Lloyd’s Register has appointed longtime Wärtsilä executive Kevin Humphreys as its new marine and offshore president for the Americas. Humphreys has more than 30 years of maritime experience in commercial and operational roles, and he joins LR from Wärtsilä, where he was general manager for market innovation and global merchant shipping sales. Humphreys has also […]
With the anticipated rapid growth in offshore wind farms in the coming years, a new issue was raised of how to deal with blades when the turbines are decommissioned or when they become damaged. While blades are designed to have a long life, currently no plan has so far been developed for responsibly are decommissioning […]
The burnout-out containership X-Press Pearl is continuing to slowly settle to the bottom off Sri Lanka with the salvage and firefighting teams continuing to monitor the situation while the investigation into the disaster continues. The owners of their vessel also apologized for the disaster while defending the actions of the ship and its crew. A […]
In an executive order issued Thursday, the Biden administration implemented a ban on all U.S. investment in four of China’s biggest maritime companies – including China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), the world’s largest commercial shipbuilder and the linchpin of China’s naval modernization effort. The new investment ban is intended to address “the threat posed by the […]
On May 19 2021, Bolloré Logistics obtained the TAPA FSR A 2020 certification (Transported Asset Protection Association – Facility Security Requirements) for its Roissy CDG Hub. This certification, the most demanding available in terms of security, will strengthen the confidence of the Roissy CDG Hub’s customers, in particular the major players in the pharmaceutical, luxury […]
Etihad Airways has become the first airline to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme. The MOU was signed by Dr Nadia Bastaki, vice president medical services, corporate social responsibility, Etihad Aviation Group, and Toily Kurbanov, executive coordinator, UNV, remotely in Abu Dhabi. The collaboration between the two entities […]
DHL Supply Chain Iberia and Iberia Maintenance have signed a contract stating that DHL will manage the internal logistics of spare parts and components for Iberia Maintenance at its La Muñoza hub in Madrid and also at the Madrid-Barajas Adolfo Suarez and Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat airports. In addition to this contract, DHL provides Iberia […]
Marc Claesen, senior vice president commercial EMEAA, Worldwide Flight Services explains the process behind gaining the CEIV and GDP certifications. WFS recently gained both CEIV and GDP certification at their Madrid facility. “GDP certifications demonstrate WFS’ ability to meet the temperature control and product integrity requirements of the pharmaceutical industry. This is very important for […]
Andrea Gruber, head of special cargo, IATA spoke to ACW about the ins and outs of their Centre of Excellence for Independent Validators (CEIV) programme, which was launched back in 2014. CEIV is available to train, guide and support industry stakeholders in Pharma, Fresh and Live Animals. ACW: What are the benefits of being CEIV […]
Oman Air has launched seasonal service between Muscat and Tbilisi, Georgia, with twice weekly direct flights (Wednesdays and Sundays), operated with Boeing 737 aircraft. Flights will operate from June 16 to September 16, subject to government approvals. The Wednesday flight from Muscat will depart at 20:15 and arrive in Tbilisi at 00:15. The flight from […]
JAS Worldwide has announced the appointment of Dina Bunn as vice president customer experience, pharma & healthcare. Some of Bunn’s notable successes include spearheading the development of an industry-leading cold chain logistics platform, as well as managing a global project to implement a newly established temperature control service offering for a large logistics provider. A […]
[Brief] On Wednesday, a good samaritan vessel rescued five people from a burning boat off the coast of South Carolina, transferring them safely to the U.S. Coast Guard for transport to shore. Coast Guard Sector Charleston received a mayday call from the operator of the boat at 0700 hours. The skipper reported that the boat […]
