After two years of contract negotiations and two rejected tentative agreements, the union represented about two-thirds of the workers at one of Hyundai Heavy Industries’ shipyards went on strike Tuesday evening, July 6, calling for renewed negotiations. The strike, which is the first in over two years, is scheduled to last for two days but […]
In an effort to lower costs for basic parts of the shipbuilding process, and focus on the emerging hydrogen market, Japan’s Kawasaki Heavy Industries is planning to shift construction work to a joint-venture shipyard in China. The efforts are designed to enhance the shipbuilder’s position on its standard gas tankers while the yard in Japan […]
[By: VIKING] VIKING Life-Saving Equipment chooses inaugural DEFEA Athens as first live event to showcase consolidated high-performance boats, life-saving and safety solutions for defence sector. With order volumes from defence customers in Greece at their highest level for many years, VIKING Life-Saving Equipment is taking the first ‘real-life’ opportunity to present its consolidated portfolio of products […]
Ten years after gaining independence, South Sudan is welcoming the world’s international aviation operators and airliners into its skies following the launch of a state-of-the-art, online airspace management system. In a move that will open up new routes, boost tourism and generate much-needed revenue for the economy, operators of commercial, cargo and aid aircraft can […]
Bolloré Logistics has announced the appointment of Rashika Vijayakumar as country manager of Bolloré Qatar, replacing Ken Hacquoil-Smith. With 12 years in the logistics sector, Vijayakumar has worked at GWC, Panalpina and GAC. Vijayakumar will be responsible for the development of the business and will strengthen the company’s position in transport and logistics. The post […]
Starting this July, Swissport will be offering airport ground services at Austin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS). The Texas airport adds to Swissport’s dense US network of 44 airports in 25 states. Austin is Swissport’s first opening of a new US airport location in six years, underlining its growth ambitions as the industry recovers from the […]
DB Schenker has announced the expansion of its digitally forward innovation, connect 4.0. The platform allows customers to book air freight shipments quickly and conveniently online. Streamlining the logistics process as easy as Click. Ship. Done., the connect 4 air platform will provide hassle-free logistics services and meet all the real time tracking needs of […]
After May’s subdued performance, global air cargo resumed its ‘long and winding road’ to Covid recovery in June with a 1% growth in demand versus the same month of 2019, as airlines continued to micromanage cargo capacity, according to the latest industry volume, load factor and rates data from analysts CLIVE Data Services and TAC […]
Kent-based provider of time-critical logistics, Priority Freight, has been honoured with the Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2020. Her Majesty the Queen and the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, recommended that Priority Freight received the UK’s most significant award for business performance. The Lord Lieutenant of Kent, Lady Colgrain, presented the award to Neal Williams, group managing […]
Two-thirds (77%) of the UK’s transportation and logistics (T&L) leaders (71% globally), believe that mobile-first technology will be critical to deliveries in just five years’ time, new global research from mobile and IoT management solutions provider, SOTI, has found. As the pace of technological change picks up, half (50%) of T&L leaders globally believe mobile-first technology […]
Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA) published its Annual Report 2020/21 today for the fiscal year ended March 31 2021. During the year, Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) continued to suffer from the prolonged impact of COVID-19. Passenger volume and flight movement dropped 98.6% and 66.2% to 800,000 and 127, 760 respectively due to travel restrictions […]
In an expansion of its global SKYCAPACITY air freight programme, CEVA Logistics recently entered into a strategic co-operation agreement with Wuxi Sunan Shuofang International Airport Group and its affiliate logistics company to serve the North Asia market. The new ICN-WUX-ORD route will be operated with a Boeing 747 full freighter. A contract signing ceremony was […]
