Motorbike hailing service, Gokada, says it has achieved 99.8 percent safety record since it officially commenced operations in 2018. According to the firm, this translates to a 0.02 percent incident rate per ride. Its Co-Chief Executive Officer, Ayodeji Adewunmi, said the firm remained committed to promoting safety, fast and efficient transport as
Year: 2019
Dockworkers’ industrial action cripples activities at Lagos ports as negotiation continues
Commercial activities at the Lagos Port Complex remain crippled by the ongoing industrial action embarked on by members of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) over non-payment of wages and bonus by the management of international oil companies. The strike was embarked on at the instance of the executive
Africa Posts Fastest Growth in Cargo Freight
Loading platform of air freight to the aircraft African carriers in May 2019 posted the fastest growth with an increase in demand by eight percent, compared with the same period a year earlier, a period other regions recorded weak growth. This was in continuation of the upward trend in FTKs (measured in
Roads: FG released N504bn out of N890bn
The Federal Government (of Nigeria) released a total of N504.1bn out of the N890bn that was appropriated for the construction and rehabilitation of federal roads across the country in three years. It was gathered that the N504.1bn was the total sum for capital releases to the Federal Ministry of Power, Works
Uber targets expansion in fast-growing West African markets
LAGOS (Reuters) - Global ride-hailing firm Uber Technologies Inc is in talks with regulators over plans to expand into two West African countries and provide a boat service in Nigerian megacity Lagos, a company executive said on Thursday. In much of sub-Saharan Africa there are low levels of personal car ownership,
USPS set to make changes to its dimensional weight rules
UPS will not join FedEx lawsuit against U.S. government
FILE PHOTO: The logo of United Parcel Service is seen at the new package sorting and delivery UPS hub in Corbeil-Essonnes and Evry, southern Paris, France, June 26, 2018. REUTERS/Charles Platiau - Copyright CHARLES PLATIAU(Reuters) United Parcel Service Inc said on Tuesday it would not join a lawsuit FedEx Corp filed against the U.S.
Airlines and regulators meet to discuss Boeing 737 MAX un-grounding efforts
FILE PHOTO: An aerial photo shows Boeing 737 MAX airplanes parked on the tarmac at the Boeing Factory in Renton, Washington, U.S. March 21, 2019. REUTERS/Lindsey Wasson/File Photo MONTREAL (Reuters) - Airlines and regulators are gathering at a closed-door summit in Montreal on Wednesday to exchange views on steps needed for
China considers blacklisting FedEx after Huawei delivery errors
By: Bloomberg News China is considering adding FedEx Corp. to a list of so-called unreliable entities, said people familiar with the matter, a move that would escalate tensions with the U.S. Authorities in China have almost completed the preparations that would be needed to blacklist FedEx, the people said, declining to be named
Carriers consider ordering mega containerships
Evergreen, Hapag-Lloyd, Yang Ming and COSCO all are said to be weighing new ship orders. Evergreen and COSCO, along with COSCO affiliate OOCL and CMA CGM, are all members of the Ocean Alliance; Hapag-Lloyd, Yang Ming and Ocean Network Express are members of THE Alliance. The Danish website ShippingWatch said it had “market sources