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Railway Revival Could Be Chrome Sector’s Game Changer
Mining Zimbabwe
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June 13, 2025
Small-scale chrome miner and former Chrome Miners Association chairman, Shelton Lucas, has called for urgent investment in the country’s railway infrastructure, arguing that the lack of efficient rail transport is undermining the competitiveness...
Train operators in the West Midlands and Shropshire ranked on passenger satisfaction - here's how they scored
Express & Star
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June 13, 2025
The West Midlands Railway (WMR) has been named as the eighth-best train operating company in Britain for customer satisfaction in the latest Transport Focus Rail User Survey. The survey was conducted between December 6 and May 25, and has revealed...
Train line fixes contactless undercharging error
BBC
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A train company has apologised after some customers who made contactless payments were undercharged for up to four months. Some London Northwestern Railway passengers were left confused after noticing this week that the cost of their daily commute...
Transport Ministry sets deadline for speed limit device activation on heavy vehicles
The Sun Daily
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June 13, 2025
SHAH ALAM: The Transport Ministry has given buses and heavy vehicles until October 2025 to activate existing Speed Limit Devices (SLD), and until January 2026 to install them if not already fitted. Transport Minister Anthony Loke said all such...
Plane Crash In Ahmedabad – Expert Reaction
Scoop
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A 787 Dreamliner aircraft carrying 242 people crashed last night (NZ time) shortly after taking off in the city of Ahmedabad in western India. The airline, Air India, said 229 passengers and 12 crew members were killed in the crash; it has...
Aviation Experts Buck Trending Data on Air Travel Safety
KUGN - Oregon
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June 12, 2025
The crash of an Air India passenger jet bound for London on Thursday that killed 241 of the 242 people on board is raising questions about what appears to be an alarming rise in the number of aviation disasters. But even though accidents and...
Thales report predicts increase in cyberthreats in the aviation sector
Times Aerospace
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Behind any physical turbulence in the skies, a silent cyber war is being waged on the aviation sector. Ahead of the Paris Air Show (16 to 22 June 2025), Thales’s latest report on cyberthreats in the aviation sector warns of a rise in cyberattacks....
Shipping industry expo in China's Tianjin highlights closer cooperation
People's Daily Online
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People visit the 3rd Tianjin International Shipping Industry Expo in Tianjin, north China, June 12, 2025. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue) TIANJIN, June 12 (Xinhua) -- The third Tianjin International Shipping Industry Expo (TISIE) opened in north China's...
116 Families Resettled Under Kelani Valley Railway Housing Project
Lanka News Web
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June 13, 2025
Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation Minister Bimal Rathnayake officially handed over housing units to 116 families who were previously living on railway reservation lands between Nawinna and Paddukka. The families have been resettled at...
S. 66 Railways Act | Railways Can Impose Penalty For Misdeclared Goods Even After Delivery : Supreme Court
Live Law
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June 13, 2025
The Supreme Court recently ruled that the penalty for misdeclared goods can be imposed by the Railways post-delivery of consignments/goods under Section 66 of the Railways Act, 1989 (“Act”). The bench comprising Justices Sanjay Karol and PK Mishra...
What Prompted DHL to Launch Xcelerate? DHL Aviation’s Ingrid Raj Breaks It Down
Indian Transport & Logistics News (ITLN)
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June 12, 2025
In this exclusive interview from Transport Logistic and Air Cargo Europe 2025 in Munich, Ingrid Raj, Head of Air Capacity Sales at DHL Aviation, speaks with Rajarshi Chatterjee, Assistant Editor at STAT Media Group, about the launch of...
Incredible £7.7 million upside-down railway that flies over rivers and cars
The Mirror
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June 13, 2025
This spectacular upside-down railway may look like a fairground ride - but has actually been transporting commuters and tourists for more than 100 years. Suspended in the air, dangling up to 29ft above the ground at certain parts of the journey,...
New 'Google Maps for the sea' to cut shipping industry’s CO2 emissions
Scimex Newsfeed
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June 13, 2025
From: The University of New South Wales New 'Google Maps for the sea' to cut shipping industry’s CO2 emissions A UNSW academic’s innovative research uses ocean currents to optimise shipping routes and reduce the environmental impact of sea...
Union urges government to halt B.C. Ferries shipbuilding contract with Chinese yard
My Bulkley Lakes Now
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The union representing shipyard workers in British Columbia says it is “deeply disappointed” with B.C. Ferries’ decision to have four new major vessels built by a Chinese shipyard, and is calling on the provincial and federal governments to...
Gross Negligence by Railway Administration Towards BSF Troops
Sanatan Prabhat
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June 13, 2025
A dilapidated train was assigned to transport soldiers heading to provide security for the Amarnath Yatra Dirty Train Agartala (Tripura) – The Indian Railways assigned a worn-out train to transport 1,200 BSF (Border Security Force) soldiers to...
Hadapsar Is Becoming An Important Railways Terminal In Pune
Trak.in
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June 13, 2025
To ease traffic at Pune Junction, the Pune Railway Division is transforming Hadapsar station into a complete satellite terminal. The change was brought about by the fact that Pune Junction now sees some of the most train traffic in the area....
Blackburn "transported to golden age of steam" as legendary locomotive arrives
Lancashire Telegraph
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The Sir Nigel Gresley Locomotive was greeted by crowds of trainspotters at Blackburn Station at around 9 am. Sharing the images in the Lancashire Telegraph Camera Club, Julie Anne Walton said the train proudly blew its whistle when arriving in the...
Much ado about continental single air transport market
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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June 13, 2025
For the second most populated continent in the world, it is disturbing that Africa contributes the least to the global air transport market and its trillion-dollar economy. While African countries are never short of talking about opening up the...
Australian professor makes ‘Google Maps for the sea’ claim in bid to cut shipping emissions
Splash 247
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June 13, 2025
A University of New South Wales academic’s research using ocean currents to optimise shipping routes is making waves in Australia. To find more efficient routes for cargo ships, associate professor Shane Keating, a researcher in oceanography and...
Ahmedabad Plane Crash: PM Modi at Tragedy Site, Black Box Found, International Investigation Begins
The CSR Journal
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June 13, 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the site of the devastating Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad on Friday, calling the scene “saddening” as rescue and investigation efforts intensified. The Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner, operating as...