ANTWERP, BELGIUM - JULY 9: Oil tanker moored near an oil silo in Port of Antwerp July 9, 2013 in Antwerp, Belgium. The Port of Antwerp is Europe's second largest seaport after Rotterdam. The International Maritime Organization’s Subcommittee on Pollution Prevention and Response has proposed to move forward with banning the
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Latest Amazon report delivers blow to FedEx and UPS
Packages from Amazon Prime have been delivered by UPS, FedEx and the Postal Service. But that might be changing. [Associated Press Archive] FedEx, UPS Shares Fall Amazon has already shown that it can rattle the retail, grocery and health insurance industries, and now it is doing the same in the delivery business. The
Waymo and Uber settle trade secrets lawsuit, Uber CEO expresses ‘regret’, apologises
FILE PHOTO: Waymo unveils a self-driving Chrysler Pacifica minivan during the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., January 8, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Waymo accepts $245 million and Uber's 'regret' to settle self-driving car dispute San Francisco - Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] will pay $245 million worth of its
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Amazon said to launch delivery service to compete with UPS and FedEx
Amazon is gearing up to compete directly with UPS and FedEx, according to a new Wall Street Journal report. Amazon is gearing up to compete directly with UPS and FedEx, according to a new Wall Street Journal report. The so-called "Shipping with Amazon" program will be an end-to-end shipping solution, with pickups
NNPC set to import 100 million litres daily to curb Fuel scarcity
UPS expands time-critical shipments with guaranteed midday delivery
UPS also adds midday overseas freight delivery service UPS said it is expanding its time-critical delivery service, offering guaranteed delivery by either 12 p.m. or 2 p.m. from all 71 origin countries to 35 key destination countries. The new service, called UPS Worldwide Express Freight Midday, guarantees time-definite delivery for urgent, international, palletized
NIPOST Prepares to Surrender Courier Regulation After 17 Years
For 17 years the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) has been in the saddle as the regulator of courier activities in Nigeria a position courier operators are not happy about and have fought against. But the position of the courier operators over the regulation of their industry is that NIPOST should not
Did Dana Aircraft door fall off upon landing at Abuja? NCAA set up probe panel
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority says it has set up a four-man team to investigate the alleged incident involving Dana Air’s flight on Wednesday. Dana Airline Management speaks up slams story about an aircraft door falling off after landing. A Nigerian doctor and passenger aboard a Dana flight in Nigeria, Ola Orekerin,
Air freight demand up 9% in 2017, strongest since 2010
Loading platform of air freight to the aircraft The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released full-year 2017 data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometres (FTK) grew by 9.0%. This was more than double the 3.6% annual growth recorded in 2016. Freight capacity, measured in