PSTS TIMES ISSUE 14 (For Private Circulation Only) From the Editor's Desk: Hello Everybody! is here! So are holidays, IPL Cricket, FIFA World Cup and Board Exam Results! uality time with one's family is becoming non-negotiable! Balancing one's work and f is the order of the day! Striving for excellence is challenging but definitely rewarding in the long run. We do share stories of high achievers to motivate our children, don't we? Better still, why not be the best in what you do and be a role model instead? Isn't that even more inspiring? Think about it! of work life balance in today's frenetically paced world is without st significant struggles faced by most of us. We are overwhelmed by the emands of our careers, families, constant tugging from cell phones, internet, a omy etc.. We often feel there is not enough time in our lives to do the things , let alone to do the things we want to do! pt of Work Life Balance is gaining popularity world wide. The expression in the late1970s to describe the balance between an individual's work and e. In recent times, countries like Ire land and Hong Kong have earmarked a day reness about this idea. work life balance may vary for each individual, but one aspect most people agree on ce revolves around time. Decide what comes first Living a balanced life is about integrating components of your lif IMPORTANT NOT IMPORTANT 1 2 3 4 truly important to you and realizing that sometimes you need to m about what has to come first. Often, there is a myriad of excuses, the common one being, "I am no disciplined enough." Perhaps it's not a discipline problem at all. is more often that the person has not yet sufficiency paid the pri clear about what matters most to them. By choosing what comes first, sometimes there are sacrifices. The be times when personal/family life and work collides but by knowing really most important to you and making choices based on this crit be better able to balance your decisions. y close to the shore with your commitments Faced with too many options and too much pressure, we respond with too many "yes"s. Recognize that you don't have to agree to everything and with everyone. Use your priority criteria to identify requests that simply aren't worth your time. n your life is an ongoing process. Life is in a constant state of change... a work i to regularly reassess the direction in which you are heading. Are you on track, or h
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PSTS TIMES ISSUE 14
(For Private Circulation Only)
From the Editor's Desk:Hello Everybody!Summer is here! So are holidays, IPL Cricket, FIFA World Cup and Board Exam Results!Spending quality time with one's family is becoming non-negotiable! Balancing one's work and family life
is the order of the day!Striving for excellence is challenging but definitely rewarding in the long run. We do share stories of high achievers to motivate our children, don't we? Better still, why not be the best in what you do and be a role model instead? Isn't that even more inspiring?Think about it!
The challenge of work life balance in today's frenetically paced world is without question,one of the most significant struggles faced by most of us. We are overwhelmed by theday-to-day demands of our careers, families, constant tugging from cell phones, internet, asluggish economy etc.. We often feel there is not enough time in our lives to do the thingswe need to do, let alone to do the things we want to do!This concept of Work Life Balance is gaining popularity world wide. The expression wasfirst used in the late1970s to describe the balance between an individual's work andpersonal life. In recent times, countries like Ire land and Hong Kong have earmarked a dayto raise awareness about this idea.
The meaning of work life balance may vary for each individual, but one aspect most people agree on is that work life balance revolves around time.
Decide what comes firstLiving a balanced life is about integrating components of your life that are
IMPORTANT
NOTIMPORTANT
1 2
3 4
truly important to you and realizing that sometimes you need to make choicesabout what has to come first.Often, there is a myriad of excuses, the common one being, "I am notdisciplined enough." Perhaps it's not a discipline problem at all. The problem is more often that the person has not yet sufficiency paid the price to get veryclear about what matters most to them.
By choosing what comes first, sometimes there are sacrifices. There will betimes when personal/family life and work collides but by knowing what'sreally most important to you and making choices based on this criterion, you'llbe better able to balance your decisions.
Stay close to the shore with your commitmentsFaced with too many options and too much pressure, we respond with too many "yes"s. Recognize that youdon't have to agree to everything and with everyone. Use your priority criteria to identify requests that simply aren't
worth your time.
Finding a balance in your life is an ongoing process. Life is in a constant state of change... a work in progress. Allowyourself the time to regularly reassess the direction in which you are heading. Are you on track, or have you temporarilyderailed?
Happenings - Chennai
DS - Shipping authorizes PSTS Logistics to issue its own Multi Modal Transportation Document
Following the registration with DG-Shipping, Mumbai, India asMulti Modal Transport Operator, PSTS Logistics can now issue itsown House Bill of Lading that is covered under the Multi ModalTransportation of Goods Act of1993 which is equal in status tothat issued by any other main line carrier.
New Business in PSTS Kitty
Port to Door Logistics
PSTS handles its first ever LCL DDU shipment of wine from Australia to Bangalore forits client Risan Foods Tobacco Pvt.Ltd ( VD Swami Group ). This Port to Door Logisticsservice included ocean freight, custom clearance and Transportation.
