The Managing Director, Nigerian Ports Authourity (NPA), Hajiya Hadiza Usman, on Monday, called for collaboration with the Nigerian Navy (NN) for better service delivery.Ms. Usmam made this call when she paid a courtesy visit to the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Adm. Ibok Ete-Ibas, at the Naval Headquarters, Abuja. The
Month: July 2017
FLIGHT DIVERSIONS FROM DUBLIN AIRPORT
Multiple flights were diverted from Dublin Airport overnight due to severe fog. This major travel disruption was reported after 11pm last night. Several Dublin-bound flights were diverted to Shannon and Belfast due to the adverse weather conditions. There is a serious ripple effect this morning, as aircrafts scheduled for servicing were forced
THE NEW ZEALAND WATERVIEW TUNNEL
...Slashes travel time by 50% ...Freight businesses save about 40 minutes on wharf-to-airport round trips. With the opening of the new Waterview tunnel, travel times for drivers heading to Auckland Airport appear to have been cut by around 20 minutes. The tunnel opened on Sunday and on Tuesday the New Zealand Transport
Horrific German Autobahn bus crash and fire claim several deaths
Wreckage continues to smoulder at the crash site in Bavaria - Reuters Monday July 3, 2017. German authorities have confirmed that several people died when a coach went up in flames after it collided with a lorry on a stretch of Autobahn. The two vehicles collided on Monday morning near Muenchberg in Bavaria, southern Germany. There were 48
4 train cars derail in Washington, USA
Portions of an Amtrak passenger train have derailed near a town in Washington state's Pierce County. There appears to be only minor injuries from the waterfront derailment near the town of Steilacoom, the Pierce County Sheriff's Office said on Twitter. Four cars of the train, which was carrying around 200 passengers, derailed
The World’s Food Supply Depends On 14 Critical Chokepoints,
A new report has found that global food supply chains are highly vulnerable to disruption, price spikes and uncertainty. The London-based Chatham House, a strategy think tank, has analysed the world’s food trade routes and has uncovered 14 ‘chokepoints’, each of which could have a seriously negative impact on global supplies. The research
Swissport Kenya launches solar-powered cargo facility
Swissport Kenya Limited in partnership with Mettle Solar Ofgen and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) has launched a solar-powered cargo facility at (Jombo Keyantta International Airport) JKIA Nairobi. This puts Kenya first in East Africa region and second in the African continent after George Airport in South Africa with an environmentally sustainable facility Speaking during the launch, Swissport
US lifts laptop ban for Etihad flights
The United States has lifted a ban on passengers taking laptops and tablet computers on Etihad Airways flights from its base in the Emirati capital Abu Dhabi, authorities said Sunday. The move — welcomed by Etihad — comes more than three months after the United States prohibited such devices on direct
British Airways cabin crew at Heathrow to go on strike 16 DAYS over ‘poverty pay’
Action involves Unite members in mixed fleet who have joined airline since 2010 They will walk out at Heathrow amid union claims that they are on 'poverty pay' Union accuses BA of threatening sanctions against those taking industrial action Unite is pursuing legal action for 1,400 workers 'sanctioned for striking this year British Airways
Will you fly a commercial airplane without seats?
Budget airline wants to introduce standing room only flights Considering removing the seats from its airplanes. VivaColombia is not the first airline to play around with the idea. So far, regulators have not approved the idea for safety concerns. Colombian budget airline VivaColombia is considering ripping out all the seats from its