Transport Archives — Page 39 of 49

March 4, 2017 No Responses

Ford to offer built-in moderm with wi-fi powered by Vodafone

Ford has partnered with Vodafone to bring 4G LTE connectivity to vehicles in Europe via the new FordPass Connect built-in modem and Wi-Fi hotspot capability. Incorporating an external aerial, the Wi-Fi hotspot according to a statement from Ford enables up...

March 2, 2017 No Responses

Wakanow founder emerges travel man of the year

Founder and Group Managing Director of Wakanow, Mr. Obinna Ekezie has been named Travel Man of the Year at the 2016 ATQ Travel Personality awards scheduled to hold in March this year. Organized by African Travel Quarterly, a member...

March 1, 2017 No Responses

Geely to unveil first Lynk model at Shanghai auto show

China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group will showcase its first model for Lynk & CO — the 01 compact crossover — at the Shanghai auto show in April, the Nikkei Asian Review reported, citing a company executive. The car will go...

February 28, 2017 No Responses

Dangote seeks unhindered movement for trucks with perishable items, special seaport for export

By Moses Ebosele – The Vice President of Dangote Group, Alhaji Sani Dangote on Monday in Lagos implored relevant Government agencies within and outside the Seaports to facilitate unhindered movement for all trucks conveying perishable items. Speak...

February 25, 2017 No Responses

VW’s profit boost clouded by $6.8b diesel-crisis charge

By Christoph Rauwald (Bloomberg) and Reuters – Volkswagen Group’s provisions for its diesel-cheating scandal increased by 6.4 billion euros ($6.8 billion) last year, as the automaker continued to tally the damages from the worst business crisis i...

February 23, 2017 No Responses

Nissan: Carlos Ghosn to remain chairman, refocuses role

(BBC) Carlos Ghosn is relinquishing his role as chief executive of Nissan, but will remain chairman of the Japanese car maker. Hirohito Saikawa, already the company’s co-chief executive, will take over. The reshuffle will allow Mr Ghosn to focus on...

February 22, 2017 No Responses

China sanctions CMA CGM, Evergreen, others for not reporting freight tariffs

(WMN) China’s Ministry of Transport has fined 14 international container shipping companies because they either failed to report freight tariffs to the ministry or were inconsistent with the reported ones. Companies have been punished with a total of RMB 2....

February 20, 2017 No Responses

Massilia Motors Photo News

L-R: Deputy Managing Director of Kewalram Chanrai Group, Mr. Victor Eburajolo; Managing Director of Massilia Motors Limited, Mr. Thomas Pelletier; and Deputy Managing Director of Massilia Motors Limited, Mr. Kunle Jaiyesimi at a Press Conference to announce th...

February 18, 2017 No Responses

Peugeot unveils agenda for 2017

In terms of performance, Peugeot vehicles are known world-wide for their resilience and durability and this is not any different in Nigeria as PAN Nigeria, Kaduna has stood the test of time. The Kaduna based factory has passed through thick...

February 17, 2017 No Responses

Massilia Motors now sole distributor of Mitsubishi vehicles in Nigeria

As part of measures to consolidates and expand the distributions of Mitsubishi vehicles in Nigeria, Massilia Motors Limited, on Thursday in Lagos, announced its position as the sole distributor of Mitsubishi Motors in Nigeria. The company is a joint venture o...

February 15, 2017 No Responses

Peugeot to aquire GM’s Vauxhall, Opel business

France’s PSA Group, maker of Peugeot and Citroen cars, is in talks about taking over General Motors’ (GM) loss-making European business Opel. PSA, which already works with GM in Europe on several projects, said a takeover was among “numerous ...

February 15, 2017 No Responses

Arik suspends flights to London, Johannesburg

The management of Arik Air has suspended its international flight operations to the London and Johannesburg routes. The spokesman of the Asset Management Company of Nigeria, AMCON, Jude Nwauzor, made the announcement in a statement issuedon Tuesday in Lagos. T...

February 15, 2017 No Responses

Labour: Increase in BRT, LAGBUS fares is insensitive

Lagos State council of Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has condemned increase in the transport fares of BRT and LAGBUS buses. In a statement on Tuesday, TUC described the increase announced by the Managing Director of Lagos Metropolitan...

February 15, 2017 No Responses

CMA CGM, Alibaba seal MOU on Digital Cooperation

French container shipping major CMA CGM and Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in Hangzhou, China, to seek cooperation in the digital area. The duo intends to provide digitized services via the One Touch platform...