Road, Rail, Air

Shipping

CNOOC to trial LNG deliveries by rail

Beijing - China National Offshore Oil Corp (CNOOC) is working with a railway company to trial delivery of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by rail, a senior company executive said on Tuesday

Road, Rail, Air

Former Thomas Cook boss defends record, pay after firm’s collapse

London - Appearing before a British parliamentary committee, Peter Fankhauser again apologised to customers, staff and suppliers for the firm’s collapse but did not say if he would hand back any of his pay.

Shipowners

Saudi Arabia opens new logistics zone in Jeddah, eyes private investors

Riyadh - The al Khomra zone - which will support activities around shipping, freight distribution and transport of goods - extends over 2.3 million square meters in Jeddah, home to one of the kingdom’s largest ports.

Road, Rail, Air

Abu Dhabi Airports: a MoU with Beijing Daxing

Beijing - In the presence of His Excellency Sheikh Mohammad Bin Hamad Bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Airports, Bryan Thompson, Chief Executive Officer of Abu Dhabi Airports, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Yao Yabo, President of Beijing Daxing International Airport

Shipping

Smet to invest “more and more in green traction”

Finance And Politics

Spain plans loans, tariff breaks to gird tourism sector after Thomas Cook collapse

Madrid - Spain is preparing a plan worth 300 million euros ($328 million) to shore up the economies of its sun-drenched tourist spots after the collapse of British travel group Thomas Cook, acting Tourism Minister Reyes Maroto said on Thursday.

Road, Rail, Air

Ryanair can bide its time for better plane deals, says O’Leary

London - Ryanair can wait out price rises sought by planemakers since the global grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX, the Irish airline’s boss said on Tuesday.

Road, Rail, Air

Construction of the new Genoa bridge has begun

Genoa - On 14 August 2018 the Morandi bridge suddenly collapsed, causing the death of 43 people. The new bridge, built by Fincantieri and Salini, will probably be inaugurated by the spring of 2020.