LONDON — Royal Mail is getting some seriously futuristic new mail vans. As previously reported by Engadget, Wired, and elsewhere, the British postal service has announced a trial of nine electric-powered vehicles in London and South-East England. They're made by British electric truck company Arrival and will come in three sizes: 3.5-tonne, six-tonne, and
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Nigeria’s Shippers Council initiates truck transit parks across busy corridors
Nigeria - The Nigeria Shippers’ Council (NSC) has initiated the location of Truck Transit Parks, TTPs, across the busy corridors in the country to ease traffic congestions. A Truck Transit Park (TTP) is a modern, state of –the- art, common user facility, off the highway, where truck drivers can conveniently park
31 vessels laden with fuel, others, expected at Lagos ports
A total of 31 vessels are expected to arrive at the Lagos pilotage district with various cargoes, including petroleum products, wheat, corn, fertiliser and a host of others. The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), which revealed these in its shipping position on Tuesday, said the four motor vessels were currently at ENL
Nigeria to ban carbon-monoxide emitting Vessels
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), said it would put a stop to vessels with a high amount of sulphur in the fuel that allows for emission of carbon monoxide into the air from calling at the nation’s seaports. Mr. Dakuku Peterside, the NIMASA Director-General, disclosed this at a
Walmart, Google Parners to offer voice-enabled shopping
Walmart and Google are teaming up to enter the voice-shopping market, currently dominated by Amazon. From next month, US consumers will be able to buy Walmart products using the voice-activated Google Assistant platform on phones and home devices. Amazon's AI virtual assistant Alexa already enables users to shop directly from the online retail
Nigerian Customs warns importers against false declaration
Nigeria Customs Service, Area Controller, Kirikiri Lighter Terminal, Comptroller Lami Wushishi, has urged importers and agents to be truthful and transparent with their declarations to ensure a seamless service delivery and reduce the delay in cargoes clearing. as the agency is operating 24 hour Port service. The agency which is operating
Nigeria Government Approve New boss for Murtala Muhammed Int’l Airport
The Federal Government has approved the appointment of Mrs. Victoria Shin-Aba as the new Airport Manager of Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos. Shin-Aba is to replace Nehemiah Auta who had been redeployed to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Headquarters as Deputy General Manager (Operations). Minister of State
Nigeria, Air Peace Airline fares to attract investors
Nigeria, Apapa Ports road gridlock causes disagreement between Stakeholders
Nigeria, Lagos Apapa road on going rehabilitation has caused a war of words between maritime operators and other stakeholders as a result of the unbearable traffic log jam and blockade of the routes they have been experiencing for years. The latest being the buck-passing among various interest groups on who
Delta Airline plans daily flight from Nigeria to US
Delta Airlines says it will be launching another three weekly nonstop flights from Lagos to New York-JFK, in addition to its existing four-times a week service to the United States. The Lagos-New York flight, which will be effective from March 25, 2018, will make its operations daily, from Nigeria to