AgencyDalmia Cements has appointed PSTS Logistics as Agents for vessels
Dalmia Cement chartered by them for bringingTRUSTED BY EXPERTS
steam coal from South Africa to thePort of Chennai. The first vessel handled was MV TAI HARMONY with thesteam coal(48922 MT) cargo from South Africa - Richards Bay.
Stevedoring
Mitsutor Shipping - Mumbai (Damani Group) availed stevedoring services of PSTS Logisticsfor discharging Steel Plates (9324 MT) from MV African Kingfisher that came from Brazil.Custom Clearance
Apeejay shipping has been a client of PSTS Group for over thirty years - we have beenproviding Agency services for all their vessels. Now for the first time, we have startedproviding Custom Clearance for their import of Ship Spares and delivering onboard to their ^ ~
ShippingVessels.
Last year, PSTS was handling the TAMIN business in Chennai. This year TAMIN hasnof 0n|y re-newed the contract but also have added PSTS Tuticorin to their fold.
TNPL Karur, has been using the CHA services of PSTS from Tuticorin for the export of Paper inhousestuffed containers for the last 3 years. Since June 2010 PSTS Chennai also handles their exportcargo movement through the Port of Chennai.
Transportation and Distribution
Salem Steel Ltd. has begun using PHLS transportation services for the movement ofimported
ASAIL
steel coils and containers between Chennai Port/CFS to Salem Steel Plant since May 2010.
M/s. Thiraviam Engineering Pvt. Ltd., Tuticorin avails the transportation service of PHLS inmoving steel materials from Tuticorin to Chennai and from Chennai to Tuticorin starting April
2010.
Wagon Handling
PSTS Heavy Lift & Shift Ltd handles steel moved in wagon for Gammon India in Tuticorin5 and in Chennai for onward despatch to Costal Energen site near Tuticorin.GAMMON
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PSTS Logistics handles imported steel billets in wagon for Seaways Shipping in the Port ofChennai.
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3Happenings - Karaikal
PSTS and MARG Logistics beats its own record in steam coal handling
In the March 2010 issue of PSTS Times, we had mentioned that PSTSand MARS Logistics set a new record in vessel handling by clearing50,465 MT cargo in 37 hrs 05 min. Now, they have beaten that and haveset a new record of 54,032 MT cargo in 38 hrs. 19 min.
Kudos to the PSTS and MARG Logistics team!
Happenings - Tuticorin
PSTS commemorates its Founder's third death anniversary
The legend who saw the potential of maritime development of South India soon afterIndia's Independence breathed his last on 17th June 2007. Shri PSTSThiraviarathanam,Founder of PSTS Group, who is now considered 'The Father of Tuticorin Port' dreamtbig and strived hard for the development of Indian Shipping Industry.
We salute our beloved Founder's vision !
PSTS provides End to End logistics solution for Southern Fuel Limited
PSTS has been a specialist in understanding the customer's spelt and latent needs and has always beenproviding integrated logistics solutions. Recently, Southern Fuel Limited has begun availing the Port toDoor logistic services from PSTS for their coking coal cargo which involves handling at Kandla Port,chartering, stevedoring at Tuticorin Port and transportation of cargo upto the factory .
PSTS handles One Million Tons of cargo in 45 days!
In the Dec 2009 issue of PSTS Times , we had claimed that PSTS hadhandled 'one million tons of cargo in a quarter'. In this year2010,between May-June, we have handled one million tons in all the fourports of Chennai, Tuticorin, Karaikal and Vizag. Cargos handled werecoal, coke, potash, granite, copper concentrate, rock phosphate, steelcoil and project cargo.
As you know, this is entirely a team effort - kudos to each and everyone of the employees who put in their heart and soul to achieve thisfeat!. We also thank our clients who reposed their confidence in us inour efforts to champion customer delight!
4Happenings - PSTS Foundation
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PSTS Industrial Training School trainees get placed in multinational companies
PSTS Industrial Training School regularly offers training for theunder privileged youth in operating JCB, Crane and Forklift underMahalir Thittam of the Govt, of Tamil Nadu. The fourth batchconsisting of 145 students completed its course in April 2010. Thesestudents were from Chennai, Kanchipuram and Perambalur districts.More than 70% of the trained youth were placed in multinationalcompanies like Caterpillar, Saint Gobain and TVS.
