Passengers alighting from Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) Passenger Train Kenya - (BD) Kenya Railways Corporation has temporarily suspended booking of Madaraka Express tickets that are operational from January 1, 2018. Kenya Railways, through a public notice on Monday, said it would be rescheduling the passenger train service from January, occasioning the suspension. “As MNSGR will adjust
Month: December 2017
Kenya launches Sh22b upgraded depot
President Uhuru Kenyatta flags off a loaded container during the Launch of the Upgraded Inland Container Depot (ICD) Embakasi, Nairobi County Kenya has launched an ultra-modern inland container depot upgraded at a cost of Sh22 billion and offered 50 percent discount to exporters who will use the facility. He also directed the
NNPC petroleum products distribution, sale increase by 29% as PENGASSAN suspends strike
PENGASSAN suspends strike amid long queues at fuel stations Oil workers meet govt in Jan, NNPC cautions against panic buying DPR seals off 12 filling stations in Borno, Yobe Abuja, Lagos - The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) distributed and sold about 1.3 billion litres of petroleum products throughout the
GM urges judge to throw out disputed ignition switch deal
FILE PHOTO: The GM logo is seen at the General Motors Warren Transmission Operations Plant in Warren, Michigan October 26, 2015. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook New York (Reuters) - Lawyers for General Motors on Monday urged a federal bankruptcy judge in Manhattan to throw out a settlement that would require the company to pay $1
Lithium battery limits included in DGR revisions
New restrictions will come into force at beginning of 2018 According to the latest update by the International Air Transport Association (IATA), measures have been introduced in the latest IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR) to reduce the risk caused by carrying lithium batteries. If the batteries overheat, they carry a fire risk.
BMW electric cars hit 100,000 sales target
Air cargo demand, yield growth to continue into Q1 2018, IATA says
Loading platform of air freight to the aircraft This year, as most air logistics people already know, was wildly successful in terms of demand growth. But the expected return to reality, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), may not come for at least another quarter into the new year,
Solid Power, BMW partner to develop next-generation EV batteries
FILE PHOTO: A BMW logo is seen at the 2017 New York International Auto Show in New York City, U.S. April 13, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (Reuters) - U.S. EV battery company Solid Power said on Monday it had partnered with Germany’s BMW AG to develop the next-generation solid-state battery technology for
Amtrak train derails on new route in Washington state, Passengers killed
First responders are seen at the scene of an Amtrak passenger train derailment on interstate highway (I-5) in this Washington State Patrol image moved on social media in DuPont, Washington, U.S., December 18, 2017. Courtesy Brooke Bova/Washington State Patrol/Handout via REUTERS DUPONT, Wash. (Reuters) - An Amtrak train derailed on Monday
Toyota planning 10 purely electric vehicles by 2020s
TOKYO (AP) — Toyota plans to offer more than 10 purely electric vehicle models in its lineup by the early 2020s, marking the Japanese automaker’s commitment to that growing technology sector. Toyota Motor Corp. now offers no purely electric vehicles, although it leads in hybrid models, which switch between an electric