MarketPublishers.com http://marketpublishers.com/lists/news_47.html Transport & Logistics news en-us 2008-12-02 15:32:29 GMT 2008-12-02 15:32:29 GMT Airbus and Boeing win giant order http://marketpublishers.com/lists/2154/news.html Boeing and Airbus have both won outline orders for 100 planes from jet leasing firm Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE), reported The BBC. The state-owned Dubai group said it had signed a letter of intent to buy up to 100 Boeing planes for... 12.11.2007 Eurotunnel cuts rail freight cost http://marketpublishers.com/lists/2050/news.html Eurotunnel is halving the cost of taking rail freight through the Channel Tunnel, as it attempts to win more business from the ferry operators, reported The BBC. The average toll for a train of freight will be £3,000 from the start of... 22.10.2007 Crossrail gets the green light http://marketpublishers.com/lists/1874/news.html The £16bn Crossrail scheme to build a railway link through the centre of London has been given the go-ahead by Prime Minister Gordon Brown, reported The BBC. Construction for the link - from Maidenhead, Berkshire, through to Essex -... 05.10.2007 Rail tickets 'to be made simpler' http://marketpublishers.com/lists/1797/news.html Rail ticketing will be made simpler and easier to understand, Transport Secretary Ruth Kelly has promised, reported The BBC. Her pledge follows a survey by Which? suggesting about only half of people who make enquiries get the "best... 27.09.2007 Salvesen soars after bid approach http://marketpublishers.com/lists/1783/news.html Shares in UK logistics service provider Christian Salvesen have risen as much as 28% after the firm confirmed it had received an initial takeover approach, reported The BBC. The firm, which provides warehousing and distribution services for... 25.09.2007 National Express wins rail route http://marketpublishers.com/lists/1620/news.html National Express has won the battle to operate the main London-to-Scotland rail route, reported The BBC. The transport group was awarded the contract to run the East Coast Main Line franchise by the Department for Transport after a bidding... 14.08.2007