To further boost its cruise tourism initiatives, Cochin Port Trust has mooted a proposal with the Southern Railways for operating train services hauled by Heritage Steam Loco from the Harbour Terminus. One service can be started from Willingdon Island to Ernakulam and the other...

India has urged Bangladesh to use Kolkata and Haldia ports for transhipment purposes. The initiative can make coastal shipping more cost effective for bilateral trade, thereby shifting cargo from the costly land route, and create an opportunity for Bangladeshi garment exporters to reach European...

Union Civil Aviation Secretary Rajiv Nayan Choubey said the Government is considering various measures to help airlines bring down their cost of operations while also finalising plans for a package for ailing national carrier Air India. “We have been watching the developments closely. The...

The Road Ministry’s attempt to record road accident data in a particular format — comprising 55 fields — has been accepted by the Home Ministry’s Interoperable Criminal Justice System (ICJS). Also, the Home Ministry’s software for recording accident data in such a format is...

In order to quicken evacuation from the ports and reduce the traffic and congestion, the proposed re-modelling of cargo evacuation system at ports by placing the container freight stations or CFS as the fulcrum of the entire planning is an innovative idea which is...

At least four people were killed as five coaches and the engine of the New Farakka Express derailed near Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday morning, Divisional Railway Manager (DRM) of Northern Railway, Satish Kumar, said. The accident took place near Harchandpur at...

The postal department has set a target to more than double its market share in parcel business in next two years, Communications Minister Manoj Sinha said Tuesday. “Approximately, we have 3-4 per cent share in parcel business. Private players offer effective service instantly while...

Air fares between India and Singapore on flights operated by Singapore Airlines (SIA) and Silk Air have gone up by between 1 to 2 per cent from this month. “We are constantly adjusting our fares. We do a review twice a year and revise...

Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) – operator of the Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru (BLR Airport) – has signed an agreement with L3 Macdonald Humfrey (Automation) India, a UK-headquartered tech developer with global presence in the field of Airport Security and Automation, to introduce a...

Beleaguered container freight station (CFS) operators are set to get a fresh lease of life with the government working on an alternative cargo evacuation model to replace the direct port delivery (DPD) scheme. The new system will restore the role of these intermediaries in...