From A to B in just five days, Dimerco has delivered oversized cargo for a leading telecommunications client to Lahore, Pakistan from Guangdong, China. Three sets of product line equipment, totalling chargeable weight 91,577 kgs, were required by the client in time for the planned opening of its new plant in Lahore. As product line […]
CargoAi has announces the arrival of Magali Beauregard as chief customer officer, who will take up her role from 1st February 2021. The recruitment of the former head of commercial Asia Pacific at Lufthansa Cargo and senior account manager at Booking.com is the perfect embodiment of CargoAi’s strategy: combining expertise in air cargo and digital […]
British Airways and Unite have been at loggerheads over their unfair firing and hiring of the workforce in its cargo division. However, Unite union has now secured a deal to end the long running dispute after BA’s new CEO Sean Doyle became directly involved. Members of Unite employed at BA Cargo, the majority of whom […]
Teleport has been granted as a forwarding agent by the Malaysian Customs Department. Teleport is now able to digitally enable customs clearance for any shipper or recipient for its bulk or e-commerce delivery services. Utilising technology that was built to replace the traditional manual processes of competitors, Teleport can now provide Customs Department with accurate, […]
[By Lignum Vitae] Lignum Vitae North America engineers and manufactures environmentally-friendly bearing and seal solutions for the marine, offshore, water-treatment, pump, hydro and industrial markets worldwide. We deliver onsite easily installed nonpolluting, water-lubricated bearing in everything from military aircraft carriers to tugboats. Our engineered NSF-61 certified, ABS / DNV-GL approved bearings are produced with the […]
Contracted ocean freight rates are still climbing according to the latest analysis from market intelligence firm Xeneta. Their data is showing one of the highest ever monthly rate increases and they are predicting that there are few signs of relief on the horizon. The latest XSI Public Indices report from Xeneta, which tracks data on […]
Maersk’s containership the Maersk Essen, which suffered a significant container loss in the Pacific, has arrived off her port of refuge in Mexico although few details are being released. AIS data confirms that the ship went into the anchorage at the Lazaro Cardenas port on January 26 and that she remains offshore awaiting terminal space. […]
Building on its work P&O Ferries, the Washington State Ferries and other customers, technology firm ABB is going to be assisting with the construction of South Korea’s first all-electric ferry. Haemin Heavy Industries, a small aluminum-vessel shipyard in Busan, will be building the new 100-passenger, all-electric ferry for the Busan Port Authority. It is the […]
It took nearly two years of planning and engineering, but Jumbo Maritime recently completed one of the largest and most complex heavy lift projects. It involved lifting a 1435-ton shiploader, measuring over 440 feet by 82 feet by 141 feet, from Vietnam to Canada for the machine’s manufacturer Tenova. Planning for the project included a […]
A new subsea survey completed by Canadian deep sea mining company DeepGreen Resources found better-than-expected ore deposits in the Pacific’s Clipperton Zone. The polymetallic nodules found in abundance on the seabed in this region contain relatively high concentrations of manganese, cobalt, nickel and copper, without hazardous levels of cadmium or mercury. DeepGreen holds exploration licenses […]
The British Ports Association released the results of a survey of UK ports that shows after a difficult year in 2020, the ports expect another difficult year in 2021. However, there is also appearing an increased level of confidence for the year ahead. The survey, which explored the ports’ views for 2021, was conducted across […]
Damen Shipyards Group has placed an order with VEEM – the Western Australia-based market leader in marine stabilisation products – for a VG1000SD Gyrostabiliser. Damen Services will supply the gyrostabiliser to one of Naviera Integral’s latest Fast Crew Suppliers (FCS) 5009, as well as providing the required engineering and supervision of the installation. The vessel, […]
