Cargo

Two ports to be set up in Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal

The government on Thursday said it will set up a port each at Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal in 2013-14, to effectively handle increased cargo traffic. "Two new major ports will be set up in West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh," Finance Minister P Chidambaram said while presenting the Budget for 2013-14. ...  

SpaceX commercial cargo capsule blasts off in US

Washington: An unmanned cargo capsule blasted off on Sunday night to launch the first commercial delivery to the International Space Station, marking a major shift in how the US sends supplies and gear to the orbiting lab. Perched atop a Falcon 9 rocket, the reusable Dragon capsule, built by the private spaceflight company SpaceX, lifted off from the Cape Canaveral air force station in Florida at 8.35 pm, NASA TV...  

Crocodile found roaming in plane's cargo hold

London: A crocodile escaped from its cage on a domestic flight in Australia, and was found roaming free in the cargo hold when the plane touched down in Melbourne, the Daily Mail reported Monday. A shocked baggage handler made the discovery last week. Fortunately, the reptile, which was not fully grown, was recaptured without incident. On Monday Qantas confirmed a crocodile had managed to break free during a flight from...  

Mumbai ship fire: 'Hazardous cargo a challenge to rescue ops'

Inflammable gases on the ship are posing a challenge to the firefighting operations, MV Baadkar, the Chief of the Western Coast Guard, said. ...

Minor fire at Mumbai airport's cargo complex

Mumbai: A fire that broke out in the cargo complex of the Mumbai International Airport on Sunday evening. Four fire tenders have been pressed into service to douse the flames at the cargo complex. Sources said that it is a minor fire. No causality has been reported in the fire so far. The reason behind the fire is yet to be ascertained. ...  

First US cargo ship arrives in Cuba in 50 years

Havana: The freighter Ana Cecilia, which sailed on last Wednesday from Miami to Cuba with a cargo of goods considered humanitarian aid, docked Friday in the port of Havana to inaugurate a service of regular shipments without precedent in the last 50 years. The ship's arrival in Havana Bay occurred at dawn on Friday, one day behind schedule due to administrative problems with the documentation needed for docking at the...  

Kerala boat hit-and-run: ship sailor arrested

Chennai: A sailor of cargo ship M.V. Prabhu Daya was arrested by Kerala Police here on Thursday in connection with a hit-and-run case involving fishing boat Don-1 off the Kerala coast on March 1, police said. Speaking to IANS, K. Mahesh Kumar, deputy superintendent of police (DSP), said: "We have arrested one sailor who is from Gujarat. We will be taking him to Kochi." A co-accused second officer, Prasobh Sugathan,...  

2 Indian fishermen mistaken for pirates, shot dead

Kochi: Two fishermen, one each from Kerala and Tamil Nadu, in a fishing boat were on Wednesday shot dead by security officials of an Italian cargo vessel in the deep sea after being mistaken for pirates, an official said. Sources in Indian Navy said that the ship was in international waters. Sources also said that the fishermen shot by Italian Naval personnel on-board the tanker. Normally shooting is only for...  

Bangalore: Fire near BIA Cargo Terminal

BANGALORE: A fire broke out near the forest cover opposite the cargo terminal of the Bangalore International Airport (BIAL) in the early afternoon on Monday. A fire tender stationed in the BIAL premises was rushed to the spot at 2 pm and officials revealed the fire had been bellowing for almost an hour before the fire tender reached. The fire could have started because of a cigarette butt. We reached...  

AI to sell its 6 Boeing-737 cargo planes

New Delhi: In a major bid to shore up its falling revenues, cash-strapped Air India has floated a global tender for the sale of six Boeing 737 freighters, virtually bringing the curtains down on its plan to launch a dedicated cargo service. The state-owned airline has already offered to lease out five of its eight Boeing 777-200 planes for 8-10 years and decided to go for sale and leaseback of...  

IGI fire under control; many offices damaged

New Delhi: A fire broke out on early Thursday morning in the cargo terminal of the Indira Gandhi International Airport. The airport Officials said that fire has been brought under control. There were no casualties but the cargo handling agency office and the offices of 15 airlines located in the building have been damaged. The blaze erupted at around 1.15 am and 30 fire tenders were rushed to the spot,...  

Baloon like airships to transport goods by 2020

London: Gigantic balloon-like objects floating in the sky, the successors to the Zeppelins of yore, are set to revolutionise the way cargo is transported around the globe by the end of this decade. America's National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is developing the new generation of airships, to replace lorries, trains and ships to carry freight. The first prototype is likely to make its voyage next year. Scientists overseeing the...  

Cargo ship MV Rak sinks off Mumbai coast

Mumbai: A cargo ship has sunk off the Mumbai coast. The ship, MV Rak, was coming from Indonesia to Gujarat carrying 60,000 metric tonnes of coal. After ingress of water was reported from the ship a joint team of Indian Coast Guard and Indian Navy personnel launched a rescue effort and brought out all the 30 crew members safely. All the crew members on board were Indians. Indian Coast Guard's...  

Govt ignored our suffering: Sailors' families

Six Indian families are grateful to one Pakistani, Ansar Burney, who helped collect the ransom to free the sailors. ...

Families of Somalia-hijacked Indians blame govt

Mumbai: With the hijack of 17 Indians by pirates on February 8, families of six other Indian nationals held hostage since March last year have also come out and blamed the government for doing nothing. The Somali pirates caught by the Indian Navy have been handed over to the Mumbai police. However, the question remains that is this enough? Mansingh Mohite, father of the hijacked Ganesh Mohite says that even...  

Cargo plane crashes in Karachi; all feared dead

Islamabad: A cargo aircraft crashed within a naval residential compound shortly after taking off from the airport in the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi on Sunday, with all members of the crew and several persons on the ground feared killed. The Il-76 aircraft, which had an eight-member crew on board, crashed near Dalmia area within the cantonment in Karachi at 1:50 am on Sunday. It went down in a...  

Cargo plane crashes in Dubai

Dubai: A cargo plane crashed near a busy highway in Dubai on Friday, sources said. Ambulances rushed to the location of the crash, near Dubai airport. Initial reports said the crew members have been killed. The plane was set ablaze before crashing. It is believed that the plane belonged to an unidentified US company. ...  

Forbes India: Capt Gopinath's flight plan for air cargo

Capt Gopinath wants to take express cargo to small towns, far flung farms. ...  

Piracy fears as cargo ship vanishes off England

Experts say acts of piracy are unheard of in heavily-policed European waters. ...  

Gold looted from Air India cargo complex in Mumbai

The trio, armed with revolvers, barged into the high security zone. ...