With a total of 440 attacks on shipping in 2010, there have been calls by shipping organisations for urgent solutions to the problem of some 1,000 pirates which are operating off the coast of Somalia and with sea control in... (Continue reading)

ZF Transmissions, the German manufacturer of drivelines for cars, trucks and forklifts, has begun work on a new $350 million (€256) plant in South Carolina, USA. When completed, the factory is expected to employ almost 1,000 people and will build... (Continue reading)

Voltas, one of the world's premier engineering solutions providers and project specialists, has entered into an agreement to distribute the range of Flexi articulated forklift trucks in India. Voltas is part of Tata, India’s largest industrial group, which in recent... (Continue reading)

China Airlines is offering Irish freight agents access to numerous key cities in mainland China. These include important cargo destinations such as Beijing, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Nigbo, Shenyang, Shenzhen, Xiamen and Zhengzhou. ... (Continue reading)

It is reported that the Czech automaker Skoda is planning to build its Yeti SUV in China... (Continue reading)

The United Arab Emirates’ Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) has awarded Konecranes a major contract for an automated container yard system.... (Continue reading)

Global vehicle manufacturers believe that ‘pure electric’ car and commercial vehicles will make up only a small proportion of the worldwide automotive market by the year 2020.... (Continue reading)

The South Korean vehicle and industrial equipment manufacturer Hyundai has announced that it intends to commercialise a fuel cell hydrogen electric vehicle, which it expects to launch on to the market by 2012, three years before the 2015 target set... (Continue reading)

Following the deep recession experienced by the construction and mining sectors, research conducted by US-based Global Industry Analysts Inc. now indicates that the world market for hydraulic equipment will rebound over the next few years, with a high of $38.9... (Continue reading)

A warehousing company in Athens, Georgia, USA, suffered a near million-dollar loss when U.S. Marshals were ordered by the courts to seize packaged food products contaminated by rodents.... (Continue reading)