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Plans to Extend High-Speed Rail to Yilan Criticized by Taiwan Railways Union
New Bloom Magazine
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August 21, 2025
語言: English Photo Credit: 陳 ポーハン﹝柏翰﹞/Flickr/CC BY 2.0 THE TAIWAN RAILWAYS UNION has criticized plans to extend the high-speed rail from Taipei to Yilan. Plans for the high-speed rail have already conditionally cleared an environmental impact...
Future Train: Kyoto’s New Restaurant on an Abandoned Elevated Railway Line
Tokyo Weekender
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August 21, 2025
There was much excitement in Kyoto’s Umekoji region on Wednesday as the highly-anticipated Future Train restaurant had its soft opening. It’s an exciting opportunity for visitors, who can enjoy an interactive dining experience on board an upcycled...
Seoul shares rebound on defense, shipbuilding gains
Korea Herald
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August 21, 2025
South Korean stocks closed higher Thursday, snapping a three-day losing streak, as institutional investors scooped up defense and shipbuilding shares following a mixed finish on Wall Street. The local currency slightly weakened against the US...
Flying within Europe still cheaper than train in most cases
Belga News Agency
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August 21, 2025
Flying between European destinations remains cheaper than taking the train in more than half of cases, according to a new Greenpeace study published on Thursday. Belgium is among the worst performers, with 60 per cent of the routes examined being...
Hurricane Erin Creates Risk for Shipping off U.S. East Coast
The Maritime Executive
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The outer bands of Hurricane Erin have reached the coastal waters of the mid-Atlantic states, bringing risks to shipping and to the general public in beachfront communities. Erin became a Category 1 hurricane last week, and rapidly intensified...
The Getaway Expert: 'I flew 25 hours for three days on the world's newest biggest cruise ship - here's what it was like'
Nine
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August 21, 2025
So I get a call from 9Travel Editor, Kristine, asking "how would you like to fly to Florida and do a preview of the world's largest cruise ship Star of the Seas?" Love to. "Great, I need a thousand words." A thousand words. My first thought is...
Hundreds of historic ships sail into Amsterdam for maritime festival
1News
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Crowds have packed vantage points along a major canal and took to the water themselves to watch a flotilla of hundreds of historic ships sail into Amsterdam at the start of a five-day festival celebrating the Dutch capital’s maritime history....
Pride of Star Mountain, Milum Aviation flies high
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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August 21, 2025
THE dream, pride and spirit of the people of the Star Mountains Milum Aviation has been launched and hopefully compete with other airlines in Papua New Guinea in the years to come. A landowner company Milum Group in Tabubil has ventured into...
Indian Railways to run 12,000 special trains for Diwali and Chhath puja
The Indian Express
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August 21, 2025
Special trains for Diwali 2025, Chhath 2025: Good news for rail passengers. Indian Railways (IR) has planned to operate 12,000 special trains for the upcoming Diwali and Chhath festival. These special trains will operate across the country to help...
Customs, Shippers’ Council partner on B’Odogwu implementation
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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August 21, 2025
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) In line with its commitment to trade facilitation has engaged in a high-level consultation with the Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) on the implementation of the Unified Customs Management System, known as...
Is Government Collecting Toll Tax on 2-Wheelers on National Highways & Expressways? PIB Fact Check Debunks Fake Claim in Viral Video, Reiterates Motorcycle Exemption on NHAI-Operated Roads
Latestly
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August 21, 2025
Mumbai, August 21: Is the Narendra Modi-led Central government collecting toll tax from two-wheeler vehicles on National Highways and Expressways? A video that has gone viral on social media claims that toll tax is being collected from two-wheeler...
Customs engage Shippers Council on B’Odogwu implementation
Punch
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August 20, 2025
The Nigeria Customs Service has engaged with the Nigerian Shippers’ Council on the implementation of the Unified Customs Management System, commonly known as B’Odogwu. This was contained in a statement on Tuesday by the National Public Relations...
10 Defunct Cars That Returned As EVs
TopSpeed
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August 20, 2025
Over the decades, we've seen a multitude of interesting cars fail to make a lasting impression for several reasons. Usually, it's because they just fail to adapt to changing consumer needs, but sometimes it could be because they fall too far out...
Government buying helicopters with Hellfire missiles, ‘precision kill system’ as global tensions ramp up
The New Zealand Herald
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August 21, 2025
New Zealand currently has Seasprite helicopters, which themselves have anti-ship missiles, torpedoes and machine guns. Collins took a model of the Seahawk helicopter into the House, telling reporters on the way in about a sonar buoy dangling off...
Shreeji Shipping Global IPO Day 3 Live: Subscription status, GMP - Apply or not?
Mint
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August 21, 2025
The initial public offering (IPO) of Shreeji Shipping Global will close for bidding today, Thursday, August 21. The mainboard IPO had opened for subscription on August 19. Shreeji Shipping Global’s ₹411-crore initial public offering (IPO) saw...
Uttarakhand: Gangotri & Yamunotri Highways blocked
Awaz The Voice
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August 21, 2025
Uttarkashi The Gangotri National Highway is currently blocked near Dharasu Purana Thana and Sonagad. In addition, the Yamunatri Highway is impassable near Kuthnaur and Naradchatti, according to the Uttarkashi Police. Authorities are actively...
Nordic, Belgian postal operators pause shipments to US as Trump ends parcel tariff relief
Hellenic Shipping News
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August 20, 2025
Norwegian, Swedish-Danish and Belgian postal groups Posten Bring, PostNord and bpost are pausing parcel shipments to the United States ahead of the scrapping of a U.S. customs tax loophole that allows duty-free entry for low-value packages, they...
Shreeji Shipping IPO subscribed 7.55 times on Day 3; GMP at 11%. Should you subscribe?
The Economic Times
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August 21, 2025
Shreeji Shipping Global’s Rs 411-crore initial public offering (IPO) saw robust interest on the third and final day of bidding, with an overall subscription of 7.55 times so far, driven largely by strong demand from retail investors. In the Grey...
Last few hours left! Shreeji Shipping Global IPO closes today; Check GMP, IPO allotment and 7 must-know details
Financial Express
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The clock is ticking for investors eyeing the Shreeji Shipping Global IPO. The three-day subscription window, which opened on August 19, will end today. Let’s take a look at the key detail of this mainboard issue so far – Shreeji Shipping Global...
Jammu Tawi Railway Station put on high alert after threat note found with pigeon
Greater Kashmir
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August 21, 2025
Home » Jammu » Jammu Tawi Railway Station put on high alert after threat note found with pigeon A BSF official confirmed that the pigeon was seized, and the matter is under investigation Jammu Tawi Railway Station put on high alert after threat...