If you’ve ever been stranded on the side of the road with a dead car battery, this trick could change your life. According to Instructables user and DIY pro-ShakeTheFuture, all you need to jump-start your car (given that it’s a manual) is a rope and a jack. That’s right, no jumper cables
Year: 2018
Rolls-Royce cuts 4,600 jobs at ‘pivotal moment’ for business
London - Rolls-Royce is to cut 4,600 jobs over two years in the latest attempt by boss Warren East to reduce costs and complexity and make Britain’s best-known engineering company more profitable and dynamic. East, a softly-spoken former tech boss, has overhauled the 134-year-old Rolls since he took charge in 2015 but
Panalpina acquires Argentine logistics network for perishables
Panalpina agreed to acquire the Argentinian perishables specialist Newport Cargo S.A., subject to conditions. On Wednesday, Swiss forwarder Panalpina released news of a new deal to acquire Argentine logistics company Newport Cargo S.A. in a move that will bolster its orientation toward the growing Latin American perishables market. Newport Cargo handles 24,000
The making of the airplane seats for the world’s longest flight
The world's longest non-stop flight needs some extra-comfy seats. Passengers booked on the world's longest flight - a 19-hour nonstop of more than 9,000 nautical miles between Singapore and Newark, New Jersey, set to commence this October -- needn't worry about numb butt syndrome. The Singapore Airlines Airbus A350-900 ULR (an
A Qantas Airbus A380 took a scary nosedive over the Pacific Ocean after flying through turbulence caused by another A380
FILE PHOTO: Qantas flight QF1, an A380 aircraft, takes off from Sydney International Airport en route to Dubai, above Botany Bay, in Australia August 22, 2017. REUTERS/Jason Reed/File Photo A Qantas Airbus A380 took a 10-second "nosedive" Sunday evening, passengers said, after flying through the wake turbulence generated by another Qantas A380. Qantas Flight 94
European shippers protest bunker surcharges
ANTWERP, BELGIUM: Oil tanker moored near an oil silo in Port of Antwerp July 9,2013 in Antwerp, Belgium. The Port of Antwerp is the Europe's second largest sea port after Rotterdam. Council’s letter asserts “unjustified” fees violate agreement to end price signaling. The European Shippers’ Council has sent a letter to European
U.S. imposes long-awaited advance screening rules for inbound air cargo
After nearly eight years of starts, stops and delays, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has finally implemented its much-debated Air Cargo Advanced Screening (ACAS) program, requiring all carriers of commercial cargo to report electronic airfreight data to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) before the cargo is loaded
3.4 Million Passengers Travelled Through Nigerian Airports in Q1 of 2018
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), says about 3.4 million passengers travelled through Nigerian airports during the first quarter of 2018 as against the 2.6 million passengers recorded in 2017 first quarter. FAAN's First Quarter Report obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Wednesday, in Abuja showed a
Nigeria Has Lost Fortunes to Collapse of National Shipping Line
MV Osanyamo Nigeria as a maritime nation has lost fortunes to the collapse of the Nigerian National Shipping Line (NNSL) about 13 years ago.The Executive Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, disclosed this in Onne, Rivers State, during the official christening of the nation's latest addition to the Nigerian 'fleet', the
