Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Ethiopian Airlines the fastest growing Airline in Africa has announced a commitment to purchase two 777 Freighters at the 2017 Paris Air Show, valued at $651.4 million at list prices. The order will be reflected on Boeing’s Orders & Deliveries website once it has been finalized. The airline
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Four Valuable Benefits Of Supply Chain Transparency
High-tech products evolve at breakneck speed, which can be a good thing for consumers who want the latest and greatest. But it also means products can quickly become marginalized (requiring sellers to discount them) or even obsolete. That’s why tech companies need to keep pace with their supply chains —
Online Taxi, Little Taxi Launches Services In Kenya
Safaricom-backed online taxi hailing firm Little Taxi has launched operations in Kisumu in a move expected to benefit residents of Kenya’s third-largest city with cheaper cab services. Infact there are no Uber taxis or corporate-related taxis in Kisumu, which is a disadvantage to many who pay higher prices to traditional taxis currently
Kenyan To Commence Cable Car Projects In Dec
Construction of a Sh5.5-billion cable car at the Likoni crossing linking Mombasa Island and the mainland will start in December. The express link will ease traffic jam, boost tourism and address the regular ferry breakdowns on the Likoni Channel. Kenya Ferry Service Managing Director Bakari Gowa said the construction will start at
Kenyan boat capsizes, leaving ten people dead
A Tragedy occurred when a boat conveying passengers to Lamu East from Ndau Island got overwhelmed by high tides along the Mkanda Channel Lamu County and Capsized. According Kenya County Commissioner, Joseph Kanyeri, the boat, which was heading to Lamu East from Ndau Island, had been overloaded with 16 passengers and 50
Cargo Manifest to be submitted 7 days before Ships Arrives
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) yesterday insisted that advanced cargo manifest must be submitted within seven days before the arrival of the vessel to the nation’s seaports. NCS also directed that import and export documents be reduced from 14 to eight while that of export has been reduced from 10 to
Apapa,Wharf Bad Road Causes Nigeria to lose 140bn Weekly
Lagos -Kano Rail Line, Port Harcourt Standard Rail to Run by December
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, has said the Lagos-Kano rail line and Lagos-Port Harcourt standard gauge will start running before the end of 2017. According to him, the rail projects, when completed, would largely ease transportation of goods, save cost, time and guarantee safety of goods. The Kaduna Inland Container
Dangote Trucks not for contrabands
…Coy hands drivers conveying imported frozen turkey to Customs Dangote Cement has again demonstrated it strict policy of zero tolerance on lawlessness by its employees, especially the truck operators and drivers, thus raising the bar on corporate social responsibility. This exemplary policy was given a boost when the transport section of Dangote
Flying Taxi to convey passenger around Dubai this summer…..
An autonomous drone that can transport humans will start ferrying passengers around Dubai this summer. The head of the city's Roads and Transportation Agency has announced at the World Government Summit that self-flying taxis would start taking people across the city starting from July. The city will use the Ehang 184 for the