The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, December 03, 2002

BA places limit on single baggage
BRITISH Airways (BA) is introducing a maximum weight limit for single-item baggage to comply with health and safety requirements from January 1, 2003. E-mails to frequent fliers said this measure was being introduced to reduce damage to the ... More

Lufthansa keen on more flights to Bangalore
THE German airline, Lufthansa, has evinced interest in operating two more weekly flights from Germany to Bangalore under the limited open sky policy which the Government plans to introduce. "Lufthansa has approached AI for operating two more ... More

Emirates launches Dubai-Kochi direct service
EMIRATES Airline today launched direct services to Kochi expanding its network in India to five destinations. Emirates' inaugural flight to Kochi early on Monday morning has opened up a direct route to Kerala, the airline said in a ... More

SHIPPING

Seafoods top exports through Kochi port
SEAFOODS continue to dominate the exports through the Cochin Port Trust in October this year compared to the previous month. As per the figures available with the Cochin Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the export of seafood through the port ... More

Sagar operations may aid Kolkata
THE prospects of the Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) should not be evaluated in terms of the performance of the Kolkata Dock System (KDS), hamstrung by many constraints including heavy siltation in the river Hooghly and dwindling flow of the river. The ... More

Bid to generate more traffic — Kolkata port slashes box rates
``With this rationalisation, the KDS is now perhaps the cheapest container handling port in the country, even cheaper than the Haldia dock, KPT's other dock complex'', observed a spokesman for the KDS. More

RAILWAYS

RS passes Delhi Metro Rly Bill
PARLIAMENT has approved the Delhi Metro Railway Bill, with the Urban Development Minister, Mr Ananth Kumar, informing the Rajya Sabha that 35 cities have been identified for providing metro-type rapid mass urban transport system. Replying to a ... More

ROADWAYS

Stranded passengers at New Delhi RS
Passengers were stranded at the New Delhi Railway Station on Monday as auto and taxi drivers went on a day-long strike demanding a revision in fares and protesting against harassment by authorities. ... More

Ships in Ports

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