Uber drivers in Brasília, the capital, celebrated on Tuesday after Brazil’s Senate watered down a regulatory bill SÃO PAULO, Brazil (NYT)— A few weeks after being banned in London, Uber, the titan of ride-sharing services, is waging a new high-stakes regulatory fight in Brazil, the company’s second-largest market. Brazilian lawmakers last week moved
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Egyptian Petroleum minister forecloses fuel price hikes in current fiscal year
Cairo - Egyptian Petroleum Minister Tarek al-Mulla reiterated on Thursday that the Cabinet does not plan to raise the prices of petroleum products during the current fiscal year 2017-2018. Mulla added in an interview broadcast on the privately-owned Extra News satellite channel, on Thursday evening, that the government since 2014 has
Kenya’s Standard Gauge Railway electric train upgrade cost set to hit Sh65 billion
A train launched to operate on the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) line constructed by the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) and financed by Chinese government arrives at the Nairobi Terminus on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya May 31, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya Plans to electrify the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR)
Heavy-Duty Commercial Truck Orders in North America Soared in October
Orders for heavy-duty commercial trucks in North America soared in October, reaching the highest level in nearly three years as carriers riding a strong freight market stepped up plans to upgrade or expand their fleets. Trucking companies last month ordered 36,200 Class 8 trucks, the big rigs that haul much of
Shippers Council, FRSC to clear trucks from roads
Lagos Nigerian Shippers Council and the Federal Road Safety Corps on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will ensure the immediate removal of trucks, tankers, and trailers from all highways across the country. The Partnership between the two agencies was setup up to regulate the sector, by creating a centralized database
Lagos toll roads increase fees, Cars now N200/N300
Lagos - The operators of the toll roads on Victoria Island and Ikoyi areas of Lagos, Lekki Concession Company Limited has announced the increase of fees on its toll roads with effect from Wednesday, November 8, 2017. The company made this known through a handbill being handed to motorists around its
Singapore Airlines Unveils Its Plush Hotel Rooms in the Sky
Plush Hotel Rooms in the Sky Carrier’s A380s offer double beds, wardrobes, vanity counters Overhaul based on customer feedback, Singapore Air says In the battle to fill their seats with high fliers, the world’s top airlines are rolling out evermore luxurious options for top-tier travelers. Singapore Airlines Ltd. on Thursday unveiled its first
Lagos embarks on safety, simulation campaign to prevent death toll on its waterways
Commercial transportation by boat Lagos - Lagos State Waterway Authority (LASWA) has rolled out a safety campaign around all Lagos jetties, in a bid to cushion the incessant boat mishaps on its waterways as recorded in recent times. On Sunday, August 20, in Ilashe area of Lagos State, nine persons were confirmed dead in a
U.S Railway firm sues over millions of rail ties it calls defective
One of the America’s largest railroads must replace millions of defective wooden railroad ties on its tracks because they’re degrading faster than expected, the company said in a federal lawsuit. Norfolk Southern Railway blames an Alabama company that produced its railroad ties of failing to use the proper protective coating on