Executive members of the Nigeria Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Jakande, Eti-Osa, and Ajah chapter of Lagos State, and some LCC management staff, after a recent stakeholders meeting on the Eti-Osa/Lekki-Epe Expressway toll review. The Nigeria Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Jakande, Eti-Osa Local Government Area of Lagos State, has
Year: 2018
British forwarders demand infrastructure investment following NIC report
Heathrow airport cargo terminal Shortly after a report was released Friday in the United Kingdom, criticizing the slow pace on infrastructure development across the country, the British International Freight Association (BIFA), representing U.K.-based freight forwarders, echoed similar admonishments to Parliament regarding the continuing delays in the third-runway project for Heathrow Airport. In the
Ford wants to patent a driverless police car that ambushes lawbreakers using artificial intelligence
What if a police officer tapping on your car window asking for your license and registration became a relic of the past? Ford has filed for a patent on an autonomous police car. While patent filings don’t always come to fruition, the mere fact that this idea is in development is mildly unnerving. The
Final 2017 results show healthy growth, yields for airfreight industry
The double-digit growth recorded through most of 2017 added up to the strongest growth over a calendar year since 2010, IATA reported today, as freight tonne kilometers across the airfreight industry rose by 9 percent for the year, compared to 2016. Last year saw improvement in world trade conditions generally while
Daimler, BMW move staff in response to diesel fume test scandal
Munich/Berlin (Reuters) - Daimler and BMW suspended or moved employees linked to a group that commissioned exhaust tests involving monkeys and humans on Wednesday, seeking to show a firm response in the face of public anger over the tests. Daimler, BMW and Volkswagen have come under scrutiny since The New York Times reported
Daimler, BMW move staff in response to diesel fume test scandal
Munich/Berlin (Reuters) - Daimler and BMW suspended or moved employees linked to a group that commissioned exhaust tests involving monkeys and humans on Wednesday, seeking to show a firm response in the face of public anger over the tests. Daimler, BMW and Volkswagen have come under scrutiny since The New York Times reported
Taiwan Retaliates Against Chinese Airlines, Hampering Lunar New Year Travel
ChinaEastern jumbo jets Taipei, Taiwan (NYT) - Tens of thousands of Taiwanese working in China are at risk of being unable to return home for the Lunar New Year in mid-February as a result of an escalating battle over airspace in the Taiwan Strait. On Tuesday, the Chinese airlines China Eastern Airlines
VW suspends chief lobbyist over diesel fume tests conducted with monkeys and humans
VW Trucks & Buses Berlin (Reuters) - Volkswagen said on Tuesday it has suspended its chief lobbyist Thomas Steg amid steps to clear up the circumstances of diesel fume tests conducted with monkeys and humans that were sponsored by the carmaker. The German carmaker said it has accepted the proposal by Steg to
Harley-Davidson shutting down plant amid shipment decline
New York (AP) - Harley-Davidson Inc. will close its Kansas City, Missouri plant as part of a cost-cutting move as it continues to face dwindling shipments. The Milwaukee-based company reported a 7.9 percent drop to 241,498 motorcycle shipments in 2017 and expects the figure to continue dropping. It forecast 231,000 to
Airfreight rates still strong in lead up to Chinese New Year, says Freightos
Airfreight rates from China rose modestly last week, with increases in Chinese export demand ahead of the upcoming shutdown in a little over two weeks for the Chinese New Year. However, freight rates are currently well under levels seen in December, when heavy seasonal demand combined with bad weather to push shipments