Now, the fifth batch of the Vaazhndhu Kaattuvom Programmebegins in June 2010. Seen here: Magalir Thittam APO interacting with the
The end of academic year saw the little ones at Smile Play Schoolgraduate to kindergarten. Children have been through a year full ofplay, laughter and a little education through play as well. Beenthrough all types of fun and frolic some children showed a littlehesitation to move on though. True to Sir John Lubbock's words,"Education ought not to cease when we leave school; but if wellbegun there, will continue through life."
Seen here: Children in their Graduation Robesalong with a staff andMrs Mehana Sathish - Principal and Correspondent(Top right)
VITTA - Vikasa International Teacher Training Academy, Tuticorin waslaunched successfully in the presence ofMr.T.Velsankar, Chairman - Vikasa School,Mrs.Mangai Subbiah , member of the School Board ,Mrs.Rohini Motha, Secretary of School Board andMr.Charles, Principal of Vikasa School; the other board membersMr Prem Vetri and Mr Shankar released the prospectus of VITTA as amark of introducing the course. The faculty members of The VikasaSchool felt proud that their senior most staff Mrs. Sheela Premkumar hasbeen selected as the Course Director VITTA.
The Vikasa School’s Academic Achievements :
♦ K. Aravinth of Class X achieved grade I in all the seven subjects in the ICSE Exam - 2010 for the first time inthe history of The Vikasa School
♦ Kaushik Timothy of Class XII secured School first with 1166 of 1200 marks in the Higher Secondary Exam2010 which is incidentally the highest in the history of The Vikasa School.
♦ There is a 300 % growth in the admissions for the academic year 2010 - 11. Nearly 400 Children arey
Knowledgescape
Indian Railways
Before 1947, there were South Indian Railway, Madras and southern Mahratta Railway, Great Indian PeninsulaRailway. Bombay Baroda and Central India Railway, Bars! Light Railway, OT Railway...likewise about 10 Private
Railway Companies operating all over India.If you want to send a cargo to another part of the country, you could book the cargo in any nearbyrailway booking station. The Railway Companies will split among themselves their share from thetotal amount paid by making necessary book entries so that there is no headache for the customer
.Before independence, road transportation was very thin. Even a single bundle booked inRailway Station in Chennai will reach in three days to any town within Tamil Nadu.
• Today, Indian Railways is certainly the ‘Lifeline of the Nation' with its commendableperformance since the last 150 years. Indian Railways is known to be the largest railway
network in Asia and world's largest railway system under a single management. Indian Railways employs about 1.6million people, making itself the second largest commercial or utility employer in the world.
• Indian Railways boasts of more than 7,500 railway stations in its periphery. It has a fleet of not less than 7800locomotives, 40,000 coaches & 3,26,000 wagons.
• Indian Railways: Some Interesting Facts
First Passenger Train Ran On: 16th April 1853 (between Bombay to Thane)First Railway Bridge: Dapoorie Via duct on the Mumbai-Thane routeFirst Rail Tunnel: Parsik Tunnel
First Ghats Covered by Rail Lines: Thai and Bhore GhatsFirst Underground Railway: Calcutta METRO
First Computerized Reservation System Started In: New Delhi (1986)First Electric Train Ran On: 3rd Feb' 1925 (between Bombay VT and Kurla)Toilets on Trains Introduced In: 1891 (1st Class) & 1907 (lower classes)Shortest Station Name: lb (Orissa)Longest Station Name: Sri Venkatanarasimharajuvariapeta (Tamil Nadu)
Busiest Railway Station: Lucknow (64 trains everyday)Longest Run (Time): Himsagar Express (3751 km in 74 hrs and 55 min)Shortest Run: Route between Nagpur and Ajni (3km)
Longest Run for Daily Train: Kerala Express (3054 km in 42.5 hrs)Longest Non-Stop Run (Distance): Trivandrum Rajdhani (528 km in 6.5 hrs)Longest Railway Platform in the World: Kharagpur (2,733 ft in length)Longest Railway Bridge: Nehru Setu on Gone River (10044ft in length)Longest Tunnel: Karbude Tunnel of the Konkan Railway (6.5 km)Oldest Preserved Locomotive: Fairy Queen (1855), still in working orderGauges of Track: 3 Gauges; BG (5'6"), MG (1 metre), NG (2)IR Daily Runs: About 14,000 trains
IR Daily Carries: More than 11 million passengers & 1 million tonnes of freightIR's Only Line with Rack & Pinion System: From Mettupalayam to ConoorIR's Fastest Train: Bhopal-Shatabdi (runs at a speed up to 140 Km/ph)Railway Station with all the Three Gauges: Siliguri Railway StationRoute Kilometers of Track: More than 62,000 kmsTrain with Maximum Number of Halts: Howrah-Amritsar Express (115 halts)
Classes of Travel on Indian Railway: 1st AC, 2nd AC, 3rd AC, AC Chair Car 2nd sleeper & 2nd ordinary
Did youKnow?
