https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/ THE BUSINESS TIMES - Find latest business and financial news including analysis and opinion on top business stories, stock markets in Singapore, Asia-Pacific and global market news and more at The Business Times. en-US https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/favicon.ico https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/ 32 32 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/transport-logistics/airbus-wins-major-order-air-china-firm-regional-hold Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:15:40 +0000 Transport & Logistics Companies & Markets International /companies-markets/transport-logistics/airbus-wins-major-order-air-china-firm-regional-hold The deal adds to a series of successful sales campaigns for the European planemaker https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/asean/asia-pacific-airlines-2025-revenues-climb-4-3-us223-7-billion-travel-surge Fri, 17 Jul 2026 07:50:21 +0000 Shikhar Gupta Asean Companies & Markets International Transport & Logistics /international/asean/asia-pacific-airlines-2025-revenues-climb-4-3-us223-7-billion-travel-surge Combined net profit hit US$12.1 billion, but rising fuel prices cloud outlook for carriers https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/transport-logistics/volvo-cars-scraps-sales-growth-target-due-slump-china Fri, 17 Jul 2026 07:35:46 +0000 Transport & Logistics Companies & Markets International /companies-markets/transport-logistics/volvo-cars-scraps-sales-growth-target-due-slump-china [STOCKHOLM] Volvo Cars scrapped its target of selling more cars this year due to a sharper-than-expected deterioration in China which cut into... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/fewer-vessels-travel-through-hormuz-after-us-resumes-blockade Thu, 16 Jul 2026 08:54:27 +0000 International Companies & Markets Transport & Logistics /international/fewer-vessels-travel-through-hormuz-after-us-resumes-blockade Kpler data shows nine vessels crossing the strait on Jul 15, down from 13 the previous day https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/transport-logistics/iran-war-leaves-crisis-weary-european-airlines-ready-shake-out Thu, 16 Jul 2026 08:35:32 +0000 Transport & Logistics Companies & Markets International /companies-markets/transport-logistics/iran-war-leaves-crisis-weary-european-airlines-ready-shake-out Renewed Middle East volatility has raised fresh doubts over whether weaker carriers can generate enough cash during the summer to survive the... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/transport-logistics/united-airlines-warns-nearly-us6-billion-fuel-hit-oil-price-surge-weighs-outlook Thu, 16 Jul 2026 01:11:56 +0000 Transport & Logistics Companies & Markets /companies-markets/transport-logistics/united-airlines-warns-nearly-us6-billion-fuel-hit-oil-price-surge-weighs-outlook It priced Q2 adjusted earnings of US$1.99 per share, topping analysts’ estimate of US$1.88 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/comfortdelgro-appoints-yap-chee-khean-newly-created-group-coo-role Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:56:36 +0000 Chloe Lim Companies & Markets Transport & Logistics /companies-markets/comfortdelgro-appoints-yap-chee-khean-newly-created-group-coo-role Establishing the position is part of the transport company’s global strategy https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/china-turns-electric-taxis-soften-hormuz-oil-shock Wed, 15 Jul 2026 06:48:48 +0000 International Companies & Markets Energy & Commodities Transport & Logistics /international/china-turns-electric-taxis-soften-hormuz-oil-shock Taxi usage and ridesharing are booming across Chinese cities, with trips up 6% since the Iran war https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/transport-logistics/ng-chee-khern-succeed-edmund-cheng-caas-chairman-aug-1 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 05:51:23 +0000 Shikhar Gupta Transport & Logistics Companies & Markets /companies-markets/transport-logistics/ng-chee-khern-succeed-edmund-cheng-caas-chairman-aug-1 Ng is currently director and CEO of Iseas-Yusof Ishak Institute https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/transport-logistics/misuse-driver-assistance-systems-biggest-risk-road-safety-survey Wed, 15 Jul 2026 02:21:06 +0000 Transport & Logistics Companies & Markets /companies-markets/transport-logistics/misuse-driver-assistance-systems-biggest-risk-road-safety-survey [MILAN/STOCKHOLM] Motorists’ misuse of driver-assistance technology and drivers being distracted by in-vehicle features, rather than mechanical problems, are the biggest risks for... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/transport-logistics/trumps-20-hormuz-toll-implies-us30-million-fee-supertanker Tue, 14 Jul 2026 03:30:22 +0000 Transport & Logistics Companies & Markets International /companies-markets/transport-logistics/trumps-20-hormuz-toll-implies-us30-million-fee-supertanker In contrast, Iran has charged up to US$2 million per voyage on an adhoc basis, according to people familiar with the matter https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/eurosports-global-unit-scorpio-electrics-motorcycle-now-road-legal Mon, 13 Jul 2026 13:05:38 +0000 Goh Ruoxue Companies & Markets Singapore Transport & Logistics /companies-markets/eurosports-global-unit-scorpio-electrics-motorcycle-now-road-legal Its flagship Lambda Scorpii model is now registered for use on Singapore roads https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/transport-logistics/volkswagen-ceo-threatens-50000-more-job-cuts-memo-staff Mon, 13 Jul 2026 11:27:59 +0000 Transport & Logistics Companies & Markets International /companies-markets/transport-logistics/volkswagen-ceo-threatens-50000-more-job-cuts-memo-staff [BERLIN] Volkswagen could cut around 50,000 additional jobs based on calculations aimed at bringing the carmaker into line with the cost competitiveness... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/transport-logistics/largest-public-fast-charging-hub-electric-commercial-vehicles-opens-jurong Mon, 13 Jul 2026 10:20:35 +0000 Transport & Logistics Companies & Markets /companies-markets/transport-logistics/largest-public-fast-charging-hub-electric-commercial-vehicles-opens-jurong The hub has 46 charging points, six on level one and 40 on level five https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/transport-logistics/ships-pass-through-hormuz-secret-us-and-iran-exchange-tit-tat-attacks Mon, 13 Jul 2026 06:07:08 +0000 Transport & Logistics Companies & Markets /companies-markets/transport-logistics/ships-pass-through-hormuz-secret-us-and-iran-exchange-tit-tat-attacks Observable crossings taking the US-supported southern corridor along the Omani coast have ground to a complete halt https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/singapore/industry-calls-closer-look-commercial-vehicle-category-its-coe-premiums-breach-new-high Sun, 12 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Derryn Wong Singapore Companies & Markets Transport & Logistics /singapore/industry-calls-closer-look-commercial-vehicle-category-its-coe-premiums-breach-new-high Businesses ask for ways to lower commercial vehicle COE premiums or make them fairer as costs surge https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/companies-markets/sats-build-unified-ai-enabled-platform-says-iran-effects-mixed-manageable Sun, 12 Jul 2026 09:46:04 +0000 Derryn Wong Companies & Markets Transport & Logistics /companies-markets/sats-build-unified-ai-enabled-platform-says-iran-effects-mixed-manageable It notes that its AI investments are subject to the same standards as all capital allocation decisions