UPS Shipping more packages with the same number of people The upcoming holiday period is shaping up to be another record-breaking shipping season. In fact, United Parcel Service (UPS) forecasts 750 million packages will be delivered between Black Friday and New Year’s Eve, a 5% increase from last year. Despite the expected increase in
Month: October 2017
Carriers’ business confidence outlook strongest in the last decade – IATA
In its most recent quarterly survey of airline business confidence, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) found that 80 percent of airline CFOs and heads of cargo saw an improvement in third-quarter profitability compared with the same quarter of 2016 – making it the strongest outcome IATA has seen in
The flying drones that can scan packages night and day – BBC News
...flying drones taking away people's jobs. VIDEO Flying drones and robots now patrol distribution warehouses - they've become workhorses of the e-commerce era online that retailers can't do without. It is driving down costs but it is also putting people out of work: what price progress? It could be a scene from
Few adhere to 4-hour transport strike in Italy
A man rides a bicycle in Milan, Italy, Friday, Oct. 27 MILAN (AP) — A four-hour nationwide transport strike prompted commuters in much of Italy to alter their travel schedules, but caused little disruption. In Milan, most subway and surface transportation continued as usual during the Friday morning strike, and only a
U.S. wants to remove ‘unnecessary’ barriers to self-driving vehicles
FILE PHOTO -The rear of a Lexus SUV equipped with Google self-driving sensors is seen during a media preview of Google's prototype autonomous vehicles in Mountain View, California September 29, 2015. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. National Highway Traffic-Safety Administration said Friday it is looking for input on
Walmart will soon have robots roaming the aisles in 50 stores
The robots autonomously roam up and down the aisles of the store, picking out errors it sees.Walmart Walmart's robot fleet is expanding... Walmart is rolling out robots to 50 more stores. The robots go up and down the aisles, scanning for out-of-stock items, incorrect prices, and wrong or missing labels. It's part
Enugu, Port Harcourt Airports Unsafe for Airline Operators – National Assembly
Akanu Ibiam Internation Airport Enugu, Nigeria The deplorable state of some airports in Nigeria, particularly the Enugu and Port Harcourt International airports is worrisome to the members of the National Assembly’s joint committee on aviation. “What we saw in Enugu airport was a very serious infrastructure decay, we saw potholes on the
How Taxi Drivers Protest Against Ride Hail Services in Colombia
....... strike caused major disruption. Thousands of taxi drivers in the Colombian capital Bogota blocked roads and clashed with police in protest at hail services such as Uber. Yellow cabs lined the streets of the city on Monday as drivers objected to what they said was an unfair advantage awarded to app-based
BA Owner Sees Profits Soar and Eyes Opportunities as Rivals Fail
...International Airlines Group posted a big jump in third-quarter earnings amid a tough time for the wider aviation sector. The owner of British Airways overcame turbulence from terrorism and bad weather to post a 22% rise in profits in the third quarter - and said it was ready to seize opportunities
Kenya Railways Corporation To Launch Second Train Service
Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) will begin a second train service on the Standard Gauge Railway between Nairobi and Mombasa starting Wednesday next week. The express train service will depart from both Nairobi and Mombasa Termini at 3.30 pm. The corporation currently operates one inter-county train service in the morning. The launch of the