Rachel Morley has succeeded John Stubbings as the elected National Chair of BIFA – the British International Freight Association – for a two-year period. Morley, regional manager Western Europe at BIFA member company, OIA Global, who has been vice chair for the past two years, was appointed a director of BIFA in 2017 and chairs […]
Peli BioThermal has announced its new service offerings that support customers who use single use products, such as CoolPall™ Flex single use bulk shippers and CoolGuard™ Advance single use parcel shippers. The company now offers the option to condition BRIC coolants for single use products at locations worldwide. “Over the past several years, we’ve worked […]
Emirates will resume flights between Dubai and Venice from July 1, initially offering three flights a week on the route, increasing trade and tourism connectivity between the UAE and Italy. The airline will also increase services to Milan from eight to 10 weekly flights in July. This will comprise of a daily service on the […]
The Cathay Pacific Group has released its 2020 Sustainable Development Report that summarises the initiatives that were brought about by the pandemic. The report also points at the progress made in reducing carbon footprint, along with measures taken to tackle operational sustainability matters. Below are the key focus areas and progress made so far: Safety: […]
The dangerous goods portal INFr8, first established for the air freight industry to digitally exchange dangerous goods information along the supply chain, has now been expanded to include more modes of transport. Starting immediately, the automated creation of dangerous goods documents for sea cargo (IMO declaration) and road transports (ADR accompanying documents) is also possible. […]
As of today, Brussels Airport, Air Cargo Belgium, and the entire BRUcargo community will be taking a giant leap in the further digitisation of cargo processes. On June 1 the Digital Green Lane for digitising the landside pick-up and delivery process will be fully implemented by 12 ground handling agents and freight forwarders, that combined […]
Cargoflash Infotech has announced that its next-generation revenue accounting software, nGen CRA (Cargo Revenue Accounting) system is now compliant with PASS (Postal Accounts Settlement System) developed by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). PASS provides a platform to enable the use of common standards and automate the large volumes of airlines’ postal billings and settlements […]
The Royal Navy is using artificial intelligence for the first time at sea in a bid to defeat missile attacks. Leading-edge software is being tested at sea against live missiles during the largest exercise of its type off the coasts of Scotland and Norway. Involving more than 3,000 military personnel, exercise Formidable Shield tests the ability […]
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI), a UK based charity and largely volunteer run organization, recently provided support in the rescue of two children on Sunday morning. At about 1045 hours, Yaramouth’s Severn-class all weather lifeboat was called to action by HM Coastguard to medevac two children with head injuries. The volunteer crew quickly headed […]
[By Han Qing] The Changdao archipelago marks the threshold between the Bohai and Yellow seas. It is already home to nine national protected areas, including marine parks, geoparks and reserves for birds and marine mammals. Late last year, Shandong announced its intention to create a marine national park at Changdao. If successful, it would be […]
The crew of the Coast Guard cutter Active returned to Port Angeles, Washington after a successful 58-day counter-smuggling patrol in the Eastern Pacific. The 55-year-old cutter and crew patrolled international waters off Central America and Mexico as part of the long-running U.S. effort to suppress cocaine smuggling. With the assistance of a helicopter-borne HITRON sharpshooter […]
[By Nancy Bazilchuk] The microscopic, free-floating algae called phytoplankton — and the tiny zooplankton that eat them — are notoriously difficult to count. Researchers need to know how a warming climate will affect them both. A new kind of smart, lightweight autonomous underwater vehicle (LAUV) can help. Marine phytoplankton, or plant plankton, are incredibly important […]
