Vallarpadam container terminal to be commissioned in 2010’s first quarter

October 9th, 2009 KOCHI - The Indian Railways is set to make a record of building the longest railway bridge in the shortest period at Kochi. Crossing through an island and backwaters of Vembanad Lake, the 4.62 kilometre bridge will be named Vallarpadam Bridge and will be dedicated to nation in November this year.

September 14th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Kerala State Industrial Development Corp (KSIDC), the investment promotion agency of the state government, has tied up with Gas Authority of India Ltd (GAIL) for developing gas pipeline infrastructure. The partnership will lead to attracting investments to the tune of Rs.8,500 crore in the state, officials said.

August 7th, 2009 Smurfit-Stone Container closing Conn. plantST. LOUIS — Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., a major U.S.

August 5th, 2009 KOLKATA - Kolkata Dock System of the Kolkata Port Trust has handled a record high monthly volume of container traffic of 34,287 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in July, a company release said here Wednesday. "Kolkata Dock System has set a new landmark in handling the highest container traffic in a single month since its inception in 1977, surpassing its previous handling record of 33,219 TEUs handled in June, 2009," the release said.

July 28th, 2009 TUI announces support for Hapag-LloydBERLIN — Travel company TUI AG said Tuesday that it will lead a euro315 million ($448 million) purchase of a stake that cash-strapped shipping firm Hapag-Lloyd AG holds in a Hamburg container terminal — the first part of a support package. TUI said that the 25.1 percent stake in the Altenwerder Container Terminal would be bought by a company founded by shareholders of TUI and investment group Albert Ballin GmbH & Co.

July 18th, 2009 KOCHI - The country's longest railway bridge, at 4.62 km, is fast nearing completion and will be opened in November, an official said here Saturday. The bridge, to connect the International Container Transshipment Terminal (ICTT) at Vallarpadam with Edapally near here, has been constructed in the Kochi backwaters.

April 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A sleek new domestic departure terminal of the Indira Gandhi International Airport became operational Sunday, replacing a decades-old cramped terminal that was synonymous with disorder and lacked basic facilities for a modern traveller. A spokesperson of airport developer Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL), a GMR-led consortium, told IANS: 'The first Indigo flight for Guwahati took off at 5.30 a.m.

April 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The new domestic departure terminal of the Indira Gandhi International airport became operational here Sunday with an Indigo flight taking off for Guwahati early in the morning. A spokesperson of airport developer Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL), a GMR-led consortium, told IANS: 'The first Indigo flight for Guwahati took off at 5.30 a.m.

April 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Kingfisher Airlines, its low-cost carrier Kingfisher Red and Indigo Airlines will operate from the new domestic terminal (1D) at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here from April 19, the airport developer announced Friday. Jet Airways and its low-cost carrier JetLite, as well as SpiceJet will begin operating from the new terminal later this month.

March 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - With the newly-built departure terminal at Delhi airport set to be opened in the first week of April, India's national carrier Air India Friday said it would not shift its operations to the new terminal. 'We will continue to operate from the existing 1A terminal,' an Air India spokesperson told IANS.

March 1st, 2009 CHENNAI - The central government is determined to develop Ennore Port in Tamil Nadu as the country's 'eastern gateway port', Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways T.R. Baalu said here Saturday.

February 28th, 2009 SURAT - Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel Friday laid the foundation of a new terminal at Surat airport, the eighth such terminal project in the country since Feb 20. The new domestic terminal, a glass and steel structure, will have a floor area of 8,474 square metres and offer modern passenger friendly facilities like central heating and air conditioning system, Patel said.

February 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel will Thursday inaugurate a new departure terminal at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport here which will be able to handle all outbound domestic passengers, an official said. However, the terminal, 1D, set up at an investment of Rs.5 billion (Rs.500 crore), will be opened for passengers only by March-end, said the official of the Delhi International Airport Ltd, which runs the IGI Airport.

February 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A new departure terminal at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, which will be able to handle all outbound domestic passengers, will be operational by March-end, officials said. The new terminal, 1D, set up at an investment of Rs.5 billion (Rs.500 crore), will be inaugurated Thursday, but will be opened for passengers only by March-end, said an official of Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL), which runs the IGI Airport.

January 23rd, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The new terminal of the Thiruvananthapuram international airport will open in June, Civil Aviation secretary M. Madhavan Nambiar said Saturday.