Danish energy company Ørsted has decided to move forward with its investment in a Danish demonstration project, which will use offshore wind energy to produce renewable hydrogen. The project, which is expected to produce its first hydrogen in late 2021, will be Ørsted’s first renewable hydrogen project in operation. Known as H2RES, the project will […]
In one of its final actions, the Trump administration extended the sanctions targeting the Venezuelan oil industry. Saying that it was targeting orchestrators and facilitators who have conspired with Venezuelan and Mexican interests to broker the sale of hundreds of millions of dollars of Venezuelan oil, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign […]
Air Menzies International (AMI) has named Adam Cooper as its new head of sales for the Americas region. Cooper joins AMI from United Airlines where his career spanned 15 years in both sales and operations roles for United Airlines at their Chicago HQ and in the US West Region. Most recently he held the position […]
“No doubt, 2020 was challenging for the entire industry,” Thomas Sonntag, MD of Jettainer confirms. Challenging, yes. But the year wasn’t all doom and gloom. In fact, it proved the resilience of many companies in the air cargo industry. “We can confidently say that our business model proved to be robust and crisis-safe and of […]
dnata has opened a new, state-of-the art cargo complex named dnata City North, at Manchester Airport (MAN). Representing an investment of over £30 million, the facility boasts an impressive of 150,000 sq ft². The purpose-built on-airport facility includes 125,000 sq ft² warehouse space and is capable of processing in excess of 150,000 tons of cargo […]
Bolloré Logistics has joined the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) programme of Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP Cargo) for its 2021 shipments between Paris Charles de Gaulle and New York John F. Kennedy airports. “The Cargo SAF Programme enables shippers and forwarders to power a percentage of their flights with SAF. Customers determine their own […]
Peli BioThermal announces its latest partnership with Asiana Airlines, which will see an extensive expansion of the company’s growing global network. The new partnership provides Asiana Airlines access to Peli BioThermal’s Crēdo on Demand rental programme when shipping temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical and pandemic payloads worldwide. Dominic Hyde, Vice President of Crēdo on Demand at Peli BioThermal, […]
The Board of Directors of Air Transport Services Group, Inc. has today elected Phyllis Campbell and Paul Williams to the Board. Phyllis Campbell has been elected to the Board of Directors of Air Transport Services Group, Inc. Campbell is chairman of the Pacific Northwest region for JPMorgan Chase & Co. She is the financial services firm’s […]
Etihad Cargo has reported a 50% year-on-year rise in pharma shipments under its specialised PharmaLife product. Etihad Cargo currently operates across more than 1,050 IATA CEIV Pharma/GDP certified trade lands which ensure the integrity of products during transportation. Driven largely from a demand for both CRT (+15 to +25°C) and COL (+2 to +8°C) segments, […]
Qatar Airways Cargo has joined WebCargo marking a big step in the carrier digitalisation. Forwarders globally will soon be able to conduct real-time eBookings, access live rates, and see available capacity with Qatar Airways Cargo via the service of WebCargo, a Freightos Group company, providing critical agility as supply chains contend with COVID-19’s impact and […]
Arklow Shipping (Arklow), the Ireland headquartered ship owner and charterer, has contracted communications solutions provider, Satcom Global, to install Aura VSAT across seventeen new build vessels which will begin delivery in 2021. The new vessels will be activated on a range of Aura service packages, all with Committed Information Rate for guaranteed service quality, and […]
Borr Drilling has become the latest company operating in the oil and gas sector to complete a refinancing designed to improve liquidity and address financial pressures brought on by the continuing weakness in the sector. Headquartered in Norway, Borr owns and operates jack-up rigs providing drilling services to the oil and gas exploration and production […]