Tag: Freight
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Nigeria losses $9.1bn freight revenue
Mr Hassan Bello, Executive Secretary, Nigeria Shippers Council (NSC), on Sunday said the country was losing $9.1billion yearly on freight revenue that would have accrued to its treasury. He said the amount was being lost to foreign ships. Bello, who spoke on the feasibility of the proposed National Carrier, told the News Agency of Nigeria…
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Several killed as Bulgarian freight derails, explodes
A train carrying liquid petroleum gas has derailed and exploded in Bulgaria, killing at least five people. More than 20 people are being treated in hospital with burns and other injuries after the incident in the village of Hitrino, local media say. The authorities ordered an evacuation as firefighters battled the blaze. At least 20…