DHL Global Forwarding inaugurates new logistics facility at Ras Bufontas Free Zone

Qatar Free Zones Authority (QFZ) and DHL Global Forwarding, the global freight forwarding arm of DHL Group, have officially inaugurated the group’s new logistics facility at Ras Bufontas Free Zone. The inauguration marks an important expansion of...

At least €860,000 in taxpayer money down the drain as Malta Enterprise beneficiary vanishes

The Malta-based branch of a company that claims to provide cutting edge fertility technology, Pera Labs, has disappeared without a trace after benefiting from a highly publicised €800,000 grant from Malta Enterprise, The Shift can reveal. A site...

Scientists develop incredible material that could help unlock futuristic power source: 'Promising'

It's a leap in the right direction. by Jon TuriOctober 19, 2025 Researchers at Niigata University in Japan have developed a transparent film that's an exceptionally efficient and stable photoanode, which could aid in advancing solar-driven water...

Technological breakthroughs power China's innovation drive

The C919 Flight MU721 takes off from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport in east China's Shanghai, January 1, 2025. /Xinhua The C919 Flight MU721 takes off from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport in east China's Shanghai, January 1, 2025....

Maritime activity climbs with 3,321 transport transactions logged in Q3

Doha, Qatar: Qatar’s maritime transport sector witnessed a robust growth in the first nine months of this year. The Ministry of Transport (MoT) completed 11,719 transactions from January to September of 2025 through the Maritime Transport Affairs...

Transport groups seek fare hike

Christine Boton - The Philippine Star October 19, 2025 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Several transport groups have urged the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) a P2 increase in the minimum jeepney fare to help drivers...

DHL Global Forwarding opens new logistics hub at Qatar Free Zone

Qatar Free Zones Authority (QFZ) and DHL Global Forwarding, the global freight forwarding arm of DHL Group, have inaugurated the DHL Global Forwarding’s new logistics facility at Ras Bufontas Free Zone, marking an important expansion of DHL’s...

C&F staff halt work at Ctg port as transport strike enters second day

Stalemate at the Chattogram port, the country's largest seaport, deepens as employees of customs clearing and forwarding (C&F) agents started observing a four-hour work abstention from 9:00am today, protesting against increased entry and licence...

Ship carrying 1,200 tons of goods sinks near Chattogram Port

A ship carrying 1,200 tons of goods has sunk near Chattogram Port following a mechanical failure at the estuary of the Bay of Bengal and the Karnaphuli River. Authorities have confirmed that the incident has not disrupted traffic in the nearby...

Transport Ministry: Land Cargo Handling Up by 37.7% in Q2

The total volume of land cargo handling rose by 37.7% in the second quarter of this year compared to the same period last year, reaching 10,499,979 tons, according to data released by the Ministry of Transport.اضافة اعلان The Transport Sector...

Lagos will Become a Model for Sustainable Transport in Africa, Says EU Ambassador

Recently, the Lagos State Government launched the Òmi Èkó Project, an ambitious initiative aimed at transforming the state’s water transport system. In this in-depth conversation, the European Union Ambassador to Nigeria, Gautier Mignot, speaks on...

Future is digital: BML’s Afrah Ahmed explores financial innovation in tourism at GM Forum 2025

At the 2025 Hotelier Maldives General Managers (GM) Forum, Afrah Ahmed, Director of Cards at Bank of Maldives (BML), delivered a compelling presentation on “Digital Transformation in Maldives Tourism,” highlighting how innovation and technology...

LOGISTICS: The Dark Fleet

October 18, 2025: Russia’s economy and war effort against Ukraine is financed by oil and other energy exports. Russia is operating under severe economic sanctions imposed to reduce that income and create economic conditions for Russia that make it...

Goods transporters launch indefinite strike over higher entry fees at Ctg port

Following the strike by prime mover owners, truck and covered van owners have gone on an indefinite strike protesting against the recent hike in entry fees by the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA). The Inter-District Goods Transport Truck and...

Transport operators halt vehicle access to Ctg Port over Tk172 entry fee hike

Container and goods transport operators in Chattogram have suspended all vehicle entry to the port from this morning (18 October), protesting what they described as an arbitrary increase in the port's entry fee. According to the transport...

Ooltewah residents concerned historic cemetery will be affected by Enterprise South, McDonald Farm swap

Grace Jahnke stumbled upon the gravestones in autumn after sundown while looking for a lost dog — "'Blair Witch' style," she said. She elected to come back in the morning, rather than follow the path of the protagonists she's seen in horror...

US$156M World Bank loan to help modernise Guyana’s transport corridors, boost connectivity and resilience

Guyana’s infrastructure landscape is set for another major transformation through a new US$156 million loan agreement with the World Bank, which will finance the Integrated Transport Corridors Project (ITCP)—a national initiative aimed at...

Provaris accelerates testing of hydrogen prototype tank

Save to read list Published by Ellie Brosnan, Editorial Assistant Tanks and Terminals, Monday, 20 October 2025 10:00 Provaris Energy announces the establishment of an innovation centre to locate and operate a robotic cell for the fabrication and...

Ctg port fee hike: Transport owners’ indefinite strike halts cargo

Transport of import and export cargo as well as containers to and from Chattogram port came to a standstill since yesterday morning as transport owners enforced a wildcat strike for an indefinite period protesting a fourfold hike in vehicle entry...

ECZ locates missing vehicle transporting voter education materials

THE Electoral Commission of Zambia has disclosed that one of its vehicles which was carrying voter education materials destined for Livingstone had gone missing between Lusaka and Monze. In a statement, Thursday, ECZ Chief Electoral Officer Brown...