The EU is providing funding through its Horizon 2020 research and innovation program for a new initiative the aims to improve the short-sea shipping component of the container supply chain. Known as MOSES (autoMated vessels and supply chain Optimisation for Sustainable short sEa Shipping) the 36 month research effort will seek innovations including innovative vessels […]
Nine Japanese companies have started the Ship Carbon Recycling Working Group as part of Japan’s Carbon Capture & Reuse (CCR) Study Group. The Working Group aims to explore the feasibility of the concept of utilizing methanation technology for zero-emission ship fuels. Carbon recycling, a method used to capture and reuse emitted carbon dioxide, is attracting […]
On Friday, U.S. chief of naval operations Adm. Mike Gilday toured the fire-damaged amphib USS Bonhomme Richard and gave a brief update on the response effort and the vessel’s condition. “The biggest takeaway for me today was the people,” Gilday said. “We ought to be proud of them . . . If anyone has any […]
The Suezmax crude oil tanker Eco Beverly Hills is being held in quarantine at the port of Castellón, Spain after members of its crew were reported to have symptoms of COVID-19. The vessel arrived in Spain on July 15 after a two-week voyage from the oil fields in Nigeria. The vessel had departed the port […]
Emirates is now again flying from Munich to Dubai. A Boeing 777 will be used for these flights, which will depart Munich Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays at 15:40, and land in Dubai at 23:45. Etihad Airways is also resuming its flights from Munich today, and is now flying to Abu Dhabi Thursdays and Saturdays […]
Miami-based Amerijet International has announced that Tim Strauss will join as its CEO effective August 17, 2020, based at the company’s headquarters in Miami. Strauss is presently responsible for Air Canada’s cargo business and brings a deep air cargo background to the position, having also worked at Northwest/Delta Cargo, Hawaiian Airlines Cargo and Emery Worldwide. […]
Menzies Aviation, the global aviation logistics specialist, and Qatar Airways Cargo, the world’s leading cargo carrier, announce a new long-term agreement to provide cargo handling, freighter aircraft handling and cargo transportation to/from aircraft at London Heathrow Airport. The move is part of a joint approach to develop Qatar Airways Cargo’s global network handling partnership programme. Menzies […]
Long a popular port for cruise ship passengers, some residents of Key West, Florida are looking to take advantage of the current cruise pause to address their long-simmering complaints about cruise ships. Before the suspension in cruising, Key West had projected over 400 cruise ship calls with approximately 900,000 passengers during the 2019-2020 cruise season. […]
The pandemic lockdown has temporarily been shut down the cruise ship industry and drastically reduced passenger airlines travel and even railway passenger travel, with resulting reductions in service. Financial pressures caused by the pandemic have permanently closed several commuter plane services that connect between coastal cities and may just have opened a door of future […]
Like government entities large and small across the United States, the Port of Seattle is taking a close look at how it conducts policing. The port announced Tuesday that its commission has created a task force on policing and civil rights, which will carry out a full assessment of the Port of Seattle Police Department. […]
With cases of COVID-19 growing exponentially across the United States, and especially in the southern states that host many cruises, it came as little surprise that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today announced the extension of its No Sail Order for cruise ships through September 30, 2020. As with the prior order […]
On Monday, the House Appropriations Committee voted to approve the FY2021 funding package for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The proposed top line number for USACE is $7.6 billion, about $1.7 billion more than the administration requested. According to the Waterways Council (WCI), Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund (HMTF) projects will receive $1.7 billion, about […]
