The Hindu Business Line : Friday, March 21, 2003

IA hikes fares by 15 pc
INDIAN Airlines has hiked its domestic fares by 15 per cent with effect from March 26, citing substantial increase in ATF prices in the recent months. With this hike, a Bangalore-Delhi ticket would cost Rs 16,240 for the business class from the ... More

Air India special flights bring passengers from Kuwait
THE three special flights operated by Air India have flown in around 1,000 passengers from Kuwait. A fourth special flight, which was operated with an A310, was expected to return to Mumbai late on Thursday evening. According to the airline, ... More

Special flight from Kuwait lands in Kochi
`The need for more flights will depend on the turn of events in the Gulf region. However, no airline has so far cancelled any service.' More

Gulf flights to India operating as usual
WITH the launch of US attacks on Iraq, major airlines operating out of the Gulf region to the Indian sub-continent are now in a state of alert, but airline officials said that operations are normal as of now and it is "business as ... More

SHIPPING

No UN certifying inspectors at ports — Exporters in a fix over Iraq-bound cargo
With no UN inspectors left at any of the ports of Iraq to certify cargo arrival, Indian exporters are concerned about the "financial risk" that the new situation may present on all their current shipments including in-transit shipments bound for ... More

Foreign flag ships hike chartering rates
WITH the US having begun attacks on Iraq, the chartering rates of foreign flag vessels have shot up even as underwriters abroad have imposed the war risk surcharge, an additional burden of about 20-25 per cent on vessel charters. However, there ... More

Fall in tea exports through Amingaon ICD
TEA shipments through the Amingaon (Guwahati) inland container depot (ICD) have recorded a total throughput of 1,956 TEUs for 2002-03 as compared to 2,005 TEUs in 2001-02. It is stated that the shipment to Pakistan was 190 TEUs (36 TEUs) and P&O ... More

CII-ICRA study on strategic plan — `Chennai must turn a facility provider'
THE Chennai Port Trust should shift from being a ``service provider'' port to a ``facility provider'' thereby generating additional revenue. The Chennai port should also redefine itself to be ``a preferred port of call'' on the East Coast in the ... More

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Concor eyes cold supply chain biz
Are you worried about the quality of fruits and vegetables you buy these days from the local market, which are carted from far-off places on trucks? Container Corporation of India Ltd (Concor), a PSU under the Railway Ministry, has a ... More

Ships in Ports

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