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Province urges parties to reach deal to end Cowichan transit strike
North Shore News
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If the parties can’t resolve the almost four-month dispute on their own, Labour Minister Jennifer Whiteside says, the province is “looking at additional tools” to help resolve it The provincial government is urging both parties in the almost...
High Court upholds acquittal of Chinese company accused of bribing ex-LTA deputy group director
The Straits Times
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May 30, 2025
SINGAPORE – The High Court has upheld the acquittal of a Chinese company that was charged with bribery after two of its employees gave loans totalling $220,000 to a Land Transport Authority (LTA) deputy group director. In a written judgment on May...
How a decade-old patent dispute could upend Uber’s business
TechCrunch
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May 30, 2025
A little-known patent infringement lawsuit could have big implications for Uber — and potentially dozens of other companies. Carma Technology, a company formed in 2007 by serial entrepreneur and SOSV founder Sean O’Sullivan, filed a lawsuit...
Transit Oriented Development in Meerut to unlock real estate on Namo Bharat corridor
The Economic Times
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May 30, 2025
Meerut has become the first city in India to integrate Transit Oriented Development (TOD) zones into its 2031 Master Plan. This would incorporate urban development around a transit project, potentially unlocking new real estate opportunities in...
Maharashtra Transport Minister Revives E-Bus Contract With Evey Trans, Warns Against Further Delays
Free Press Journal
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May 30, 2025
Maharashtra Transport Minister Revives E-Bus Contract With Evey Trans, Warns Against Further Delays | File Image Maharashtra Transport Minister Pratap Sarnaik on Friday directed Evey Trans Pvt. Ltd. to resume and ensure the timely delivery of...
Sanctioned Russian shipyard returns to profit on business from blacklisted owner
Tradewinds
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May 30, 2025
Sanctioned Russian shipbuilder Krasnoye Sormovo has returned to profit in the first quarter as it builds a series of vessels for a blacklisted domestic owner. The Nizhny Novgorod company’s financial report shows net earnings of RUB 8.7m ($109,000)...
Industry partners launch Logistics Accountability Score
Engineering News
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In response to the freight logistics reform initiatives under the National Logistics Crisis Committee (NLCC), logistics industry organisation the Southern Africa Freight Forwarders Association (SAAFF), the Council for Scientific and Industrial...
Gary Smith Transport’s Border Force Approval Secured By App
Transport News
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May 30, 2025
Source: Aquarius. A haulier has secured accreditation under Border Force’s clandestine entrant civil penalty scheme, citing an app as crucial to its success, writes Chris Tindall. Gary Smith Transport, operating from Aberdeen, was able to...
₱4.135-B multi-modal logistics, transport hub to rise in Subic
Punto Central Luzon
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May 30, 2025
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – A ₱4.135-billion multi-modal logistics and transport hub is set to be built in this freeport through the partnership of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority and the Subic Bay Freeport Grain Terminal Services, Inc. (SBFGTSI)....
Business Notes: New shuttle service for downtown bars launched
Cowichan Valley Citizen
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May 30, 2025
When Erika Friese saw a business opportunity in the Cowichan Valley, the young entrepreneur didn’t hesitate to jump on it. Freiese is the owner of Two Five O Tour Co. which has been taking customers on her 16-passenger bus on wine and brewery...
IATA Brings 2025 AGM and World Air Transport Summit to New Delhi
FTN News
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May 30, 2025
The 2025 IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit (WATS) will take place in New Delhi, India, from June 1 to 3, bringing together over 1,700 aviation leaders, government officials, and media representatives from around the...
APAD revokes operating licence of the lorry company involved in fatal accident with FRU truck on May 13
Paultan
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May 30, 2025
The land public transport agency (APAD) has revoked the operating licence of the lorry company involved in the May 13 accident that claimed the lives of nine Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) personnel on Jalan Chikus-Sungai Lampam, Teluk Intan, Bernama...
IATA’s 81st AGM And World Air Transport Summit To Be Hosted In India After 42 Years; PM Modi To Address Global Aviation Delegates
Free Press Journal
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May 30, 2025
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) will host its 81st annual general meeting (AGM) and the World Air Transport Summit (WATS) in India after 42 years. | File Photo Mumbai: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) will host...
Wike pledges major reforms to improve Abuja’s public transport
Punch
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May 30, 2025
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has pledged to implement extensive reforms in the transport sector as part of enhanced security measures within the FCT. Wike made the remarks on Friday during an inspection of ongoing...
MP backs bid for £234,000 bus service as thousands to be left with no public transport
Suffolk News
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May 30, 2025
An MP has publicly backed a £234,000 bid for an extended bus service as thousands in Bury St Edmunds are set to be left with no public transport. Dr Peter Prinsley, MP for the Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket constituency, has voiced his support for...
Budapest Public Transport Boss ‘Driven Away by Political Situation’
XpatLoop
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Gergely Karácsony, the mayor of Budapest, has expressed regret over the resignation of Katalin Walter, the chief executive of the Budapest Transport Centre (BKK), saying she had been "driven away by the political situation in the capital"....
Latest News | Bank Credit to Industry Growth Slows to 6.7 Pc in April 18 Fortnight: RBI Data
Latestly
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May 30, 2025
Mumbai, May 30 (PTI) Bank credit to industry grew at a slower pace of 6.7 per cent in the fortnight ended April 18 annually compared with 6.9 per cent in the corresponding period of the previous year, showed Reserve Bank data on Friday. Among...
Tower Transit to run bus services, beach shuttle on Sentosa for 5 years
The Straits Times
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May 30, 2025
The beach shuttle operates in a circular route, with 18 stops across the island, and runs at a frequency of 10 to 15 minutes.PHOTO: SENTOSA SINGAPORE – Tower Transit Singapore (TTS) is set to operate eight commercial bus services on the Sentosa...
Tajikistan and Iran sign new cooperation agreements focused on technology, energy, and transport
Asia Plus
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09:56, todayAuthor: Asia-Plus Following high-level talks, Tajikistan and Iran have signed a joint statement and four additional agreements aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation across key sectors. The joint statement was signed by...
Meet man, an Indian who started business with one truck, built over Rs 2000 crore empire, he is..., his company is...
DNA India
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There are many success stories around us. But some of them are particularly interesting and inspiring. One such story is of businessman Ajay Singhal, who had started out with just a small office, one truck, and a big dream more than four decades...