Transport or transportation is the movement of people and goods from one place to another. The term is derived from the Latin trans ("across") and portare ("to carry").

Aspects of transport

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The field of transport has several aspects: loosely they can be divided into a triad of infrastructure, vehicles, and operations. Infrastructure includes the transport networks (roads, railways, airways, waterways, canals, pipelines, etc.) that are used, as well as the nodes or terminals (such as airports, railway stations, bus stations and seaports). The vehicles generally ride on the networks, such as automobiles, bicycles, buses, trains, airplanes. The operations deal with the control of the system, such as traffic signals and ramp meters, railroad switches, air traffic control, etc, as well as policies, such as how to finance the system (for example, the use of tolls or gasoline taxes).

Broadly speaking, the design of networks are the domain of civil engineering and urban planning, the design of vehicles of mechanical engineering and specialized subfields such as nautical engineering and aerospace engineering, and the operations are usually specialized, though might appropriately belong to operations research or systems engineering.

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Global Demand Powers Foster Wheeler
Melinda Peer Thu, 07 Aug 2008 01:40:00 -0000
Construction and engineering company's earnings double in second quarter.
Delays Can't Slow Down Foster Wheeler
Melinda Peer Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:30:00 -0000
Global demand caused the company's Q2 earnings to double, despite delays in its North American orders.
Manitowoc Sinks After Marine Sale
Ruthie Ackerman Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:50:00 -0000
The manufacturer will sell its shipyard business to help pay down a $2.1B debt for acquiring Enodis.

BBC News | Business | World Edition

Eurozone rates on hold at 4.25%
Thu, 07 Aug 2008 14:05:03 -0000
The European Central Bank maintains eurozone interest rates at 4.25% after its latest meeting.
US retail sales struggle in July
Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:09:49 -0000
Results from US retailers show disappointing sales in July, with the outlook between now and September looking poor.
Citigroup reaches SEC settlement
Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:03:16 -0000
Citigroup is to buy back billions of dollars worth of securities, following a probe by the US financial regulator.

NYT > World Business

Interest Rates Kept Steady in Europe
Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:15:19 -0000
The European Central Bank and the Bank of England on Thursday left their benchmark interest rates unchanged.
Toyota Reports 28% Fall in Profit
Thu, 07 Aug 2008 10:40:03 -0000
Toyota’s fiscal first-quarter profit plunged 28 percent from the previous year.
Pentagon Reopens Bidding for Aerial Tankers and Refines Expectations
Thu, 07 Aug 2008 05:20:46 -0000
The Pentagon reopened bidding for a $35 billion Air Force tanker contract after a first attempt that featured bitter competition between Northrop Grumman and Boeing.

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McCain says Obama wants to forfeit war in Iraq
AP Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:06:28 -0400
LIMA, Ohio -- Republican presidential candidate John McCain, who has contended that Barack Obama is willing to lose in Iraq to win the election, on Thursday said his rival would forfeit the war as part of an agenda that also promotes big government and high taxes.
Toyota 1Q profit falls on US weakness, strong yen
AP Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:41:56 -0400
TOKYO -- Toyota said Thursday that its fiscal first-quarter profit plummeted 28 percent, and the automaker stuck to its forecast that full-year profit will fall for the first time in seven years as it faces more problems from the weakening U.S. market.
Search on for 9 victims in wildfire chopper crash
AP Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:19:08 -0400
SAN FRANCISCO -- Fire raging through rugged, dense terrain was complicating efforts Thursday to recover victims and evidence from the remote part of a Northern California forest where a firefighting helicopter crashed. Nine people were presumed dead, but four others were rescued.
Lexus once again tops JD Power dependability study
AP Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:01:40 -0400
NEW YORK -- Lexus once again stands alone atop a closely watched ranking of vehicle dependability after Buick slipped from the No. 1 spot it shared with the Japanese luxury brand last year, J.D. Power and Associates said Thursday.
Today on the presidential campaign trail
AP Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:41:34 -0400
-- IN THE HEADLINES
Toyota Q1 drops, keeps outlook amid U.S. slump
Reuters Thu, 07 Aug 2008 06:48:04 -0400
TOKYO (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T), the world's biggest automaker, posted a 28 percent drop in quarterly net profit, dented by a strong yen and slumping U.S. sales, and kept its forecasts unchanged for what is set to be its most challenging year in recent memory.

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