A sweeping Office of Management and Budget report proposes converting the Postal Service into a privately held corporation and spinning off air traffic control functions from the FAA. United States' President Donald Trump is looking to privatize the United States Postal Service despite ongoing stakeholders meetings with the White House Postal
Month: June 2018
Canada is changing where cars are imported
Funding green-lighted for vehicle-processing centre at Port of Nanaimo. Canada’s Minister of Transport Marc Garneau on Wednesday announced an investment of more than C$6.3 million for a project at the Port of Nanaimo, on the east coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, that is expected to change the way cars
Trade War Fallout: 5 ways the Trump tariffs could impact air cargo
Lufthansa’s Eurowings says Air Berlin plane transfer almost done
The BEST fare seats are seen inside an Airbus A340-300 of Eurowings, a low-cost airline and fully owned subsidiary of German Lufthansa Group, as Eurowings opens a new route from Duesseldorf to New York, in Duesseldorf, Germany, April 27, 2018. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay Lufthansa’s budget carrier Eurowings expects the transfer of planes from
Trump greets EU trade reprisals with threat of steep auto tariff
President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to escalate a trade war with Europe by imposing a 20 percent tariff on all U.S. imports of European Union-assembled cars. Trump posted his threat on Twitter the day European Union reprisals took effect against U.S. tariffs on European steel and aluminum. The EU targeted
Largest Land Rover Parade sets a new Guinness World Record (Video)
American Airlines passenger breaks airport window in anger over flight cancellations
An American Airlines passenger boiled over Monday night and smashed a window out of frustration at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport after countless flights had been canceled by the airliner. The incident happened at 11:03 pm Monday near the valet parking station on the upper level of the airport, FOX46 reported. According to witnesses,
UPS, Teamsters reach handshake deal on new contract
It looks like customers will still get their packages delivered. Teamsters negotiators say they have tentatively agreed to a new five-year contract with United Parcel Service. The deal promises to raise wages for existing workers but creates a new class of lower-paid drivers to handle weekend deliveries, according to Dow Jones. The agreement
Apapa traffic hikes container transport fee by 1100%
Apapa, Lagos - The chaotic traffic situation at the seaports in Lagos has resulted in about 1100 percent hike in the cost of transportation of imported goods from the ports in Apapa to surrounding towns in Lagos. Advertising Vanguard’s finding revealed that transportation of a 20 feet container from Apapa to
Nigeria’s Automobile Policy Lead to 20% Drop In Revenue From Car importation – NPA
The Nigerian Ports Authority said on Thursday that revenue on car importation into the country dropped by 20 percent this year, a fallout of the Federal Government’s Automobile Policy. The Managing Director, NPA, Hadiza Bala-Usman, revealed this to the House of Representatives Committee on Ports, Harbours/Waterways when she appeared before the committee