IAG Cargo has announced two new appointments to its commercial team. Daniel Byrne and Freddie Overton have been promoted to Regional Commercial managers. The internal promotions see Daniel Byrne appointed Regional Commercial Manager for UK & Ireland from his prior role as Area Sales Manager for the same region; and Freddie Overton appointed Regional Commercial Manager […]
As of today, TIACA Chairman, Steven Polmans, has joined the Nallian team. As Chief Customer Officer, Steven will be responsible for accelerating the expansion of Nallian’s global network of cargo communities that operate the Nallian Cargo Cloud. Steven Polmans has more than 20 years of expertise in the cargo sector and was the mastermind behind various game changing projects […]
Japan Airlines (JAL) has announced it has started to implement CHAMP’s API Gateway solution. The solution will power a new domestic air cargo service that enables the carrier to compete with other modes of transport, integrating air and land options. JAL is able to use a suite of APIs that connect its new domestic service […]
As sadly announced last week, transport logistic has been cancelled as a face-to-face exhibition. The cancellation of transport logistic also includes air cargo Europe. Registrations and, if applicable, stand confirmations already made for 2021 are automatically cancelled. There are no liabilities or further need for action. Instead of the physical exhibition, transport logistic will be […]
On Saturday, Iran conducted a test of its medium-range ballistic missiles over the Indian Ocean, landing at least one within 100 miles of the USS Nimitz Carrier Strike Group. At least one other missile landed within 20 miles of a merchant vessel, U.S. Navy officials told Fox News. The activity was expected and was not […]
On Sunday, the New York Yacht Club’s AC75 racing yacht Patriot took flight, then crashed and capsized in Auckland’s harbor. The radical monohull, hydrofoiling design of the latest America’s Cup boats lends itself to extreme performance – and extreme operating challenges. According to racing team New York Yacht Club American Magic, the Patriot capsized in […]
The Arctic has long proven to be a barometer of the health of our planet. This remote part of the world faces unprecedented environmental assaults, as climate change and industrial chemicals threaten a way of life for Inuit and other Indigenous and northern communities that rely heavily on seafood and marine mammals for food. But […]
On Friday, a Jayhawk helicopter aircrew out of Air Station Clearwater helped authorities from the Turks and Caicos to find a large migrant vessel with 159 people about 13 miles to the east of West Caicos Island. The Caribbean sail freighter had ran aground on a reef. While the aircrew stayed on scene, local first […]
[By Gonzalo Torrico] On a sunny day in June 2019, the seven crew members of the artisanal fishing boat Mercedes Rosario spotted big international vessels off Peru’s Pacific coast. Captain Jorge Jacinto Galán decided to anchor nearby and wait for nightfall, when these vessels turn on their powerful lights to attract Humboldt squid in […]
Joining global shipping giants like NYK and CMA CGM, number-two ocean carrier MSC has recently joined the Hydrogen Council. MSC joined as a steering member, vowing to accelerate R&D on clean hydrogen-derived fuels. Other big names that are already part of the leading hydrogen research council are the Port of Rotterdam and industrial behemoths like […]
[By David Uren] Analysts are expecting China’s economic output in the first three months of 2021 to be 15 percent to 18 percent higher than in the same period in 2020 when the coronavirus struck, highlighting the enormous power and resilience of the country’s vast manufacturing sector. Perhaps the biggest economic surprise of last […]
Bolster by a strong second half of the year with increasing volumes into the year-end holiday season, the Port of Los Angeles reported that it achieved its fourth highest volume year in the port’s history despite the numerous challenges of 2020. Speaking at the annual State of the Port of Los Angeles event, held virtually […]
