The Hindu Business Line : Friday, March 14, 2003

Air India fares may go up by 5%
AIR India (AI) has proposed a five per cent hike in its passenger fares from India. Official sources said the proposal to hike fares has been filed with the Director-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) although no approval has been given as yet ... More

Ground-handling by only Air India, IA
IN an effort to enhance security at the airports, the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) has decided that from July 1, 2003, ground-handling activities will be handled only by Air India (AI), Indian Airlines (IA) and the Airports Authority of ... More

Air India, IA fleet acquisition on hold
THE decision on fleet acquisition by Air-India and Indian Airlines has been put on the hold following the Ministry of Civil Aviation's decision to remove the two airlines from the disinvestment list. According to the Minister of Civil Aviation, ... More

SHIPPING

Private firms for Kerala waterways dredging
IN a bid to facilitate smooth movement of cargo, the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) has appointed three private firms to carry out capital dredging in the National Waterways No. 3 (between Kottapuram and Kollam) in the State. For ... More

War may jack up risk premiums for ships
RIPPLES of the growing tension in the Gulf with the US massing its troops on the Iraqi border is being felt in the Indian insurance market. Insurance premia for Indian vessels sailing in the proximity of the Gulf region are likely to be jacked up ... More

`HSL needs higher budgetary support'
HINDUSTAN Shipyard Ltd (HSL) is finding it hard to survive and the yard has delayed the payment of salaries of the administrative staff and officials by 10 days this month. The employees — 3,750 in total, with 420 of them being officials, ... More

Minor ports asked to target captive cargo
THERE should be a political will to change, and the Government, both at the Centre and State, should accept that infrastructure is important and that it has been lagging behind in the country, felt the CII (SR) Working Group on Ports. Talking ... More

Ships in Ports

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