Transporting pets doesn't even make United that much money. Here's why they bother to do it.

(Belinda Hankins Miller)

MUMBAI: Indian port operators are betting big on transportation of cars by sea, encouraged by the government’s push on coastal shipping and the significant fillip to the automotive sector from GST. Gujarat Pipavav Port plans to triple its annual handling of automotive cargo via RoRo (roll on roll off) vessels to 300,000 cars by 2020, Keld Pederson, the managing director of the port owned by Netherlandsbased APM Terminals, told ET in an interview.

Stunned by Enbridge Inc.’s Kalamazoo River oil spill in 2010 that disrupted its sole market access in Saskatchewan, Crescent Point Energy Corp. found an unlikely ally: an agriculture company.

Bethesda’s one and only mobile game, Fallout Shelter recently got an update. The most significant addition that the update brought with it is the option to own pets. The free-to-play simulation game has conquered the market since its release. It has generated $5.1 million in micro transactions in just two weeks since it was first uploaded on the market.

Simon, the giant rabbit who recently died during transport from London to Missouri, was destined to be shown off at the Iowa State Fair. Now, the three investors who had purchased Simon to raise money for the fair are taking United to court, accusing the airline of negligence.

In 2008, DHL abandoned its domestic shipping operations in the United States, putting thousands of employees out of work and leaving behind a very nice air cargo facility at a decommissioned air base in Ohio.

The rising number of serious accidents involving oil tank cars over the past 12 months suggests that shippers are underestimating the safety risk of transporting crude by rail. If the industry and regulators do not resolve these issues promptly, it is only a matter of time before a major disaster occurs in the United States. The resulting political outcry could imperil the business model for oil producers, refiners and rail operators.

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