Lagos - Nigerian airlines will enjoy the benefit of operating direct flights to the United State as the country has retained the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) category one status. Nigeria scaled the hurdle after the safety audit of the country's civil aviation industry recently. It would be recalled that a team
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Going Dutch: How Schiphol is solving cross-border e-commerce issues
Last December, clandestine teams of Chinese executives began showing up at airports across Europe, probing the facilities that they visited for strengths and weaknesses. They tracked shipments, timed customs delays, rated services and mapped out logistics infrastructure. While these cloak-and-dagger movements may seem to be wrapped in political intrigue, of a
DHL asks, is your business falling behind in supply chain digitalization?
It’s not just a catchy headline any longer: your business is missing out – or even falling behind – and DHL has the data to prove it! According to the integrator’s polling, 95 percent of companies are not capturing the “full benefits of digitalization technologies for their supply chains.” “This is a transformative
Automakers roll out new battery-powered cars at Geneva show
Global automakers are rolling out more electric vehicles at the Geneva International Motor Show as they try to challenge Tesla and get ahead of a disruptive shift in transportation toward lower-emission and autonomous vehicles. For the European carmakers, the mood at the event could be unsettled by U.S. President Donald Trump’s
15 New Airlines Seek Operating Permits as Business Booms
Expert faults growth report, says passenger traffic dropping About 15 new private and commercial airlines have applied for operating permits as the demand for air travel steadily rises in the country. The spokesman of the apex regulatory body, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Sam Adurogboye, said the applications were being
Tanzania’s Mtwara Port Tipped to Handle Panamax Ships Soon
Big containers and modern ships, Panamax, will soon start docking at Mtwara port, upon completion of berth number two next year. Under the supervision of German company, Inros Lackner, two Chinese companies― Railways Major Bridges Engineering Group Co. Ltd (CRMBEG) and China Railways Construction Engineering Group (CRCEG) are jointly working on
Shipping Companies Risk Sanction for Over-billing Importers, Exporters
The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) weekend sounded a fresh note of warning to shipping companies and some service providers that circumvent the law by either over-billing shippers on demurrage charges or indulging in the indiscriminate imposition of illegal charges. This is just as the ports economic regulator said its field officers
Petrol demand hits 50 million litres daily, NNPC incurs N24bn monthly as subsidy
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation on Sunday announced that it was spending N774m daily (about N23.99bn monthly) as subsidy on the 50 million litres of Premium Motor Spirit consumed across the country. Although it described the amount as under-recovery, the oil firm stated that the amount was due to the proliferation
FedEx won’t drop the NRA so these companies are dropping FedEx
Unlike dozens of other companies, FedEx has stood firm with the National Rifle Association Companies cutting FedEx ties Despite a massive online campaign and an exodus by other major companies that had previously partnered with the National Rifle Association in various ways, FedEx has stood firm that it will not cut ties with the group.
Confederation of Zimbabwe Industry Welcomes National Railways Revival
The revival of National Railways of Zimbabwe comes as one of the key economic deliverables that will set many companies on a recovery trajectory as it has potential to significantly lower heavy industries' transport costs, Confederation of Zimbabwe Industry (CZI) Bulawayo chapter president Joseph Gunda has said. President Mnangagwa commissioned a