Londoner evacuates dozens of Ukrainian refugees across Polish border in his black cab March 8, 2022 A British man is seen helping to evacuate refugees across the Ukraine-Polish border by using a London black cab. Londoner Roman Tymchyshyn, 31, has already transported around 80 people including pregnant women, disabled elderly people, children and even a nine-month-old baby. He began driving refugees in his black cab across the Polish border on February [...]
Aeroflot cancels all international flights except for Minsk as sanctions continue to bite March 8, 2022 Russian carrier Aeroflot has suspended all international flights except for Minsk after a growing number of countries imposed restrictions following the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine. The Rosaviatsiya, Moscow’s federal air transport agency, recommended airlines to cut down on the number of international flights because they could see their leased aircraft detained, Russian news agency TASS [...]
Taxi drivers and railway staff to face criminal record checks following clamp down on gender violence March 8, 2022 Taxi drivers and railway staff will be subjected to criminal record checks, under the UK Government’s new plans to clamp down on gender violence. Public-facing transport staff could be vetted for previous offences through the disclosure and barring service (DBS), the Telegraph reported. The government’s decision comes after a report highlighted that 49 per cent [...]
Tevva appoints former Jaguar exec Ian Harnett as chairman March 8, 2022 Electric and hydrogen truck maker Tevva Motors announced this morning it had appointed former Jaguar Land Rover executive Ian Harnett as chairman. Harnett is succeeding David Roberts, who is expected to remain on the board as non-executive director. The new chairman, who held leadership roles at Jaguar since 2009, first joined the truck maker’s board [...]
Rail cleaners go on 48-hour strike across London and South East this weekend March 8, 2022 The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) has announced its members working for cleaning contractor Churchill will take the streets for the second time in less than a month over wages. The strike – which will affect major rail operators such as Thameslink, Eurostar and Southeastern – will take place on Saturday [...]
Menzies reverses Covid losses while it extends NAS deadline March 8, 2022 Aviation services firm Menzies has reversed the losses sustained because of the pandemic and reported this morning a $76m underlying profit. In the year ended 31 December, the group registered a 27 per cent increase in revenue, up from $1.06bn to $1.35bn, while its operating profit went up to $59m from a loss of $124m [...]
CMA secures commitments from Gridserve unlocking EV motorway charging competition March 8, 2022 The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has secured commitments from energy company Gridserve to open up competition on motorways between electric vehicle (EV) charging companies. As part of the legally-binding commitments, Gridserve has agreed not to enforce exclusive rights in contracts with operators Extra, MOTO or Roadchef after November 2026, therefore reducing its contracts by [...]
Gold diggers: Mining firms team up to address market ‘challenges’ March 7, 2022 London-based gold and nickel exploration firm Katoro Gold has entered into a joint venture with an Australian company Lake Victoria Gold. The companies plan to work on Katoro’s so-called Imweru Gold Project, after it had previously announced the sale of the scheme. Katoro chief executive Louis Coetzee said the agreement “was a strategic decision by the [...]
Surging oil prices slow down aviation’s recovery March 7, 2022 The post-pandemic recovery of some airlines could be badly affected by the ongoing increase in oil prices. Prices today hit $130 per barrel, the highest level since 2008, amid fears of tightening supplies as both the US and Europe weigh in on a Russian oil ban after the Kremlin waged war in Ukraine. According to [...]
Russia to be hit harder than West from impact of sanctions on trade March 7, 2022 Russia will be hit harder in the long term than the West from the impact of sanctions on global trade, said German think tank the Kiel Institute for World Economy. According to a model simulation published alongside the Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO), a trade war with the West – US and Europe – [...]
