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The rail pressure group Railfuture is warning against cuts in rail investment. At its recent AGM, held on 8th of May, the meeting passed an emergency motion opposing future cuts in rail projects. Group chairman Mike Crowhurst said "We're concerned that schemes such as electrification and reopenings may be at risk. At this point in the economic ...
The number of new car registrations in Austria in April 2010 declined by 11.6 per cent year on year to 31,723, according to Austrian Times. At the same time, the number of new lorry registrations rose by 6.8 per cent and that of tractors declined by 11.6 per cent year on year in April. The number of registrations of motorcycles fell by 15.5 per cent yea...
Dubai: In the same week that Noah Ship Management was launched in the UAE, another Dubai firm, Drydocks World, has entered the livestock carrier conversion sector with a $60m groundbreaking order from Saudi Arabian company Hamood Al Ali Al Khalaf Trading and Transportation Est. The contract is to convert a 2,300 teu container ship into a livestock carrier...
ABU DHABI International Airport has been named the Best Cargo Airport 2010 as it outpaced growth in all the other large cargo airports across the globe that handle more than 300,000 tons of air freight annually. "It is an honour to have been recognised for the efforts ADAC is making in supporting the growth of our existing and prospective partner airlines...
Emirates SkyCargo has been named the Cargo Airline of the Year at the Cargo Airline by UK-based Air Cargo News. The presentation marked the sixth time that Emirates SkyCargo had scooped the award in its 25-year history, while the company was also voted as the Best Middle East Cargo Airline for the 22nd consecutive year. "Emirates SkyCargo is thrilled to...
GERMAN carrier, Lufthansa Cargo was named the "Best European Cargo Airline" at the Cargo Airline of the Year Awards presented by Air Cargo Media in London. More than 23,500 freight forwarders from 72 countries took part in the online survey this year for the awards which are now into their 28th year. Lufthansa Cargo received the highest number of votes in...
CATHAY Pacific Airways and its sister Dragonair carried a total of 152,808 tonnes of cargo and mail in April, up 24.1 per cent on the same month last year. The cargo and mail load factor was 79.3 per cent, a rise of 13.6 percentage points, while capacity, measured in available cargo/mail tonne kilometres, was up by 6.4 per cent. Year to date, tonnage rose...
TRUCKING capacity in the US has fallen from the surplus of a few years ago, a development that will likely increase freight rates, according to Charles Clowdis, transport analysts with IHS Global Insight. "Many carriers have exited the market during the economic downturn because of declining volumes as well as heavy debt service demands," he said. "Owne...
Port of Tallinn is the biggest port authority in Estonia and as far as both cargo and passenger traffic are taken into account, the biggest port on the shores of the Baltic Sea.
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