Miscellaneous
Shipping PSUs allowed to place orders through nomination route
PUBLIC sector undertakings/units attached to the Department of Shipping have been allowed to place orders for ships, dredgers, tugs, boats and so on with domestic public sector shipyards on nomination basis without resorting to the competitive bidding ro ute.

Pharmaceuticals
Export cost by air gradually soaring
EXPORTS by air from India are gradually becoming costlier as the air cargo carriers, mostly foreign airlines, have either hiked rates or are planning to do so on one pretext or the other.

Signs of recovery in Chennai box terminal operations
THE Chennai Port Trust came in for a severe criticism from various sections of the trade and industry, when the productivity at the container terminal dropped to as low as 70 moves/crane/shift in July last year. The situation remained the same for the ne xt few months.

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