Kandahar - Afghanistan’s plans to fly shipments from southern fruit growers to India have gone awry, leaving tons of grapes and melons to rot as officials scramble to add flights, while trading blame for the delays.
New York - Dozens of U.S. trade groups have asked federal rail regulators to investigate CSX Corp’s “chronic service failures,” saying problems at No. 3 U.S. railroad have rippled across the North American rail network, according to a letter seen by Reuters.
Washington - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday criticized Amazon.com on Twitter over taxes and jobs and accused the global retailer, without evidence, of hurting U.S. localities and causing job losses.
Moscow - Russian Railways on Wednesday said it was keeping plans to order additional trains from Siemens despite a row between Russia and the German firm over sanctions violations.
London - British mail delivery company DX Group said on Monday talks for a potential merger with John Menzies Plc’s distribution unit had been terminated due to unsuitable terms.
Rome - The mega investigation started by the prosecutor in Romeinto alleged irregularities in CONSIP’s contracts, also involves Silvio Gizzi, the chief of the company Grandi Stazioni. In fact, Gizzi’s name appears in the request for an extension of the investigation of which the parties were notified a few days ago
Dubai - The Health Ministry is planning to order 45 HEMS (Helicopter Emergency Medical Service) helicopters and the purchase is being negotiated by the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development.
Rome - The legitimacy of the Central Committee of the “Albo”, Italy’s Register of road haulage firms, is under scrutiny. The Albo manages the Italian state’s disbursements for some 93,000 Italian companies in the sector, which each year contribute around €13 million in registration fees
