A startling and saddening video for many emerged today on social media showing the last moment of the cruise ship known as the Monarch, which had once been part of the pioneering Sovereign class built by Royal Caribbean International nearly 30 years ago. In the video you get to stand on the bridge and hear […]
Princess Cruises, which had been the first of the large North American cruise lines in March 2020 to announce a suspension of operations, is extending its pause in most operations until December 15, 2020. These latest cancelations go three months beyond the September 15 date announced by the trade group Cruise Lines International Association and […]
Johan Erik Hvide, born on September 5, 1948, in Glen Cove, NY, son of Hans Johan and Elsa Mosse Hvide, husband to Betsy Frances Schmidt Hvide, father to Leif-Erik and Johan Anders Hvide, grandfather to Magnus Johan, Hans Kristoffer, and Hákon Erik Hvide passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by loved ones on July […]
Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of the Etihad Aviation Group, is set to streamline regulatory compliance screening processes for shipments via a new partnership with E2open, a leading provider of intelligent supply chain solutions. Scheduled to be fully operational by November, the E2open application implementation will enable Etihad Cargo to automate cargo screening […]
Between April and June 2020, Emirates SkyCargo has facilitated the movement of essential commodities and other supplies for individual consumers and businesses across the world by operating more than 10,000 cargo flights to destinations across six continents. The flights were a mix of scheduled, ad-hoc and charter operations. Nabil Sultan, Emirates divisional senior vice president, […]
Flight number 39, the last of the unprecedented “mega-operation” between the Brazilian Ministry of Infrastructure and LATAM, arrived in Brazil on Sunday, July 19. The operation began in May and LATAM was responsible for transporting 240 million N95 surgical masks into Brazil. They were acquired by the Federal Government in order to combat COVID-19. These […]
Subject to regulatory approvals, Caribbean Airlines will launch service to the eastern Caribbean from Barbados effective today. Flights will initially operate between Barbados to St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada with other destinations to be added once the regulatory approvals are received. The route expansion into the eastern Caribbean is part of the airline’s […]
UFO forwarder network member in Chile, Cronos Logistica, is very proud to have reached its 17-year anniversary, celebrated earlier this month. Karla Benavente, managing director, says: “We celebrate our anniversary every year but because of the worldwide pandemic, we couldn’t do it in the way we usually do. However, we didn’t want to stop the […]
The efforts to build new ro-ro passenger ships for the operations between Australian and Tasmania took a new turn with the announcement that the Premier of Tasmania has decided not to support the proposed order with a Finish shipbuilder and instead calling for efforts to explore local opportunities to build the planned new ships. The […]
ABS has launched a unique suite of fleet management and vessel compliance services powered by smart functionality and advanced analytics which, in an industry first, will also be available through the new ABS App. Designed to anticipate client needs and provide intuitive, informed decision support, the smart functionality is an enhancement to the ABS MyFreedom™ client portal and […]
In business, as in life, after major anniversary milestones like 60 (Diamond) and 75 (Diamond or Sapphire), it seems that every year after that is worth celebrating. However, 90 years is somewhat in the nether regions of celebrations; certainly, a major achievement after say 75, but not quite the centenary either! However, Robert Allan Ltd. […]
Just a month after Spain’s Pullmantur Cruises announced its insolvency, two of its cruise ships have arrived at the scrapyards of Turkey, victims of the global pandemic. The 32-year old Sovereign and her slightly younger sister ship, the Monarch, both of which had been popular and successful ships until the onset of the pandemic, were also […]
