Commercial trucks from Thailand and Viet Nam are able to enter each others' territory for the first time to deliver and pick up goods following today's formal exchange of traffic rights and introduction of a regional customs transit system among the two countries and Lao People’s Democratic Republic. Overland shipments between Thailand and Viet Na...
Beijing Foton Cummins Engine Company Limited (BFCEC), a 50/50 joint venture between Cummins Inc. and China’s Beiqi Foton Motor Company (Foton Motor) have officially begun production of Cummins light-duty, high-performance ISF diesel engines. With a power range from 109 – 170 horsepower, the new ISF2.8 and ISF3.8 have been developed to produce ...
As well as improving its processes, ZF intends to combat imitations through its policy of marking parts. It set out to find a partner able to handle various marking technologies, with solutions that provide full quality and considerable flexibility for adaptation to manufacturing changes and progressive implementation of internal traceability. The recent or...
Today in Berlin, Daimler AG, Deutsche Post DHL, the energy group OMV, the Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen AG public transportation company, and the Finnish oil company Neste Oil took part in a discussion-oriented event titled “Diesel from renewable resources — A step toward zero-emission transportation?”. At the event, the companies presen...
In its meeting on Monday, June 8, in Hanover, the Supervisory Board of Continental AG deliberated on various future scenarios for the automotive supplier, including the option of a combination between Continental AG and Schaeffler under the roof of publicly listed Continental AG. In this context, the Supervisory Board has asked the Executive Board to assess...
The engineers at Nooteboom Special Products have found a solution for loading/unloading the extremely heavy generators of large wind turbines without any need for a mobile crane. The first 3 systems have been delivered to the specialised windmill transport company Frank Norager from FJERRITSLEV, Denmark. One of the largest producers of wind turbines...
Japan Airlines (JAL) has applied to the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) to revise from July 1, 2009, its international cargo fuel surcharge for flights departing from Japan only. The international cargo fuel surcharge on long-haul international routes will increase from 38 yen to 45 yen per kg, on medium-haul intern...
Two new environmentally friendly airport kiosks, including one which allows passengers check the status of delayed or missing baggage, were demonstrated today by the air transport IT specialist, SITA, at the IATA AGM in Kuala Lumpur. In a move to make life easier for the owners of the millions of bags which are mishandled each year, SITA is enabling a new...
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.
Qingdao Saint Voyage Logistics Inc. (SVL) is an Experienced International Shi