Customs agencies, globally, are facing the emerging dilemma of balancing demands to improve trade facilitation while at the same time meeting increasing needs for compliance. They are under pressure to deliver customer-focused services, collect accurate revenues and prevent illegal trade within the constraints of limited resources. This calls for modernization of customs
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Norwegian Airlines launches world’s longest low-cost non-stop route
... 13-HOUR flights from London Gatwick to Singapore (from under £150) ... The 6,764-mile route is covered using state-of-the-art Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners Historically, low-cost airlines would only offer short-haul flights, with intrepid travelers having to splash out if they wanted to cross the world. However, the times are changing, as Norwegian Airlines
Saudi Arabian women targeted with car adverts
Some of the world's biggest car makers have started advertising their vehicles directly to women in Saudi Arabia. The swift move follows the official announcement on 27 September by King Salman that the country's ban on women drivers will end in June next year. The decision has immediately created a potential new market
Unveiling World’s most expensive commercial jet
- Tickets costs N15.3m per hour - Passengers will be treated to five-star treatment, with on-board butlers and a Michelin Star-inspired menu -Flights will start in the autumn of 2017, with 14, 21 and 28-day hop-on hop-off itineraries available The world’s most luxurious commercial jet ever has taken to the skies with a
Ethiopian Airlines enters codeshare agreement with Azul Brazilian
Ethiopian Airlines and Azul Brazilian Airlines have entered a codeshare agreement effective Oct, 01, 2017. Codeshare, an aviation business arrangement where two or more airlines share the same flight. With this partneship, the airline says, its customers can purchase tickekts directly from its sales channel to fly to seven Brazilian destinations operated
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As Trucks Get More Efficient, U.S. Railroads’ Competitive Edge Is Eroding
Railroads have a long history of experimenting with alternative fuels and new locomotive technologies in the search for better fuel efficiency, lower greenhouse gas emissions, and lower operating costs. Unfortunately, the record of railroads actually bringing potential innovations in locomotive design to fruition is more limited. Instead, U.S. railroads have been
Transportation: Nigeria to connect neighboring countries by rail
Nigeria has announced plans to build international rail lines that would connect the country with neighbours. Speaking to the media, the Minister for Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaecchi, stated that the poor state of Nigeria’s transport sector was mainly due to the absence of a national transportation policy to coordinate and drive
Transport for London to make £322m selling data to passengers’ mobiles via Tube wifi
Transport for London says it collects wifi connectivity data to "better understand journey patterns and improve services (SkyNews) -Transport for London (TfL) plans to make £322m by collecting Tube users' location data and potentially selling it to third parties, Sky News can reveal. At the end of 2016, TfL ran a