Canada: New food safety regulations to take effect from April 2016
OTTAWA: The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are introducing new regulations, effective April...
Russia: AirBridgeCargo Airlines passes IATA audit
MOSCOW: AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has successfully passed the audit procedures for compliance with the International Air Transport Association’s Operational Safety...
US, Dominican Republic sign mutual recognition arrangement
WASHINGTON: The United States signed a Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) today with the Dominican Republic that allows for a stronger...
CIT provides $40m in financing to valløby shipping
NEW YORK: CIT Group Inc. a global leader in transportation finance, announced that CIT Maritime Finance provided a $40 million...
CMA CGM wins to acquire Singapore line NOL
SINGAPORE: CMA CGM has won the race to acquire Singapore line NOL, announcing a $2.4bn general cash offer for the...
Gener8 gets $260m loan for VLCC newbuildings
BEIJING: NYSE-listed Gener8 Maritime has agreed a senior secured credit facility for up to $259.6m of debt financing for the...
Govt sets revenue collection target of Rs 3103b for FY 2015-16: Dar
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance Ishaq Dar said that all those people who are enjoying luxurious life will have to...
Haines Chamber pot committee considers local regulations
NEW YORK: Haines Chamber of Commerce Marijuana Regulation Committee had its second meeting Thursday to discuss what the future might...
Petrol, gas prices decrease during outgoing week in Kabul
KABUL: Petrol and gas prices decreased during the outgoing week in Kabul, where the rates of flour, sugar, rice and...
Elgin Area Chamber gives thanks to unsung heroes
NEW YORK: Elgin Area Chamber of Commerce honored unsung heroes for their volunteer efforts, including, (front row, from left) Jude...
Adani Ports Special Economic Zone signs agreement with Kerala to build port
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy will lay the foundation stone for the proposed Rs 7,525-crore Vizhinjam port. The Gautam...
Schroon Lake Area Chamber sponsoring annual holiday
NEW YORK: The Schroon Lake Area Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring its annual Holiday Decorating Contest for 2015. There are...
Manhattan Chamber chief to leave her post in Feb
NEW YORK: Nancy Ploeger, who has led the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce for decades, announced Friday that she will leave...
Russia wooden goods exports down 8.18% in Jan-Oct 2015: Customs data
MOSCOW: Export dynamics of the Russian forest industry goods may be characterized as rather satisfactory from the point of view...
Pulkovo Customs seizes smuggled iPhones, iPads worth billions of rubles at airport
MOSCOW: Law enforcement agencies in St. Petersburg have seized a large batch of smuggled cargo from China containing 50,000 Apple...
Eurasian Economic Congress negotiates with India
NEW DELHI: This year, the agenda of the Eurasian Economic Congress in Moscow was expanded for the first time, to...
Indian oil imports from Iran fall for fourth straight month in Nov
NEW DELHI: India's oil imports from Iran fell for the fourth straight month in November to touch an eight-month low,...
Iranian expatriate arrested at Doha port for drug smuggling
TEHRAN: An Iranian expatriate was arrested at Doha Port for attempting to smuggle subsidized medicines out of Kuwait. According to...
Ankara Chamber to visit Iran tomorrow
TEHRAN: A Turkish trade delegation representing Ankara Chamber of Industry - Ankara Sanayi Odasi (ASO) – is to pay a...
Kenya Lamu port sluggish due to funding problems
NAIROBI: Construction of the first three berths at Kenya’s second seaport in Lamu has been sluggish due to funding problems,...
