FILE PHOTO: A Nissan logo is seen at a car dealership in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico May 30, 2017. Picture taken May 30, 2017. REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez/File Photo TOKYO (AP) — Nissan Executive Vice President Daniele Schillaci bowed deeply for several seconds in a Japanese-style apology Wednesday, expressing his remorse for widespread
Month: October 2017
Toyota confirms scaling back of Mexico plant for truck needs
Didier Leroy, executive vice president of Toyota Motor Corp., presents a Toyota Concept during the media preview of the Tokyo Motor Show in Tokyo Wednesday, October 25, 2017. Toyota confirms scaling back of Mexico plant for truck needs. TOKYO (AP) — Toyota Motor Corp. confirmed Wednesday that a planned Mexico auto plant
New screenings for US-bound passengers on global airlines
New screenings for US-bound passengers on global airlines DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Five global long-haul airlines will begin new “security interviews” of all passengers on U.S.-bound flights beginning Thursday at the request of American officials, the companies said Wednesday. Long-haul carriers Air France, Cathay Pacific, EgyptAir, Emirates and Lufthansa all
Toyota: Committed to Hydrogen Cars Despite Potential ‘Game Changer’ EV battery
Toyota Motor Corp. Executive Vice President Didier Leroy presents the company's Concept-i series as a screen shows the company's President Akio Toyoda during the media preview of the 45th Tokyo Motor Show in Tokyo. TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp said its solid-state battery technology under development could be a “game
U.S Trucking Firms Facing Recruitment Problems Ahead of Holidays
Freight companies are facing competition from within their industry as well as from construction and energy firms for drivers Trucking companies are worried about finding enough drivers now that the freight market is recovering. Shipping demand is strengthening after a roughly two-year slump, as manufacturing activity expands and retailers stock up in
US probes 2nd Air Canada jet security event in San Francisco
Ryanair delays plans limiting carry on bags until January
DUBLIN (Reuters) - Irish airline, Ryanair, will delay plans forcing non-priority customers to place any second larger carry-on bags in the hold to allow passengers “more time to familiarize themselves with the changes,” it said on Tuesday. The Irish airline, which sparked outrage in recent weeks by cancelling 20,000 flights, was
Nigeria’s Transport Commission Bill ready soon
Abuja - A law that would birth a central regulatory body for Nigeria's transport sector, which has been in the making would soon be enacted. The country's Senate Committee on Land Transportation Chairman, Sen. Gbenga Ashafa, who disclosed that the Bill is at its final stage, said the leadership of the Senate is
Driverless Trucks Make Maiden Voyages in Singapore
The first driverless truck made their maiden voyage in Singapore on Tuesday. Katoen Natie, a Belgian logistics firm, premiered the trucks after a year-long development process that partnered petrochemical company Exxon Mobil, Dutch vehicle Assembly Company VDL Groep and Singapore Management University. Currently, in the first stage of implementation, the trucks
Maritime shipping industry could consolidate further
It's time to pull together Maersk Chief Operating Officer Soren Toft said that as growth in the shipping industry slows, merger and acquisition activity may begin to pick up again, according to a report from the Straits Times. The trend of mergers and consolidations in the maritime shipping industry in recent years