[By Richelle Butcher, Britta Denise Hardesty and Lauren Roman] Plastic in the ocean can be deadly for marine wildlife and seabirds around the globe, but our latest study shows single-use plastics are a bigger threat to endangered albatrosses in the southern hemisphere than we previously thought. You may have heard of the Great Pacific garbage patch in the northern Pacific, but […]
Complete boat systems supplier and thruster specialist VETUS has announced NMEA 2000® certification for its new CANverter gateway device, offering industry-first connectivity and communication capabilities for boat owners using its proportional bow and stern thrusters. Approved as the first and only thruster integrator for NMEA 2000, VETUS advances the implementation of thruster, as well as […]
ENGIE and Equinor announce the launch of a partnership to develop joint low-carbon hydrogen activities. The French and Norwegian energy companies said they will investigate the production and market potential for hydrogen from natural gas whereby the CO2 will be captured and stored permanently offshore. Under the terms of the memorandum of understanding between the […]
Ethiopian Cargo and Logistics services has transported 95,833,333 million stems of flowers (4600 tonnes) from Nairobi and Addis Ababa in the last two weeks. Ethiopian shipped 1,600 tonnes from Nairobi and 3,000 tonnes from Addis Ababa to Belgium, Cote d’Ivoire, Germany, Italy, UAE, the US, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and many more destinations […]
Ethiopian Airlines has joined the UNICEF Humanitarian Airfreight Initiative. The Initiative has been formed with leading global airlines to support the COVAX Facility, a global solution to the COVID-19 pandemic that ensures participating countries have fair access to vaccines. Tewolde GebreMariam, Group CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, commented: “It gives us a great pleasure to have […]
Sustainable and green-energy company, Clean Planet Energy, have announced a breakthrough product in their mission to significantly reduce carbon emissions in fossil fuel led transport. Branded as ‘Clean Planet Air’ in their launch video, the certified Kerosene / Jet Fuel can be used as a direct replacement for the fossil fuel equivalent, yet it reduces […]
Peli BioThermal is partnering with industry experts to offer InnovationShare, a new webinar series focusing on best practices in clinical and commercial supply chain management. InnovationShare debuts in early March with monthly courses already scheduled through July. “As we move into 2021, we continue to see the world focus on gathering and learning through virtual […]
Qatar Airways Cargo has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with UNICEF for a five year period to support UNICEF’s Humanitarian Airfreight Initiative. Through this initiative, Qatar Airways Cargo will work closely with UNICEF and its freight forwarders to prioritise the transport of vaccines, medicines, medical devices and critical supplies utilising its extensive global network […]
On March 3, the UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) will be hosting a virtual panel discussion with leading speakers from major logistics user brands to discuss the radical changes retailers are having to make following the global pandemic, continued closure of ‘non-essential’ high street stores and the super-acceleration of on-line shopping. High profile speakers Chris Warn, […]
Jettainer is set to provide Sunclass Airlines with unit load device (ULD) management services for another five years. Jettainer has already managed and maintained the Danish airline’s ULD fleet for several years. Sunclass Airlines currently operates a fleet of eight Airbus 321 and two Airbus 330 airplanes. The charter airline serves destinations in the Mediterranean […]
The Chicago Rockford International Airport has announced the construction of the new international cargo centre to be located at the Airport. In October 2020, the Airport announced the construction of 8000 sq m facility. This building is now a part of a new international cargo centre. In addition to the first building, the Airport also […]
Avianca Cargo mobilised 14,200 tonnes of flowers for Valentine’s Day, 6% more than the volume of flowers transported for this holiday the previous year. The airline conducted a total of 252 flights, each with a capacity ranging between 40 and 70 tonnes, from Bogota, Medellin, and Quito, primarily to transport flowers of different varieties, including […]
