2017 – Page 114 – Moov Logistics News

Indian Rolls out Solar-Powered Trains

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by Jack Smith - July 20, 2017July 20, 2017 02502

Coach are now powered by Solar Panels for supplying power to the Lights, fans, Air Conditioners, charging points India has launched solar-powered trains that will save around 21,000 litres of diesel every year. The train left Safdarjung Station in south Delhi pulling six carriages topped with PV panels to meet the needs of its electrical systems

Pandemonium In Apapa As Truck drivers set banks ablaze

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by Casandra Aniemeke - July 20, 2017July 20, 2017 01932

Angry Trucks drivers yesterday razed down two banks and stoned to death a policeman at Creek Road, Apapa, Lagos, over the killing of a truck driver. According to an eyewitness, the policeman had ordered the truck driver to re-park his truck which was blocking the Diamond Bank branch along the Creek

Nigeria Ports Authority cargo throughput increased in Q1

by Casandra Aniemeke - July 20, 2017July 20, 2017 02237

The Nigerian Ports Authority recorded various levels of increase in its cargo throughput in the three major ports, namely: Apapa, Rivers, and Delta ports. While Apapa Port’s cargo throughput increased by 4.01 per cent from 268 in the fourth quarter of 2016 to 279 in the first quarter of 2017, Rivers

Nigeria moves to reduce cost of aviation services, freight rates

by Tola Ojobo - July 20, 2017 02300

The outcry for reduction in the cost of provision of major aviation services in Nigeria by its domestic airlines operators has finally received government’s attention. Nigeria’s acting President, Yemi Osinbajo, said on Monday that the aviation industry would play a significant role in the economic development of the country, hence efforts

Start date set for work on key 1,260-kilometre rail line for West African countries

by Jack Smith - July 19, 2017 02630

Work to rehabilitate a 1,260-kilometre (782-mile) railway that is a vital link between the Sahel and Atlantic coast will begin on September 15, the governments of Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast said Tuesday. The two governments, along with the track’s operating company Sitarail, signed an agreement setting the date at a

Calabar port confirmed safe for business

by Tola Ojobo - July 19, 2017July 19, 2017 02678

Calabar port is safe for business – Port Manager Nigeria. Calabar Port is safe and has not recorded any case of a hijacking of a ship by pirates, the manager of the port, Mrs. Olufunmilayo Olotu, has said. Olotu, who made the statement on Tuesday in Calabar in an interview with the

How Average Transport fares in Nigeria declined in May –NBS

by Tola Ojobo - July 19, 2017 02384

THE average fare paid by commuters for bus journey within cities in the country decreased by 2.72 percent month-on-month and increased by 48.78 percent year-on-year to N131.00 in May 2017 as against N134.66 in April 2017.The National Bureau of Statistic, NBS, disclosed this in its transport fare watch report for

How Lufthansa lifted 60 million passengers in 6 months

by Jack Smith - July 19, 2017 02380

Lufthansa Group said its airline airlifted about 60 million passengers in the first half of the year 2017. That is 17.2 percent more than it recorded in the same period in 2016. In its latest financial report, the group said it has carried more passengers than ever before in the first

Work commences at Ilorin Int’l airport

by Jack Smith - July 19, 2017 02487

Ilorin, Nigeria. Renovation and upgrading of facilities have commenced at the Ilorin International Airport, in the Kwara State capital. The renovation, which is being executed by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) affects every part of the airport. Some of the projects being renovated are the FAAN Administrative block, roofing of

Nigeria Begins Repair Of Benin-Ekpoma-Okene Road

by Casandra Aniemeke - July 19, 2017 03477

The Federal Government Of Nigerian has begun limited repair of the Benin-Ekpoma- Okene Road and will carry out full rehabilitation of the failed portions of the road after the rainy season. Sen. Clifford Odia, Vice Chairman, Senate Committee on Works, made the disclosure on Tuesday in Benin when he led members