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P&O admits paying new ferry workers below UK minimum wage

Chief executive Peter Hebblethwaite said the average pay of the new crew is only £5.15 per hour.

The Independent UK

P&O Ferries boss admits firm broke law - and claims they warned Tories last YEAR

Chief Executive Peter Hebbelthwaite claimed the firm warned Transport Secretary Grant Shapps last year that P&O would be "needing to make changes to our business this year”

Daily Mirror

Using your mobile phone in the car will be illegal tomorrow and could risk £200

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said that the changes will make it 'easier' for authorities to prosecute drivers for using their mobile phone when behind the wheel of a vehicle.

Daily Record

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Delhi to have dedicated lanes for buses, goods carriers from April 1

NEW DELHI: Come April 1, the transport department of the Delhi government will strictly enforce lane discipline for buses and goods carriers on 15 selected roads in the city, with fines upto Rs 10,000 and six months of imprisonment for errant drivers. Vehicles found plying on other lanes will be…

The Times of India

Toll-gate system expands

Transport Minister Saksayam Chidchob said he expects the toll-gate payment system called M-Flow to soon attract six million user vehicles as it expands.

Bangkok Post

P&O Ferries: Company bosses summoned to appear before MPs after 'shameful' mass sacking of UK crew

P&O Ferries chief executive Peter Hebblethwaite has been called to appear at a joint hearing of the Business, Energy and Industry Strategy Committee and Transport Committee

Daily Mirror

P&O agency crew that replaced sacked staff 'may do 144 round trips without time off'

The Rail, Maritime and Transport workers’ union has highlighted alleged 'profound safety issues' while a briefing for MPs, seen by the Mirror, says 'an eight-week contract would be up to 144 round trips before they leave the ship to take a period of rest'

Daily Mirror

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Women cannot travel for free in all buses, says Transport Minister

‘Loss-making transport corporation will not allow such a measure’

The Hindu

Grant Shapps heralds seizure of Russian billionaire’s superyacht by Gibraltar

The Transport Secretary said he is doing “all I can to cripple Russia’s aviation and shipping industries” following the country’s invasion of Ukraine.

The Independent UK

Sacked P&O ferry crews replaced by 'Indian seafarers paid £1.80 an hour', union claims

Mick Lynch, general secretary of the Rail, Maritime and Transportunion, said it amounted to “shocking exploitation”.

Daily Record

Tory ministers accused of 'endorsing thuggish fire and rehire tactics of P&O'

It came as Tory MPs abstained in a vote that would pave the way to end P&O-style fire and rehire practices

Liverpool Echo

Safety checks for P&O vessels amid claims new crews earning below £2 an hour

Sacked P&O workers watched in the House of Commons public gallery.

The Independent UK

Pavagada bus accident: Transport officials to be suspended

Transport Minister B. Sriramulu on Monday told the Legislative Assembly that the Transport Department officials would be suspended from services for dereliction of duty for their failure to check overcrowding of the private bus involved in an accident that claimed the lives of six persons in Pavagada.

The Hindu

Six locations eyed for 'Land Bridge'

Six potential locations for a Southern Land Bridge connecting the Gulf of Thailand and Andaman coasts will be proposed to the Transport Ministry this week, according to the Office of Transport and Traffic Policy and Planning (OTP).

Bangkok Post

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The Independent UK

Private jet grounded while possible Russian links are investigated

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said he had taken ‘rapid action’ in the case.

The Hindu

Minister promises more govt.-run buses

Admitting that no government buses are plying in the area which saw the ghastly accident in Tumakuru district, Transport Minister B. Sreeramulu has said that government is thinking of cancelling permits of private buses and running KSRTC buses instead.

The Independent UK

Holyrood committee calls for ‘urgent’ P&O update

The Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee wrote to the chief executive of P&O and Scotland’s Transport Secretary.

The Independent UK

All remaining Covid travel measures to be axed even as cases continue to rise

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said lifting the requirements would allow ‘greater freedom in time for Easter’ to go abroad.

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Birmingham Post

Go-Ahead issued £23.5m fine for 'appalling breach of trust' over LSER contract breaches

The transport group faces total costs of £87.5m - higher than anticipated

The Hindu

‘KSRTC divisions merged to bring down administrative costs’

In Assembly, Transport Minister explains rationale behind move

Bangkok Post

Road tolls waived for Songkran

The Transport Ministry will waive toll fees on several motorways during the week-long Songkran holiday next month.

Irish Mirror

Ryanair under fire as Ukrainian ambassador claims airline raised prices for key routes used by refugees

Larysa Gerasko said she is hoping to meet Transport Minister Eamon Ryan to discuss the matter

Manchester Evening News

Manchester Airport 'reviewing' Covid advice as travel restrictions scrapped

The transport secretary said people will be able to "travel just like in the good old days” following the latest rule changes

The Hindu

Private bus owners stir from March 24

Stung by the delay in revising bus fares, private bus owners under the aegis of the Samyukta Samara Samiti has announced an indefinite strike from March 24. They served a strike notice to Transport Minister Antony Raju on Tuesday raising their demands and grievances.

AAP

Second Sydney train shutdown a possibility

The NSW transport minister has warned there is a "strong possibility" of a second Sydney train shutdown after fresh threats of industrial action from the union.

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