Transport & Logistics

90 booths to exhibit at CATS Classified Car-nival 2012

This Sunday, Car-nival visitors will be spoiled with a wide array of vehicles and other activities.

90 booths to exhibit at CATS Classified Car-nival 2012

This Sunday, Car-nival visitors will be spoiled with a wide array of vehicles and other activities.

SMRT off-peak travel discount not enticing enough

The meager S$.50 fare incentive should be made into a more attractive fixed percentage-based discount, says Maybank Kim Eng.

Committee investigating MRT disruptions submits final report

The Ministry of Transport will soon announce the committee's recommendations that should prevent a repeat of the December service mishap.

Tiger links Singapore to Hyderabad, India starting 27 September

There will be promotional fares for travel between 27 September and 31 October

Review process reveals 22 bus services improved

Improvements include deploying higher capacity buses or adding more bus trips along sectors that experience consistent heavy ridership.

LTA to start train loading trial on 19 July

Seven MRT stations will be used for this three-month trial scheme.

Off-peak travel incentives expanded and extended

LTA plans to double the cash incentives for the test-run scheme and keep it on for 18 more months after it lightened morning peak hour traffic.

Freight Links Express Holdings names Chan Choong Poh Charles as Chief Operating Officer

He will take over the optimisation of operational effectiveness of the business units and develop new business areas.

Forty-eight MRT stations to upgrade ventilation and smoke control

Installation of a S$9.1-M Local Sequential Controller from CNA Group will be completed in 2016.

SMRT escapes scot-free on embarrassing Circle Line disruption

LTA's official investigation absolves the transport firm from negligence or fines relating to last year's extensive breakdown.

LTA to conduct travel survey

About 10,000 households will be involved for the Land Transport Authority to gain a better understanding of travelling patterns.

New fuel economy labels tout most eco-friendly Singapore cars

Cars and light goods vehicles will be required to sport more detailed labels revealing each model's carbon emissions and fuel consumption.

What’s missing from today’s fare adjustment formula?

These two factors missed out from last revision made in 2008 could make a big difference to make the fare adjustment formula fair.

Parcel business could deliver SingPost from mail decline

Quantium Solutions and vPOST will leverage on SingPost's regional footprint and already analysts are seeing growth prospects from these investments.

COE prices in 3 out of 5 car groups down marginally

Does this signal a sustainable downtrend in succeeding months?

ComfortDelGro disposes its insurance business Down Under

Its subsidiary, Swan Taxi, sold its 70% interest in a taxi insurance business for approximately $50,000.

Bumpy ride ahead for the land transportation sector

OCBC Investment Research says difficulties will remain as beneficial effects from fare revisions will not be felt this year.