The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation on Thursday announced that it had programmed to bring in two cargoes of petrol per day for the rest of this month in order to boost supply and eradicate the fuel queues that had resurfaced in many cities across the country. It said each of the
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Ethiopian Airlines set to commence direct flights to Chicago
The Ethiopian Airlines Group has said it will commence direct flights from Addis Ababa to Chicago from June 02, 2018. According to the airline, westbound passengers from the entire continent of Africa will connect Chicago and beyond through its Addis Ababa hub in the late evening while east-bound travellers from the
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
German shippers take on rising cargo thefts
German business associations say they are fed up with an increase of cargo thefts throughout Germany and have launched a joint initiative to fight back. German business associations say they are fed up with an increase of cargo thefts throughout Germany and have launched a joint initiative to fight back. The 13
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,
Fuel scarcity worsens in Abuja, marketers arrested
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
Space sports car now flying toward asteroid belt beyond Mars
Cape Canaveral, Fla. (AP) - The world’s first space sports car is cruising toward the asteroid belt, well beyond Mars. SpaceX chief Elon Musk confirmed the new, more distant route for his rocketing Tesla Roadster. The red electric convertible was the unorthodox cargo aboard his company’s brand new Falcon Heavy rocket
UPS extends international special commodities program to over 100 countries
February 7, 2018: United Parcel Service (UPS) recently announced a major expansion to its International Special Commodities (ISC) program where customers will be able to ship biological substances, dangerous goods in excepted quantities, and shipments utilizing dry ice to additional 50 global destinations. This brings the total number of countries served