The third Sunday ofJune is celebratedas Father's Day
The first Sunday ofMay is celebrated asMother's Day
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My MotherCOMPOSES
75% OF BRAINtMy mom, my everything! This is for you!
HELPS CARRY
Tou are the air I Breathe,Tou infuse and seethe;Love, in everything I see,Tou are the rushing emotions in me
Tou are the rain andsea,Tou mahe the comptete me;
Tou are the cure in my sichness,Tou are the tight in my darhtiess.
Tou are the redin my vein,The tush of the green grass tane;Tou are the Btachpfmy eye,Jlndyou mate my heart fly
Tou are a Busy Bee in hive,Tou strive hard to mahe me tive;Tou are the reason for my smite,Tou stretch my heart for a mite..
Tou are Bright in my right,The softest tight at night,Tou are the window of my heart,
Tou are my hatf part
Tou are the reason why the shy is Btue,Tou are the grass and the dew;
Tou are the Brightest rainBmv,Jlndthat'swhy I toveyou so!
(Tlorn, sorry to reveattoyou that I have Been writing poetry for quite a white andyou have to hnmv this onty when attthe other Btessedreaders come to hpoxv this).
Tiona Winston,StdXH, The Vihgsa Schoot, Tuticorin
Tiona D/O XlrPuBy Winston, Vp/Tinance PSTS Qroup
NUTRIENTSAND OXYGENTO CELLS
MOISTENS OXYGENREGULATES BODY FOR BREATHING
TEMPERATURE
INTO ENERGYREMOVES WASTE PROTECTS AND
CUSHIONSVITAL ORGANS
HELPS BODYABSORB NUTRIENTS
ACCOUNTS FOR32% OF BONES
CUSHIONS JOINTS
MAKES UP75% OF MUSCLES
Drinking water at the correct timemaximizes its effectiveness on the Human body:
2 glasses of water after waking up - helps activateinternal organs1 glass of water 30 minutes before a meal - helpsdigestion1 glass of water before taking a bath - helps lowerblood pressure1 glass of water before going to bed - avoids strokeor heart attack
VWays to stay cool this Summer
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Fill a spray bottle with water and keep in the refrigerator for a quick refreshing spray to your face after being outdoor.
Wear loose fitting , cotton clothes, preferable of a light colour
Avoid caffeine and alcohol as these will promote dehydration.
Drink plenty of fluids esp. cool drinks like tender coconut water, fruit juices <ind butter milk.
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To avoid getting sun-burnt, always wear a good sun-tan lotion.Wear a cap, sunglasses or carry an umbrella while going out in the sun. V
/Take frequent head bath and dry your hair immediately - this will help prevent sweaty scalp that can breed dandruff.
Do not use commercially made ice as this is a potential carrier of diseases like jaundice and cholera.
Opt for a cool pillow of organic cotton. Put aside the latex/poly filled pillows during summer.
By opening the bottom of the window on the prevailing wind side of the house and opening the top of the window on the oppositeside of the house, you will draw the cooler air in at the bottom and let the hotter air out at the top.
Go for a short hair cut; for those who do not want to cut your hair, pin it up.Compiled by: Bharathy Ganesh Ram
8 Showcase
Can you identify thisKashmiri couple? Master A.Arnesh Thirav,
5/0 Mr.V.Arjun Sankar,
It is our very own Director Director PSTS Logistics,
Mr T. Jeya Sankar with his succesfully completed his
beloved wife Mrs Vasanthi pre-school term in
donning the traditional attire Kinder Park School, Sivakasi
during their family trip to and came out in flying
Kashmir this summer. colours. Congrats Arnesh I
Board Exam Busters !
School Board Exams are a mile stone in any student's life. Year longpreparation by burning the mid night oil, translates into a three hourexecution finally results in a few digit number/grade. That decides thestudent's future.
Plus TwoR.Vigneshwar ICSE 5/0 Mr V.Raju PSTS ChennaiK.Iswariya Thilaga Hsc D/O Mr M.Kannan PSTS Chennai
We congratulate these Board Exam Busters !!
TEACHER TIPHow to detect HIDDEN CAMERA in trial rooms.
In front of the trial room take your mobile and make sure that mobile can make calls..Then enter into the trail room, take your mobile and make a callIf u can't make a call I! I! There could be a hidden cameraThis is due to the interference of fiber optic during the signal transfer.So beware the next time you enter any trial room.
- Sabapathy, PHLS, Chennai
• Shipping Agency ’Stevedoring Service • Air-Sea Freight Forwarding • Project Freight Forwarding • Ware Housing
