Oman Air has celebrated the 28th anniversary of its first ever flight, which took place between Muscat and Salalah in March 1993. The inaugural flight, operated by Boeing 737-300, saw the beginning of the airline’s regional footprint in Oman, and launched four months ahead of its first international flight to Dubai in July the same […]
The head of the U-Freight Group says he welcomes reports that the changes in demand patterns associated with the ongoing emergence of e-Commerce, is also driving development in merchandising, warehousing, and distribution patterns. “It helps justify our company’s early entry and on-going investment to meet the ever-increasing challenges of providing logistics services to this rapidly […]
In 2022 Member States of the Schengen Area will be required to have a biometric entry and exit system to register non-European citizens crossing an EU external border. Thales has been selected by the French Ministry of the Interior to deliver several hundred pre-registration kiosks at various border crossing points. France will then be equipped […]
On-demand fulfllment startup, Cubyn has announced a €35 million round led by Eurazeo and Bpifrance Large Venture with new participation from First Bridge Ventures and Fuse Venture Partners, and follow-on funding from DN Capital, 360 Capital, Bpifrance Smart Cities fund and BNPP Developpement. Cubyn will use its new funding to double its team of 85 […]
Danish researchers and shipowners have teamed up to develop new sensor technology to measure soot concentration in stack emissions. Their work is aimed at preparing for future regulations on black carbon, which are expected soon. Black carbon – produced by incomplete combustion of fuel – is the second most important category of warming-related emissions from shipping. […]
China’s maritime militia has shown up in force at Union Banks, an atoll within the Philippine’s EEZ claim. According to the Philippine Coast Guard, about 220 maritime militia vessels were anchored in a line off one of the atoll’s reefs on March 7. “Despite clear weather at the time, the Chinese vessels massed at the reef […]
A family-owned construction company based in Odessa, Ontario plans to introduce twice-weekly ship transportation service between Eastern Canada’s Port of Halifax and ports located along the Upper St. Lawrence River and Lower Great Lakes. The newly-founded Doornekamp Lines intends to carry containers, project freight and breakbulk cargo. Introduction The introduction of larger container ships on the […]
The global cruise industry is increasingly taking the first steps to restore operations at key markets around the world. Five cruise lines announced summer programs, including the first large US-based brands, with cruises scheduled for the Caribbean, Malaysia, and the UK, as the industry looks to take advantage of the expanding vaccine programs and loosening […]
MEDITERRANEAN MARITIME FORUM ONLINE Online Event, 1:00 PM (GMT+2), March 23 – 24 | 2021 Organized by IGGS Group This March, on 23rd and 24th, the eyes of the global maritime community will turn to the Mediterranean region as a well-recognized maritime networking expert – IGGS Group – will host the virtual event […]
[By Shi Yi] A 360-degree camera observes the deck of a boat off New Zealand. As the fishers bring up their lines, they find they have ensnared a black petrel. The bird, with its black feathers and pale-yellow hooked beak, breeds only in New Zealand and is one of about 5,000 adults worldwide. Nobody on […]
After repeated calls for relief, Florida’s seaports which were hit hard by the pandemic may finally receive some government assistance to make up for their massive shortfalls in revenues over the past year. Florida’s Governor Ron DeSantis sent a proposal to the Florida legislature for COVID-19 relief for the ports under the federal American Rescue […]
Beijing has long understood that China has a water-security problem that could pose an existential threat. In 2005, China’s minister for water resources reportedly said, “To fight for every drop of water or die: that is the challenge facing China.” Former premier Wen Jiabao observed that water shortages threaten “the very survival of the Chinese nation.” China has 20 percent of the […]
