International Archives — Page 15 of 58

July 23, 2018 No Responses

South African Airways Wins Best Airline Staff Award

South African Airways (SAA) has been voted the ‘Best Airline Staff in Africa’ at the annual World Airline Awards hosted by Skytrax, the Oscars of the aviation industry in London. In SAA’s sixth triumph, this award recognises service excellence covering...

July 21, 2018 No Responses

Okonjo-Iweala Joins Twitter’s Board

Nigeria’s former finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been appointed to the board of directors of Twitter. Mrs Okonjo-Iweala served under President Olusegun Obasanjo from 2003 to 2006 and President Goodluck Jonathan from 2011 to 2015. She tweeted the new...

July 15, 2018 No Responses

LNG Business: Total Seals $1.5B Takeover of Engie’s Portfolio

French energy giant Total has closed the acquisition of Engie’s portfolio of upstream liquefied natural gas (LNG) assets for an overall enterprise value of USD 1.5 billion. Should the oil market mark a major improvement in the coming years, Total’s...

July 15, 2018 No Responses

Qatar Airways Deploys Airbus A350 To Edinburgh

Qatar Airways has upgraded its capacity to the Scottish capital, Edinburgh to the state-of-the-art Airbus A350-900, the first and only A350 service to Scotland. The airline in a statement said that its upgraded to the aircraft in order to meet...

June 29, 2018 No Responses

ILO Seeks Urgent Action To Prevent Looming Global Care Crisis

Investment in the care economy needs to be doubled to avert a looming global care crisis, says a new ILO report. Sweeping changes in policies should address the rising need for care and tackle the huge disparity between women’s and...

June 25, 2018 No Responses

Jacques Saadé, CMA CGM Founder Dies At 81

Jacques R. Saadé, the founder of the French shipping major CMA CGM, passed away on June 24, 2018 at the age of 81. Saadé established the Compagnie Maritime d’Affretement (CMA) in September 1978, 40 years ago, after leaving Lebanon following the civil...

June 23, 2018 No Responses

The Reality Of Violence At Work

While workplace violence can differ depending on a country’s development level, the most common forms occur everywhere. In the poorest countries, unacceptable practices are often exacerbated by poverty. ILO looked at the situation in Madagascar. In...

June 12, 2018 No Responses

ILO Boss: We Must Tackle Root Causes Of Child Labour

ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, called for urgent action to tackle the economic root causes of child labour, pointing out that attention needs to be paid not only to global supply chains, but also to unpaid family work in agriculture. “The...

June 8, 2018 No Responses

Audi Expands Mobility Network In Asia

The mobility offering of the four rings continues to grow: With the opening of a new location in Tokyo, Audi on demand is now also available in Japan. In Hong Kong, three further mobility hubs extend the offering. The premium...

June 1, 2018 No Responses

Study Seeks Support For Methanol As Sustainable Marine Fuel

In anticipation of the entrance into force of IMO’s 2020 sulphur cap, methanol is gaining ever greater support as an environmentally-friendly marine fuel. According to the latest findings of the Sustainable Marine Methanol (SUMMETH) project, there are no obs...

May 26, 2018 No Responses

Kia Celebrate Founding Anniversary With ‘Green Light Volunteer Week’

Kia Motors Corporation is celebrating its founding anniversary with a series of volunteer activities across the globe. Kia’s ‘Green Light Volunteer Week’ which runs until May 30, will see thousands of its employees around the world volunteering in their ...

May 24, 2018 No Responses

LNG Bunkering: Korea To Boost Capabilities

South Korea is launching a project to develop its liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering technology amid anticipated growth in demand for LNG as marine fuel stemming from the more stringent environmental regulations entering into force in 2020. The country’s ...

May 22, 2018 No Responses

Sony Acquires 90 % Stake In EMI Record With $2.3Billion

Sony says it has agreed to buy a controlling stake in EMI Music Publishing for $2.3bn (£1.71bn) as it looks to boost its music portfolio. The deal would mean Sony would indirectly own about 90% of the record label and...

May 18, 2018 No Responses

Green Economy To Generate 24 million Jobs By 2020

Twenty-four million new jobs will be created globally by 2030 if the right policies to promote a greener economy are put in place, a new ILO report says. According to World Employment and Social Outlook 2018: Greening with Jobs , action...