International Business News - Transport http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif The EU transport commissioner says European and African countries should work to build a single highway system connecting northern and southern Africa. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081117/eu-pushing-trans-african-transport-network.htm Mon, 17 Nov 2008 15:58:41 EST Railway and mass transit workers in Italy staged a strike Monday, creating chaos for commuters, while a wildcat protest by some of Alitalia's staff forced the national airline to scrap dozens of flights. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081110/italian-transport-workers-strike-commuter-chaos.htm Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:50:04 EST A train and mass transit strike is expected to disrupt traffic throughout Italy on Monday. Transport unions said Friday they called a 24-hour nationwide transport strike, set to begin at 9 p.m. (2000 GMT) Sunday. Some long-distance service and some regional trains used mainly by commuters will be guaranteed on morning and evening rush hours. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081107/train-bus-and-subway-strike-monday-in-italy.htm Fri, 07 Nov 2008 11:15:15 EST Airbus parent company EADS is throttling back on production of its new A400M military transport aircraft in response to delays in the delivery of its propulsion system, a spokeswoman for the program said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081104/eads-announces-slowdown-in-a400m-production.htm Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:26:02 EST The Air Transport Association of America Inc., a trade group that represents U.S. airlines, spent more than $1.3 million lobbying the federal government in the third quarter, according to a recent disclosure form. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081021/air-transport-assn-spent-1-3m-lobbying-in-3q.htm Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:52:52 EDT A strike by transport workers seeking higher wages is disrupting train and bus services throughout Italy. The strikes are staggered at various times Friday from city to city. In Rome and Milan bus drivers were on strike from mid-morning to mid-afternoon. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081017/italian-transport-workers-strike-for-higher-wages.htm Fri, 17 Oct 2008 05:23:41 EDT Greek state transport workers launched a 24-hour strike Wednesday, snarling traffic across the capital and disrupting domestic and international flights by the state carrier Olympic Airlines. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/147160-greece-transport-strike.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/greek-state-transport-workers-on-strike-for-a-day.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/greek-state-transport-workers-on-strike-for-a-day.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 07:44:04 EDT The Air Transport Association of America Inc., a trade group that represents U.S. airlines, spent more than $2.2 million lobbying the federal government in the second quarter, according to a recent disclosure form. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080812/air-transport-assn-spent-2-2m-lobbying-in-2q.htm Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:28:18 EDT A truck carrying a rocket booster for an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile tipped over on a northwestern North Dakota road on Thursday, but no one was injured and there was no threat to the public, an Air Force official said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080731/air-force-truck-carrying-rocket-booster-overturns.htm Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:28:51 EDT Trucking company J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. said its second-quarter profit fell 21 percent, as the prior-year quarter included a one-time gain, but results came in ahead of Wall Street expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080714/j-b-hunt-2nd-quarter-profit-falls-beats-street.htm Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:53:06 EDT Greek shipping company Aries Maritime Transport Ltd. said Tuesday it named Jeffrey Parry as chief executive, replacing Mons S. Bolin, who will remain with company as a director. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/aries-maritime-transport-names-new-ceo.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:51:44 EDT Transport workers in Italy have gone on strike, forcing the cancellation of thousands of bus, tram and subway lines and snarling traffic across the country. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080707/transport-strikes-under-way-in-italy.htm Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:35:54 EDT Air Transport Services Group Inc. said Thursday that delivery service DHL will phase out its use of 23 planes operated by ATSG's ABX Air division starting next week. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080626/dhl-to-begin-phasing-out-abx-air-planes.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:47:01 EDT Cargo transport workers in South Korea angry over high fuel costs and the policies of President Lee Myung-bak threatened Thursday to follow through with strike plans that could disrupt the movement of goods. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080612/cargo-strike-threatens-skorean-transport.htm Thu, 12 Jun 2008 12:52:29 EDT Weyerhaeuser says it may sell its shipping line and four regional short-line railroads. The Westwood Shipping Line subsidiary has four ships that carry forest products and containers to 20 ports in Japan, Korea, China and North America. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080529/weyerhaeuser-may-sell-its-ships-trains.htm Thu, 29 May 2008 10:17:33 EDT Transportation workers have walked off their jobs across Italy in a dispute over contracts. The four-hour strike Friday affects buses, trams and commuter trains and involves major cities, including Rome and Milan, with hours varying. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080509/transportation-workers-strike-in-italy.htm Fri, 09 May 2008 04:52:50 EDT European Union regulators on Thursday dropped cartel charges against several sea transport companies accused of fixing prices because the services they offered appeared to be excluded from competition rules. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080508/eu-drops-cartel-charges-against-sea-transport-companies.htm Thu, 08 May 2008 11:25:03 EDT