Finding the unexpected in the everyday.
July 7, 2012 Berth 6, a key addition to the Port of Manila, was fully opened for commercial operations. The Port of Manila is the collective term for various terminals and other infrastructure located in the Port Area and Tondo districts of the Philippines’ capital city of Manila. The Port of Manila is the largest... Continue Reading →
June 29, 2020 In Tamil Nadu (India’s southernmost state), night landing facilities were officially established at Tuticorin Airport in the village of Vagaikulam within the district of Thoothukudi. These night landing facilities were first actually used five days later. Vagaikulam is 9.7 miles (15.6 kilometers) west of the central section of the port city that... Continue Reading →
June 20, 1987 In the Downtown Core of Singapore’s Central Area, a dedication ceremony was held for a bus terminal along Shenton Way. (Shenton Way is major trunk road serving that region of Singapore.) This original version of Shenton Way Bus Terminal was located under the elevated section of the East Coast Parkway. The first... Continue Reading →
May 5, 1998 An opening ceremony was held for Ting Kau Bridge in Hong Kong. This six-lane bridge, which crosses the body of water known as Rambler Channel serves as a major link between Tsing Yi Island; and the portion of Tuen Mun Road (part of Route 9) that runs through the area of Ting... Continue Reading →
April 26, 2015 EverLine, an automated driverless guideway transit line (also known as a people mover) in South Korea’s city of Yongin in the Seoul Capital Area -- the fourth largest metropolitan region in the world -- was formally opened to great fanfare. This transit line serves as a key link between Everland, which is... Continue Reading →
April 24, 2010 A unique type of pedestrian bridge was officially dedicated in southern Singapore. The Double Helix Bridge (now called just the Helix Bridge), which spans Marina Bay, serves as a major link between Marina South peninsula and -- within Singapore’s economic center known as Downtown Core -- Marina Centre. The Helix Bridge was... Continue Reading →
April 21, 2015 A still-intact world speed record for rail vehicles was established in Japan when a seven-car L0 Series train reached a maximum of 375 miles (603 kilometers) per hour. This record-breaking trip took place on a test track in the city of Tsuru in Yamanashi Prefecture, which is part of the Chūbu region... Continue Reading →
March 23, 2012 The newly renovated version of Jalgaon Airport in India was formally inaugurated. This domestic airport is located southeast of the city of Jalgaon in the state of Maharashtra in India’s western peninsular region. (Maharashtra is the second-most populous state of India and the country’s third-largest state by area.) Jalgaon Airport was opened... Continue Reading →
March 14, 2018 In the Republic of the Philippines, an inaugural ceremony was held for a newly renovated and expanded passenger terminal building at Tuguegarao Airport. This airport serves the city of Tuguegarao, the capital of the province of Cagayan at the northern tip of Luzon (the country’s largest and most populous island). Tuguegarao Airport,... Continue Reading →
March 2, 2017 A groundbreaking ceremony was held for the construction of a cable-stayed bridge within the main urban center of the Filipino province of Cebu. This part of Cebu is called Metropolitan Cebu, and it ranks second only to Metropolitan Manila (officially named the National Capital Region) as the Philippines’ largest metropolitan area by... Continue Reading →
Transportation History 