The NSC Group has commissioned the voluntary "Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI)" certification of its entire fleet from Germanischer Lloyd (GL). GL verifies the globally valid EEDI environmental and efficiency standard for vessels and ...
Tags: Transportation, Service
Business confidence levels are showing signs of stabilising, with the year-end outlook for profits, sales, employment and capital investment beginning to level out. After declining through much of the year, initial expectations for the ...
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairman Rod Sims has expressed significant and further concern about the escalating shopper docket petrol discounts, now reaching 45 cents per litre in some cases. “The ACCC has ...
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Airline business confidence remains strong, according to IATA's quarterly survey of airline CFO and heads of cargo in July, with 71% of respondents expecting an improvement in profitability over the next 12 months. There is confidence ...
OPPOSITION treasury spokesman Joe Hockey says the rapidly falling Australian dollar is having an "immediate negative impact" on business confidence and fuel prices, despite being good for exporters. Mr Hockey said falling interest rates ...
SIOUX CITY | City officials are considering ending curbside glass recycling and encouraging people to cash in bottles for refunds instead. They said decline in the value of glass has made processing it impractical without passing higher ...
American Airlines has completed the successful rollout of its industry-leading Electronic Flight Bag program with the discontinuation of paper revisions to terminal charts, making it the first major commercial airline to fully utilize ...
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According to a report by Navigant Research, about three million of light duty plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) will be sold per year by 2020, accounting for 3% of the total light duty vehicle market. The vehicles will include both plug-in ...
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Among consumers likely to purchase a vehicle in the next two years, 31 percent are likely to consider a diesel, motivated by fuel economy and environmental concerns. This tidbit is among the findings of a recent survey conducted by the ...
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GL debuts C-Dragon design concept at Nor-Shipping Thursday, Jun 06, 2013 The importance of Intra-Asian trade routes continues to grow as the region's economies continue to expand. Asian container traffic, in particular, is projected to be ...
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High sulfur bunker fuel prices in Seattle were assessed by Platts Thursday at their lowest levels in almost a year. Platts assessed the IFO 380 CST market in Seattle at $575.25/mt ex-wharf, its lowest price since it was assessed at ...
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European airlines and airports are facing fundamental changes: The increasing popularity of low-cost carriers and airlines from the Middle East is changing the competitive landscape. Leisure and business travelers' strong price sensitivity ...
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Google is reportedly squaring up to Facebook in a $1bn (£660m) bidding war for Israeli mobile satellite navigation start-up Waze. According to Bloomberg, the internet giant has expressed an interest in buying up the start-up ...
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As the popularity of motorcycling continues to grow, more women are learning to get their motors running and head out on the highway. Industry experts say that about 12 percent of all riders are now women, drawn by the same combination of ...
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The Australian dollar tumbled almost two US cents to its lowest level in more than 11 months and could move back below parity with the greenback in the next 24 hours. The currency fell to 100.47 US cents early today, its lowest level ...
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