Labor Issues

Even though freight volumes have softened, over 60 percent of carriers say freight levels have increased, leading to unprecedented levels of optimism among fleets since the fall of 2008.

Nippon Yusen expanding car terminal business in China, India

Nikkei. Nippon Yusen KK is expanding its car terminal business in emerging market economies, with China and India rapidly growing as automobile exporters.
The shipping company engages in car terminal operations at nine ports worldwide. Those terminals…

Qantas

IT’S SHOCKING really but who was surprised that Qantas, having promised to get stranded Australians out of Egypt, left them waiting another 13 hours in the hell of Cairo airport due to ”technical problems”. I don’t doubt the endless mechanical failur…

Unemployment dips; new jobs rare

The unemployment rate fell in January even as new jobs remained scarce, offering further evidence of a frustratingly uneven economic recovery.

Singapore Airlines the top ‘international’ Singaporean brand

In an exploratory study conducted by Swiss business school IMD on the international potency of domestic Singaporean brands, 18.2 percent of respondents cited Singapore Airlines as the top national brand that they were most enthusiastic about and would …

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Though the sun may be shining and the winds calm, Bureau County residents and area road crews are still feeling the brunt of this week’s blizzard which covered the area with more than a foot of snow, closing schools and many businesses.

U.P. faces lawsuit tied to collision

Johnson Sash & Door Johnson Sash & Door is a family owned and operated Window and Door Company that has been doing business in the Omaha area since 1932.

Headline News

Local family-run fleet Clark Freightways has earned B.C.’s first-ever workplace health and safety award for the transportation indu ITS acquires CSI Logistics — BELLEVILLE, Ont.