The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reports that it has detained a Ukrainian citizen on charges of sea piracy, making him the first citizen to be brought up on charges of being a modern-day pirate. The unnamed male suspect was captured by the SBU after returning to Ukraine and attempting to hide his identity. The […]
Gebrüder Weiss had expanded its partnership with the soccer club CASHPOINT SCR Altach and now outfits all of the club’s goalkeepers. Everyone from the youth to the professional teams will wear the Gebrüder Weiss orange jersey in the future. The partnership between Gebrüder Weiss and SCR Altach launched in 2019 when the goalkeepers of the […]
Emirates has launched its first-ever passenger service between Dubai and Miami. The airline celebrated the inaugural flight of its four times a week service when it touched down in Miami at 11:00 local time yesterday. Emirates flight EK213 was welcomed by Miami International Airport with a water cannon salute and drew in an audience of […]
DHL Supply Chain, the contract logistics leader within Deutsche Post DHL Group, is currently building an approximately 32,000 sq m logistics centre in Florstadt, Germany. Located 35 kilometers north of Frankfurt am Main, the centre is scheduled to open in late 2021. The new building expands the current capacity of the multi-user campus for pharmaceuticals […]
As Japan aggressively pursues its new sustainable energy policies, companies are seeking ways both to support the transition and replace lost business opportunities from the traditional trade. Australian Liquified natural gas company Woodside Energy, which has a large trade with Japan, announced plans to work with some of Japan’s leading companies to conduct a feasibility […]
Plans were unveiled for the world’s largest floating solar power and energy storage system. At a cost estimated at $2 billion, the system will be developed by Singapore’s Sunseap Group in cooperation with Badan Pengusahaan Batam (BP Batam) operators of a free trade zone in Indonesia and installed at Batam Island. Under an MOU between […]
Sweden’s Stena RoRo announced plans to expand its fleet of next generation E-Flexer RoPax ferries with charter agreements both to Canada’s Marine Atlantic and France’s Brittany Ferries. The unique ferry program developed a basic concept which the company is adapting to individual applications and in the latest ships plans to further enhance their sustainability with […]
Thanks to the unprecedented boom in ocean freight, container availability is incredibly tight, and some shippers are turning to private brokers to get their own containers instead of relying on leased equipment. With the growing demand and the pandemic-era preference for remote transactions, the trade in used containers is transitioning from an old fashioned fax-and-phone […]
HM Coastguard is adding a new tool for its search and rescue missions, unmanned drones that it plans to operate alongside its current teams’ rescue helicopter and fixed-wing surveillance aircraft. The first operational drone flight will join manned helicopters, planes, boats, and cliff rescue teams on lifesaving missions at sea and over land in North […]
Days after civil unrest and violence disrupted operations at South Africa’s busiest port, reports are that container operations at Durban have again been brought to halt by a suspected cyberattack against port operator Transnet. South African media report said that nothing is currently moving in or out of the container terminals with trucks backlogged in […]
The technology group Wärtsilä has reached an agreement with Singaporean shipbuilder Keppel O&M to install a set of hydrogen/natural gas-capable engines on a floating testbed platform. The order was placed in December by Keppel FELS, a shipyard subsidiary of Keppel O&M, and was announced July 22. The company’s new “Floating Living Lab” project will be […]
The spread of new variants of COVID-19 and the resurgence of the virus, especially in parts of Asia, is leading to a new round of restrictions that will impact crew changes and cruise ships. Starting today, July 22, Singapore reintroduced strict restrictions in an effort to contain the latest wave of the virus with other […]
