Chantiers de l’Atlantique today delivered its first new build cruise ship in nearly eleven months and she is one of the world’s largest cruise ships. The 181,541 gross tons MSC Virtuosa was delivered in a small ceremony at the shipyard. She is the second Meraviglia-Plus class ship for the line and the sixteenth cruise ship […]
Singapore’s financially troubled container line, Pacific International Lines, received approval from the last of its creditor groups for a restructuring and recapitalization plan that the company had called its last hope to save the operations. With today’s vote, the privately held company plans to complete the restructuring this quarter. The 50-plus-year-old container line had spent […]
The CEO of offshore operator Awilco Drilling has stepped down from his post, citing the company’s ongoing dispute with Keppel over two offshore rig cancellations. “With the cancellation of Awilco Drilling’s newbuild rigs, I feel that the prerequisites for my role have changed significantly,” said CEO Jens Berge. “The company has reached a crossroads and […]
There has been no letup of incidents in the Gulf of Guinea with new reports of assaults on ships in the region, including another boarding last week. With frustrations growing and calls from European ministers and the shipping lines for action, the Nigerian Authorities and the European Union Council are committing to actions in an […]
A new project is launching in Norway to start the development and production of sustainable, large-scale maritime-certified hydrogen fuel cell systems. The project, which will be Norway’s first of its kind, expects to showcase its first marine fuel cell system on board a vessel in 2023 and to have its product marine certified and available […]
In January, Adam Cooper joined Air Menzies International as head of sales in America. ACW caught up with Cooper to find out what it’s like starting a new role amidst the biggest disruption the aviation industry has seen. “Challenges and disruptions, like we are facing in the industry today, create opportunities to develop innovative solutions […]
Air Charter Service has announced it has made further investment in growing its Swiss operations and has more than tripled its office space. It has come a long way since year one, when the office booked 27 flights, generating a turnover of £450,000. Despite the pandemic in 2020, ACS Geneva had its record year, booking […]
Investments in maritime Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems (EGCS) are driven by the IMO emission regulations and by the price gap between low-sulfur (VLSFO) and high-sulfur (HSFO) fuel oil. This gap was very narrow in 2020, but it is currently widening and is forecast to continue to do so until the end of 2021. Hence, now […]
Coast Guard marine investigators are looking for the operator of a small boat that was involved in a hit and run incident on the night of January 24 in St. John’s Cruz Bay. At about 2100 hours that night, a small aluminum skiff was leaving Cruz Bay when a white-hulled center console boat of about […]
Emirates is reinstating outbound passenger operations from the UK from 2nd February. Initially this will include a daily flight from London Heathrow and four weekly from Manchester. Services from Birmingham and Glasgow will continue to be cargo-only. Passengers traveling from the UK should ensure they are permitted to travel as per latest the UK government […]
Silk Way West Airlines announces the inauguration of a new twice-weekly service to and from Tokyo Narita Airport, with the first flight set for the 11th of February. Based on an agreement signed between Silk Way West Airlines and Nippon Cargo Airlines, both partners will operate a code-share service connecting Baku with Tokyo. Through regular […]
Despite a year beset by multiple operational difficulties and uncertainties, BIFA notes that there were many outstanding entries in the BIFA Freight Service Awards 2020. In the Air Cargo Services category, which was sponsored by ASM UK, Simarco Worldwide Logistics triumphed over fellow finalists DHL Global Forwarding, Kerry Logistics and Ligentia Global. Winner of the Ocean Services Award, sponsored by […]
