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November 11, 2021 No Responses

US Sues Uber For Overcharging Disabled People

The US Justice Department (DoJ) is suing ride-hailing app Uber over allegations it has been overcharging disabled people. The DoJ claims Uber’s “wait time” fees are discriminating against disabled passengers who need more than two minutes to get into a...

February 24, 2021 No Responses

South African Uber Drivers Join Global Push For Worker Rights

A group of South African Uber drivers are to go to court to seek rights including compensation for unpaid overtime and holiday pay, their lawyers said on Tuesday, hoping for a similar victory to that of British drivers this month.In both Britain...

October 28, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Receives $26.9b Development Assistance Funds In Six Years

Between 2015 and 2020, Nigeria received not less $26.94 billion Development Assistance funds from International Donors, the Minister of State for Budget and National Planning, Mr Clement Agba has said. Agba made this known on Tuesday in Abuja while briefing...

October 17, 2020 No Responses

British Airways Fined £20m Over Data Breach

British Airways has been fined £20m ($26m) by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for a data breach which affected more than 400,000 customers. The breach took place in 2018 and affected both personal and credit card data. The fine...

September 2, 2020 No Responses

Australia Records First Recession In 30 Years

Australia’s economy has plunged into its first recession in nearly 30 years, as it suffers the economic fallout from the coronavirus. Gross domestic product (GDP) shrunk 7% in the April-to-June quarter compared to the previous three months. T...

August 5, 2020 No Responses

Mitsubishi To Begin Car Production In Myanmar

Mitsubishi Motors is considering building vehicles in Myanmar, as the Japanese automaker deepens its commitment to Southeast Asia. The Japanese automaker already has a production base in Vietnam, as well as in Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines. A...

July 21, 2020 No Responses

EU Bankrolls Electrification Of Seaport Terminals

The Port of Valencia has secured aid from the European Commission for two projects aimed at facilitating and accelerating the possibility of connecting ships to the electricity grid. The first of these, the Global EALING Project, European flagship action for.....

July 18, 2020 No Responses

Crude Shipments Resume From Pemex Floating Storage Unit

An oil production and storage vessel, operated by Mexican state oil firm Pemex in the Gulf of Mexico, has resumed crude shipments. This is after a tanker collision halted exports earlier this month, according to a person with knowledge of...

July 16, 2020 No Responses

MSC Ship Loses 20 Containers Off South Africa

Earlier this week, a containership operated by Swiss shipping major Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) lost more than 20 containers overboard during stormy weather in Algoa Bay near the city of Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, the South African Maritime Safety ...

July 15, 2020 No Responses

Okonjo-Iweala To WTO: Elect DG On Basis Of Merit

Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Wednesday in Geneva stressed the need for the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to elect a credible candidate, based on merit, for the position of Director General. Okonjo-Iweala, who is among the eight candidates vying for the...

July 13, 2020 No Responses

Singapore, London, Shanghai,Top New List Of Most Important Shipping Hub

The 2020 Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping Centre Development (ISCD) Index has been published by the Baltic Exchange, in collaboration with Xinhua, the Chinese state news agency. The index, in its seventh edition, provides an independent ranking of the perf...

July 10, 2020 No Responses

ILO Welcomes COVID-19 Seafarers’ Rights Agreement

The International Labour Organization has expressed support for new international measures to protect the rights of seafarers, stranded at sea because of the COVID-19 crisis .It welcomed a joint statement signed by more than a dozen countries that gives ...

July 10, 2020 No Responses

Maritime Stakeholders Implore US, UK, UAE, Others On Crew Change Crisis

Thirteen countries have committed to facilitating crew changes and achieving key worker designation for seafarers, following a virtual ministerial summit hosted by the UK government July 9, 2020. This step is said to represent a significant progres...

July 9, 2020 No Responses

Maersk Sells Containership For Green Recycling

Maersk, owner and operator of the world’s largest container shipping fleet, has sold a 9, 640 TEU containership Sine Maersk for demolition in Turkey. The 22-year-old containership has a market value of $ 11.69 million, according to the data from...