A week after civil unrest, violence, and protests disrupted operations at two of South Africa’s largest ports, Transnet is reporting that operations have resumed and that the supply chain is again moving across the country. They, however, warned that additional security and protection of critical infrastructure across the network remains in place while they remain […]
Responding to the ongoing complaints from shippers regarding fees being charged by the liner companies and terminal operators, the Federal Maritime Commission has established a new audit program focusing initially on the nine largest ocean carriers along with a dedicated audit team to assess carrier compliance with the rule on detention and demurrage. The FMC […]
Statistics from the European Harbour Masters’ Committee show that 95 percent of personal injury incidents are caused by ropes and wires, and 60 percent of these injuries happen during mooring operations. In an effort to bring these numbers down, central mooring rules and regulations are being amended and updated. In 2018, the fourth edition of […]
In a new effort to pressure the shipping industry to accelerate its efforts to improve the environmental performance of large containerships, two environmental NGOs issued a new report which they say “exposes the environmental and public health impacts of retailing companies’ reliance on fossil-fueled maritime shipping to bring products into the United States.” The groups […]
The first, large foreign-flag cruise ship departed yesterday, July 19, for Alaska signaling the return of the cruise industry to the Port of Seattle and Alaska. Royal Caribbean International’s cruise ship the Serenade of the Seas kicked off the abbreviated Alaska cruise season with the first departure by a large cruise ship to Alaska since September 2019. […]
The Offshore Marine Service Association (OMSA) has announced plans to use a vessel to monitor foreign-flag operations in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, intending to use it as a platform to gather photographic evidence of Jones Act violations. The evidence will be submitted to enforcement authorities, made public and shared with the media. The Jones […]
[By: Damen] Damen’s Global Dredging Headquarters in Nijkerk has had the honour of receiving His Excellency Anne van Leeuwen, the new Dutch Ambassador to Bangladesh, who will be starting in his new post in Dhaka, Bangladesh, next month. The ambassador was there on a fact-finding mission to learn about dredging, including the latest technology now […]
The continued recovery of the global economy led to strong demand for logistics services in the first half of 2021. In this environment, the Kuehne+Nagel Group delivered an outstanding financial performance; all business units were able to significantly exceed prior year earnings. At CHF 13.3 billion (£10.62 billion) , the Group’s net turnover for the […]
Celebi Tanzania Aviation Services Ltd., which is a subsidiary company of Çelebi Aviation, has been awarded a concession for the “Provision of Ground Handling and Cargo Services” at Julius Nyerere International Airport in Tanzania and started its operation as of March 1, 2021. “Today, Çelebi stands out as one of the most successful Ground Handling […]
Lödige Industries is providing its first Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV) as a pilot project for Swissport’s new air cargo terminal in Frankfurt. The autonomous vehicle is one of the German-based company’s latest innovations and offers users a high level of flexibility and safety during unit load devices (ULD) transport. The project will start in November […]
DRONAMICS, the leading middle-mile cargo drone developer and operator, today unveiled a partnership agreement with DHL. DHL will partner DRONAMICS to jointly develop solutions and offer same-day cargo drone deliveries to customers using DRONAMICS’ drone delivery network and Black Swan drones. Both companies are discussing mutual exclusivity for middle-mile drone deliveries in selected industries and […]
Kenya Airways PLC (KQ) has launched the Fahari Innovation Challenge, a springboard for new ideas and data-driven innovations to accelerate impact-driven solutions that address some of the societal and business challenges. The Fahari Innovation Hub is part of KQ’s strategy in contributing to the sustainable development of Africa by empowering, partnering and co-creating innovative ideas and […]
