The Hindu Business Line : Saturday, October 04, 2008

LOGISTICS

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT: ACTL upgrades its ICD in Faridabad to rail-linked depot
To connect Concor’s Tughlakabad facility. Associated Container Terminals Ltd (ACTL) has upgraded its road-linked inland container depot (ICD) in Faridabad (one of Delhi’s satellite towns) to a rail-linked depot. With this, it aims to ...

RAILWAYS: SW Rly zone freight loading rises 14% in H1
In spite of factors such as decrease in the export market for iron ore, hike in freight rate for iron ore cargo, the Hubli-headquartered South Western Railway (SWR) zone has been able to manage a growth of 14.21 per cent in originating ...

RAILWAYS: Bonus for Railway employees
About 13.25 lakh non-gazetted Railway employees will receive wages of 73 days as Productivity Linked Bonus for 2007-08 with the Union Cabinet approving the Railway Ministry proposal on the issue. The Government also decided to enhance the ...

RAILWAYS: XLRI, German varsity sign pact
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RAILWAYS: Howrah-Puri superfast train
In order to clear extra rush of passengers on the eve of Durga Puja, S.E. Railway has decided to run one superfast special between Howrah and Puri. 0887 Howrah-Puri superfast special will leave Howrah at 20.55 hrs on Saturday and will reach Puri ...

AIRLINES: Air India seeks fog insurance
In an effort to contain its losses due to flight operations getting affected during the winter months, particularly in Delhi, Air India has entered the market seeking a fog insurance cover for a five-month period starting November 1, this ...

SHIPPING/PORTS: Panel to review Haldia dock draft crisis
The Standing Parliamentary Committee on Shipping, headed by the CPI(M) Member in the Rajya Sabha, Mr Sitaram Yechury, is to shortly review the crisis facing the Haldia dock of the Kolkata Port ...

AIRLINES: ‘More airline passengers opt for self-service’
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct. 3 Self-service is increasingly becoming the norm for airline passengers across the world, said a six-airport survey ...

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