Freight companies are facing competition from within their industry as well as from construction and energy firms for drivers Trucking companies are worried about finding enough drivers now that the freight market is recovering. Shipping demand is strengthening after a roughly two-year slump, as manufacturing activity expands and retailers stock up in
Year: 2017
US probes 2nd Air Canada jet security event in San Francisco
Ryanair delays plans limiting carry on bags until January
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish airline, Ryanair, will delay plans forcing non-priority customers to place any second larger carry-on bags in the hold to allow passengers “more time to familiarize themselves with the changes,” it said on Tuesday. The Irish airline, which sparked outrage in recent weeks by cancelling 20,000 flights, was
Nigeria’s Transport Commission Bill ready soon
Abuja - A law that would birth a central regulatory body for Nigeria's transport sector, which has been in the making would soon be enacted. The country's Senate Committee on Land Transportation Chairman, Sen. Gbenga Ashafa, who disclosed that the Bill is at its final stage, said the leadership of the Senate is
Driverless Trucks Make Maiden Voyages in Singapore
The first driverless truck made their maiden voyage in Singapore on Tuesday. Katoen Natie, a Belgian logistics firm, premiered the trucks after a year-long development process that partnered petrochemical company Exxon Mobil, Dutch vehicle Assembly Company VDL Groep and Singapore Management University. Currently, in the first stage of implementation, the trucks
Maritime shipping industry could consolidate further
It's time to pull together Maersk Chief Operating Officer Soren Toft said that as growth in the shipping industry slows, merger and acquisition activity may begin to pick up again, according to a report from the Straits Times. The trend of mergers and consolidations in the maritime shipping industry in recent years
Rolls-Royce And Google Partner To Create Smarter, Autonomous Ships
A new partnership between Rolls-Royce and Google will see ships become smarter and self-learning thanks to advanced machine learning algorithms. It will also bring the company’s vision of a fully autonomous ship setting sail by 2020 a step closer to reality. Rolls Royce announced this month that it will use Google’s
Boeing signs $13.8 billion deal with Singapore Airlines
President Donald Trump and Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong look on as Singapore Airlines CEO Goh Choon Phong, left, and Kevin McAllister, president and chief executive officer of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, sign a contract in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Monday, Oct. 23, 2017, in Washington. WASHINGTON (Reuters)
Apapa Gridlock: Only Truck Holding Bays Can Solve It…
Lagos - (Ship & Ports) - Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has suggested that a permanent solution to the Apapa traffic gridlock is the establishment of holding bays to accommodate trucks and articulated vehicles before loading. The Sector Commander, Lagos State Sector Command FRSC Hyginus Omeje, who said this in a chat with
Heavy rains damage Kenya’s Kainuk Bridge, Make Kitale-Lodwar-Nadapal Road impassable
Turkana County-Kainuk Bridge Kenya National Highways Authority (KeNHA) has declared Kainuk Bridge along the Kitale – Lodwar – Nadapal road unsafe for use by motorists and members of the public. This follows heavy rains in the North Western part of the Country and comes after 16 passengers were rescued after their bus was