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Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations (BATO) announced that it will lay off 67 hourly teammates from its Bloomington, Ill., facility, effective March 1. With the unprecedented decline in construction — both residential and commercial — the demand for construction equipment, including tires, has evaporated. Due to the downturn in the economy, the slowdown i...
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has termed the Interim Railway Budget as ‘forward looking’ and said it will create a win-win situation for all - the Railways, the wagon manufacturers, heavy industries and the public. According to Mr Chandrajit Banerjee, Director-General, CII, freight corridors, containers and improved passenger amenities th...
The dates of the second international conference and trade exhibition “Maritime Security & Defence” (MS&D) have been moved forward for organisational reasons, following consultation with high-ranking representatives of international navies. MS&D 2009 will now be held from 30 September to 2 October 2009 (previously scheduled for 6 to 8 October 2009), at th...
Against a background of rising claims costs, the UK P&I Club has issued guidelines to its owners about P&I cover for laid-up ships to help them prepare and maintain their vessels - and a comprehensive note on the return of calls. The Club is keen to minimise claims for personal injury, wreck removal, pollution, anti-fouling, environmental contaminati...
For the fifth time in succession, the Mercedes-Benz Unimog has been voted the best off-road vehicle of the year in the special-purpose vehicles category by readers of the special-interest magazine OFF ROAD. The "Off-roader of the Year 2009 – Special-purpose vehicles category" award was made on the basis of a vote covering vehicles in eight categories in t...
Hankook Tire has had three of its commercial fleet tires certified for the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) SmartWay Program, meeting the program’s requirement to reduce rolling resistance by 3 percent. The recently launched AL07+ steer tire, Z35a drive tire and TL01 trailer tire all provide lower rolling resistance to meet SmartWay standards desig...
Public sector oil companies slashed jet fuel or Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) prices 3.7 per cent, the tenth reduction since September, taking rates to early 2005 levels, Business Standard informed. Today's price cut comes after most leading airlines more than doubled their lowest fares last week citing low passenger loads, leading to an investigation b...
AMI Express has seen a dramatic increase in heavyweight shipments from the UK to the Americas, following a total overhaul of its rate structures in March 2008. Import shipments are also dramatically up on 2007. Export traffic for South American destinations grew by 65% in 2008, USA destinations saw an increase of 40%, and Canada also witnessed a heal...
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
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