Crossrail, the new east-west London railway designed to bring relief to jam-packed commuters, announced Friday that it is postponing its scheduled December opening by the better part of a year. Crossrail Ltd. said services on the central section of the line, between Paddington station in west London and Abbey Wood in
Month: August 2018
US ports fear tariffs could reduce ship traffic and jobs
Trucks travel along a loading dock at the Port of Long Beach, California. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) Ports and ground terminals in nearly every state handle goods that are now or will likely soon be covered by import tariffs. Port executives worry that this could mean a slowdown in shipping that
Bayelsa airport ready, SAHCOL inspects facility
The long-awaited Bayelsa State International Cargo Airport is ready, the Managing Director, Bayelsa Airlines, Capt. Henry Ungbuku has said. Ungbuku, who is also the Special Adviser to Governor Seriake Dickson on Aviation, stated this on Wednesday during the visit to the airport in Amassoma by an aviation ground handling service provider,
Uber is searching for a third city to test its flying taxis
Uber's flying taxi service was supposed to debut in Dallas, Los Angeles and Dubai, but its deal with the emirate fizzled out before tests could even begin. It still wants to trial UberAir outside the country, though, so it launched a search for a third test city in May. Now, the company has announced that it
Ethiopian launches first African freighter service to Miami
Ethiopian-777 freighter. Ethiopian Airlines Wednesday launched the first of two weekly freighter flights between Addis Ababa and Miami creating the first-ever cargo-only route between the African continent and Miami International Airport (MIA). The scheduled flights will operate on a route that includes intermediate stops in Spain, Colombia and Belgium, and all flights
Ghana in Talks With Volkswagen Over Plans to Assemble Vehicles
Talks are part of Germany’s agenda to strengthen development EU leaders seek to stem arrival of migrants from Africa Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo said the country is in talks with Volkswagen AG over plans to assemble vehicles as part of Germany’s foreign policy agenda to strengthen development in Africa and
Boeing wins $805M contract to build U.S. Navy’s MQ-25A robotic refueling planes
Boeing has won the Navy’s nod for the MQ-25 autonomous refueling airplane. (Boeing Photo) After a months-long competition with the likes of Lockheed Martin, Boeing has won a $805.3 million contract from the Pentagon to build the first four MQ-25A autonomous refueling planes for the Navy. The MQ-25 Stingray is meant to
Honda Brings CR-V Back to Home Market to Fight Nissan, Toyota
Carmaker targets deliveries of 1,200 units a month in Japan Local sales of Honda’s non-minicar models have fallen in 2018 Honda Motor Co. is bringing back the CR-V sport utility vehicle in Japan after a two-year hiatus, betting on the model to reclaim ground lost to rivals including Nissan Motor Co. The automaker
UPS connecting merchants, warehouses
Ware2Go also provides inventory visibility and tracks orders. UPS has rolled out a technology company and platform called Ware2Go that’s designed to connect merchants with available warehousing capacity. Ware2Go also provides inventory visibility and tracks order progress for both the merchant and warehouse. Ware2Go officially launched in July after an incubation process with
United Airlines eyes business travellers as it boosts European flights in 2019
United Airlines on Thursday will announce three new daily routes to Europe as the third-largest U.S. carrier eyes higher-paying business travelers on transatlantic flights. The increase in transatlantic capacity comes as part of a broader company strategy that includes growing the margin-rich business-class service, Patrick Quayle, United’s vice president of international network,