Efforts to provide COVID-19 vaccinations for seafarers are continuing to accelerate while the unions continue to call for efforts to make the vaccines more widely available. Developed nations around the globe are responding to the calls to make the vaccine more widely available to include crew members from all countries and some efforts are even […]
Vimcar, the fleet management software for small- and medium-sized businesses, has been working with international transport service provider Aircargo Transport to optimise its fleets’ route and track its vehicles – enabling the identification and tracking of a stolen vehicle in real time, resulting in minimal cost implications. Aircargo Transport is an international transport service provider, […]
Cargo has undeniably been a lifeline for the aviation industry during COVID-19. Before the pandemic, cargo typically made up around 12% of the sector’s total revenue; that percentage is believed to have tripled last year, considers Sav Aulakh, managing director at Freightline. In fact, recent data from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) shows that […]
Marine and offshore service provider Seaowl is setting out on a new technological journey. Seeking to dispense with the cost of chartering large OSVs and their crews for subsea services, Seaowl has developed an unmanned vessel that can be fully operated from its remote control center in France. The company plans to build a fleet […]
Cruising returned to the U.K. today after a 14-month hiatus. Coordinated to the country’s efforts to relax COVID-19 restrictions which saw England’s much-beloved pubs also reopen, the government proceeded on plan with the scheduled resumption of domestic travel for residents. MSC Cruises became the first large cruise line to restore operations in what many see […]
Activity at Argentina ports was brought to a halt as a 24-hour strike started by the dockworkers spread to more unions and other sectors of the marine operations. Unlike most strikes that focus on wages and working conditions, the workers are on strike demanding COVID-19 vaccinations. “All shipping is stopped,” Guillermo Wade, manager of the […]
After a lull in piracy activity in the Gulf of Guinea, five crew members were reportedly kidnapped from a Ghanaian fishing vessel on May 19 operating beyond the traditional range of the Nigerian pirates. The latest incident came as international efforts renewed calls for action to end the attacks on ship in the region and […]
Indian media outlets have published the first survivor accounts of the sinking of the accommodations barge P305 on May 17, including a detailed recounting by the ill-fated vessel’s chief engineer. Rahman Shaikh, 48, was serving as the floatel barge’s top engineering officer on its final deployment. He told the Indian Express that the barge’s master […]
In a major victory for the state of Alaska, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed the Alaska Tourism Restoration Act today, clearing the way for the large cruise lines to resume sailing with an abbreviated season of Alaska cruises. The Act, which had been considered a long shot and written off for dead, passed […]
While U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken draws attention to climate change in the Arctic at meetings with other national officials this week in Iceland, an even greater threat looms on the other side of the planet. New research shows it is Antarctica that may force a reckoning between the choices countries make today about greenhouse gas emissions […]
In the maritime sector, a lot of document control software is being replaced in an effort to improve profitability from projects and processes. Despite these replacements, mistakes during projects are still made, and new document control software is often disappointing. In this article, we focus on why these mistakes keep happening. To make sure you […]
Contending that the congestion, delays, rising fess, and lack of equipment experienced at U.S. seaports has caused unprecedented disruption to the ocean shipping network, cargo shippers are calling on the U.S. Congress to take action to modernize the regulations and the role of the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC). This latest effort comes after repeated complaints by […]
