In the framework of the investment program in the first quarter 2008 Eurokhim purchased 100 rail cars for its subsidiary – Fosforit. According to the press-service of Eurokhim, the company paid 161 mn rubles for new rail cars. The rail cars are to transport mineral fertilizers. Source: Seanews
Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) is on pace to report a fifth consecutive year of record sales and profits in 2008, and is poised for significant further growth over the next several years, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Tim Solso told shareholders today at the Company's annual meeting. Cummins shareholders re-elected all nine Cummins directors for ano...
A China Eastern Airlines (CEA) Boeing Next-Generation 737-700 completed a flight into China's Lijiang Airport to validate the capability and benefits of an advanced navigation method known as Required Navigation Performance (RNP). RNP uses global-positioning satellites and onboard flight-management systems to guide airplanes along precise flight paths...
Singapore Changi Airport bagged two awards in Singapore and London. For its innovative and fresh retail offerings, Changi Airport continued to remain a favourite and maintain its strong lead in the travel retail industry. In another poll, Changi Airport was voted best airport among readers of the UK-based UltraTravel magazine. The Civil Aviation Aut...
It may require more than gasoline or container taxes to come up with the funds needed to fix Southern California's transportation infrastructure woes, according to a regional planning group. The Southern California Association of Governments said Friday that Southern California will need $531 billion over the next 30 years just to keep up with the 6 ...
U.S. consumers faced with increasing energy and food costs plan to spend more of their tax rebate checks on necessities like gas and groceries rather than on discretionary items like electronics and clothes, according to a National Retail Federation survey conducted by BIGresearch. The survey, which polled 8,347 consumers and was conducted from April ...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has proposed minimum age requirements for all covered animals in transport. The regulations currently apply to dogs and cats, but not other regulated animals such as primates and marine mammals. The proposed rules would require animals to travel with their mothers or b...
Bombardier Transportation’s leading-edge Advanced Rapid Transit (ART) rail technology continues to gain traction across international markets. The world’s leading supplier of rail equipment, systems and services announced that the number of ART vehicles in operation or on order has moved past the 600 mark following the exercise of an option for 14 new ART...
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