Year: 2015

MADRID: The Spanish Fisheries Confederation (CEPESCA) and the National Association of Freezer Tuna Vessel Owners (ANABAC) have asked the European ...

40,000 lorries pass through Port of Hamburg every day

BERLIN: The Port of Hamburg is becoming a ‘smart port’. Some 40,000 lorries pass through the port every day, and a ...

Netherlands ranked 3rd in Netflix speed index

AMSTERDAM: The Netherlands moved up to third place in the countries ranked on broadband speed by Netflix in March. The ...

Mars may have liquid water: NASA

HONG KONG: According Curiosity Rover of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Mars may have had water on its ...

$5 billion revenue, 53000 employees: Nokia announces to buy rival Alcatel for $16.6 billion

HELSINKI: With the aim of creating a telecoms and Internet technology behemoth, one of the world’s biggest telecoms equipment maker ...

Mercedes-Benz to unveil 2016 A-Class hatchback at 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show, bookings starts from July, deliveries from September

SYDNEY: Mercedes-Benz will unveil the 2016 A-Class hatchback at the 2015 Frankfurt Motor Show. The bookings for the German market ...

Zimbabwe records 12% growth in exports to $868,7 million in 3 months

HARARE: Zimbabwe has recorded a 12 percent growth in exports to $868,7 million in the first three months of the ...

Oman officials review import capacity of Qatari ports ahead of 2022 FIFA World Cup

QATARI PORTS: A business delegation from Oman, led by the Oman Chamber of Commerce & Industry Mining and Quarries Committee, ...

First oceangoing vessel of 2015 shipping season pulled into Port of Duluth-Superior

DULUTH: The first oceangoing vessel of the 2015 shipping season has pulled into the Port of Duluth-Superior. The Kom, flagged ...

Govt of Telangana to send project proposal to Centre on setting up dry port

The Government of Telangana will soon send a detailed project proposal to the Centre on setting up a dry port ...

Netherlands witnesses 20% increase in sales of electric and hybrid cars

AMSTERDAM : There was a 20% increase in the number of electric and hybrid cars sold in the Netherlands last ...

Renault to unveil global small car ‘XBA’ to hit Maruti Alto, Hyundai Eon, Chevrolet Spark

NEW DELHI: Renault India will unveil their global small car codenamed ‘XBA’ in India on May 20th, 2015. The anticipated ...

Import cargo volume at major US retail container ports expected to rise 8% this month

Washington: Import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to rise 8 percent this month over ...

Zimbabwe-European Business Information Centre to be jointly inaugurated in Bulawayo

HARARE: The Zimbabwe-European Business Information Centre (Zim-EBIC) will be jointly inaugurated in Bulawayo this week by Industry and Commerce minister ...

Affordable housing shortage drags Australia down social rankings

CANBERRA: Australia is the world's 10th most socially advanced nation but a lack of affordable housing is holding it back, ...

Australia’s oil product imports in 2015 expected to grow at fastest pace in 7 years

CANBERRA: Australia's oil product imports in 2015 are expected to grow at the fastest pace in at least seven years ...

Vessel-builder Vard Holdings incorporates new subsidiary in Norway for paid-up capital of $0.37m

OSLO: Singapore-listed offshore vessel-builder Vard Holdings has incorporated a new subsidiary, Vard Contracting, in Norway for a paid-up capital of ...

Auckland’s median house price jumps 13% to $720,000 in March

WELLINGTON: New Zealand house price inflation continues to be dominated by Auckland where housing supply isn't meeting demand. Auckland's median ...

Iran’s non-oil goods export reaches $12.5b