCL), on Wednesday announced a "development and commercialisation'' agreement with the International Air Transport Association (IATA) to create a new product for the airline ... More

SHIPPING

Tea shipments through Amingaon ICD may drop
THE total throughput of Amingaon inland container depot (ICD) in the current tea shipment season (2001-02), which is coming to a close soon, is estimated to be 1,993 TEUs (twenty-feet equivalent units) compared to the actual throughput of 2,333 ... More

Seamen's union opposes SCI privatisation move
THE Forward Seamen's Union of India has announced a strike on Friday to protest against the move to privatise Shipping Corporation of India Ltd. The General Secretary of the Seamen's Union, Mr Sadhan Kanjilal, told presspersons here on ... More

RAILWAYS

Lots of EoIs for Railtel contract
Close to half a dozen audit firms and investment banks — AF Ferguson, Crisil, Ernst and Young, SBI Caps, UTI Securities — have submitted expression of interest (EoI) for recommending the capital structure for Railtel and the premium ... More

IRFC basic fund-raising mandate in for review
THE basic mandate of the Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) to mobilise monies from the market purely to finance the rolling stock requirements of the Indian Railways is in for a review. Official sources said IRFC has been asked by the ... More

Ships in Ports

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Unilateralism running amok -- Stop US before it wreaks havoc

In Depth
Inside Kashmir

Guide to derivatives

US-64

Looking back
Feb. 10-Feb. 16
Jetex all set to speed up

LIC offers loan for NHDP at 100 basis pts over G-Sec rate

IA hikes fares on most sectors

Motor risk premiums to go up from April