The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture asked the state-run Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) to review its fleet acquisition orders already placed. SCI decided to acquire 62 vessels based on the resources available for such a huge procurement rather than based on need, the committee said. The committee feels that SCI's fleet acquisition order may lead the firm into financial trouble like Air India. While the company intended to buy 62 vessels during the
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Deal between Jet and Etihad may be concluded in a month
According to sources in the union aviation ministry, the deal between Jet Airways and Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways may be clinched in a month. The government is expected to assuage the concerns of Etihad Airways on investor protection and help both the companies finalise the deal soon, sources
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Board of OIL clears plan to set up foreign arm
In order to pick up stake in foreign oil and gas assets, pubic sector energy explorer Oil India (OIL) plans to set up an overseas subsidiary. At a meeting on April 10, the board of OIL cleared the decision to set up a subsidiary, which will have a separate board and managing director akin to the corporate structure of ONGC
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OVL to issue dollar bonds to finance acquisition
Dinesh K Sarraf, Managing Director of ONGC Videsh (OVL) informed reporters that the firm plans to issue $1 billion worth dollar bonds in order to finance its stake buy in Azerbaijan oil fields. The firm delayed its maiden overseas bond issue, which was initially planned between January and March, in order to complete the acquisition
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TSMC buys stake in Howse deposit in Canada
Tata Steel Minerals Canada (TSMC), a subsidiary of Tata Steel, bought half the interest in Labrador Iron MinesĆā (LIM) Howse deposit for Canadian dollars 30 million (Rs 160 crore). In the areas of logistics and potential offtake arrangements, TSMC and LIM have entered into multi-part co-operation agreements as they operate adjacent iron ore projects spread over the Provinces of Newf
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Air Works seeks govt’s sops for MRO biz
Expanding its portfolio, Air Works has announced the acquisition of French aircraft repainting company Aero Technique Espace (ATE) last month. This is Air Works' second such acquisition since it bought off UK-based Air Livery almost two years ago, becoming one of Europe's largest providers of aircraft paint services, its Managing Director Vivek N Gour said.
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Lloyds Steel seeks shareholder nod for name change
On March 4, Lloyds Steel has called an Extraordinary General Meeting of its shareholders to clear the change in the name of Lloyds Steel Industries to Uttam Value Steels after Uttam Galva group acquired 58.35 per cent stake in Lloyds. It may be noted that the board of directors of the firm cleared the change in name of the company recently
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Lloyds Steel seeks shareholder nod for name change
On March 4, Lloyds Steel has called an Extraordinary General Meeting of its shareholders to clear the change in the name of Lloyds Steel Industries to Uttam Value Steels after Uttam Galva group acquired 58.35 per cent stake in Lloyds. It may be noted that the board of directors of the firm cleared the change in name of the company recently
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Essar Oil to meet demand of villagers
According to media reports, the meeting between the agitating villagers of Dhabani in West Bengal and Essar Oil officials on the firm's coal-bed methane (CBM) project ended successfully. The villagers committed that they will not disturb work on the project. In exchange for this commitment, the officials of the firm agreed to meet some of the demands of the
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JSPL not to acquire ore mine of Afferro Mining
In an official statement, Jindal Steel and Power (JSPL) said it does not want to buy Afferro mines iron ore in Canada because of several drawbacks with the mine. According to JSPL, The deal with Afferro Mining did not materialise, because much of the proven iron ore reserve at the Afferro site in Cameroon has low-grade magnetite for which beneficiation reports have not been