SkyCell, the leading manufacturer of temperature-controlled containers, has partnered with LATAM Cargo Group to help ship pharmaceuticals to South America in a secure, safe, and sustainable way. This partnership comes at a crucial time for the pharmaceutical industry in South America, as the volume of pharmaceuticals being transported by LATAM in the first 18 weeks […]
On May 18, Caribbean Airlines Cargo transported 100,000 doses of Sinopharm vaccines to Trinidad and Tobago. This shipment is the largest number of COVID-19 vaccines brought to the country to date. The temperature sensitive shipment was moved from Bejing to Trinidad connecting in Toronto through the airline’s cargo charter service. Caribbean Airlines collaborated with Hainan […]
On Wednesday, a Lufthansa Cargo freighter took off for the first time with a special design: The lettering “Flying 100% CO2 neutral powered by DB Schenker” and an illustration of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) highlight the joint mission of Lufthansa Cargo and DB Schenker. Both companies have been working together on climate protection for ten […]
Ground handler dnata Singapore has begun implementation of Hermes Logistics Technologies (HLT)’s New Generation (NG) Ecosystem (Hermes NG) at Changi Airport. The scalable cloud ecosystem, which includes the Hermes 5 Cargo Management System (CMS), NG Business Intelligence (BI) and Datalakes, Hermes Track&Trace and additional apps, will support dnata’s ongoing digitisation drive. Hermes NG will help […]
dnata has signed a five-year lease with Sydney Airport to expand its existing cargo facility at the international airfreight terminal by an additional 4,800 sqm. The enlarged 16,300 sqm site with direct ramp access will feature an increased number of landside and airside docks as well as enhanced processing capacity and throughput with the flexibility […]
The German army is transporting its equipment back to Germany from its international mission in Afghanistan via Leipzig/Halle Airport. The process started on Tuesday May 18 with two helicopters, which arrived on board an AN-124 cargo plane. The freight aircraft are being unloaded by PortGround, a subsidiary of Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG, which specialises in handling […]
Unmanned aviation is now really taking off. The electric-powered and locally emission-free flying devices know as drones are coming under the magnifying glass of both companies and researchers. In order to ensure efficient, safe and professional operations, several major challenges need to be addressed. These include, for example, air navigation services for low-level airspace, control […]
Menzies Aviation, the global aviation logistics specialist, today announces that it has surpassed the milestone of 50 stations in its cargo handling network. This follows a number of significant cargo contract wins globally and strategic joint ventures which have seen Menzies expand its presence into 17 new airports over the last year. Despite the challenging […]
The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLA Navy) research vessel Explorer 2 has begun retrieving wreckage from the lost Indonesian submarine Nanggala, including an undeployed life raft module weighing 1,500 pounds. So far, a small flotilla of three Chinese research and salvage vessels – the submarine rescue ship Yongxingdao-863, the fleet tug Nantuo-195 and the Explorer 2 – have […]
The Biden administration has waived sanctions penalties for Switzerland-based Nord Stream 2 AG and its CEO, Matthias Warnig, though the State Department acknowledges that they have engaged in sanctionable activity as the developers of the Nord Stream 2 project. The decision is a positive development for pipeline backer Gazprom and its majority shareholder, the Russian […]
With the next round of Japan’s offshore wind auctions scheduled to close late next week, the Japan Wind Development Company has formed a partnership with Ørsted and Eurus Energy to participate in the auctions for in the Akita Prefecture. The competition for these areas is believed to be strong and attracting interest from all the […]
The Baltic is becoming the latest region to prepare for the return of cruises operated by the large cruise ships this summer. With the lowering of restrictions in northern Germany and an expectation that ports in Scandinavia will follow, MSC Cruises announced plans to begin weekly Baltic cruises starting on July 3. While the program […]
