On Saturday, the U.S. Coast Guard medevaced a man from a fishing vessel about eight miles off San Nicolas Island. At about 1515 hours, Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach received a report of a man having convulsions aboard the fishing vessel. The individual did not have his medication aboard. Watchstanders launched a Coast […]
Changes in marine biodiversity—the variety and variability of life in the ocean—can be an early indicator of change, provided it’s noticed. The U.S. Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (MBON) aims to ensure that scientists not only notice changes in biodiversity at locations around the nation, but also have the tools in place to better understand what […]
Two commercial divers recently discovered a wooden shipwreck off Camogli, Genoa which could well be the remains of the Santo Spirito e Santa Maria de Loreto, a storied ragusa-style galleon that went down in 1579. Two divers from an underwater construction company, Edoardo Sbaraini and Gabriele Succi, encountered a set of wooden timbers at a depth […]
The next installment in the 100-plus year drama around the Titanic is about to play out in a Virginia courtroom. RMS Titanic, which holds the rights to the wreck site, was due by June 18, 2020, to file a financing plan for the recovery and conservation of artifacts it is targeting during its 2020 expedition […]
[By Zhang Chun] In early June, the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries announced plans for two closed seasons on squid fishing in parts of the south-west Atlantic and eastern Pacific, to give two species a better chance of reproducing. The closed seasons cover what are believed to be the main spawning grounds of […]
Royal Navy warship HMS Westminster shadowed a Russian destroyer through the English Channel. Portsmouth-based HMS Westminster, along with patrol ship HMS Tyne, monitored the passage of the Russian warship Vice Admiral Kulakov as it passed south through the English Channel. “The Royal Navy routinely monitors the passage of warships through the UK’s area of interest […]
Bath Iron Works’ largest union voted in favor of a strike on Sunday, one week after its negotiating committee firmly rejected the shipbuilder’s contract offer. With 85 percent of the membership participating, the strike authorization vote tallied up at 87 percent in favor of a walkout, Machinists Union Local S6 leader Chris Weirs told local […]
His courage and conduct throughout were in keeping with the highest traditions of the naval service. – Adm. Chester W. Nimitz, Bronze Star Medal citation for Clarence H. Sutphin, Jr. Seventy-six years ago Coast Guardsman Clarence Sutphin served as landing craft coxswain on board the attack transport USS Leonard Wood (APA-12). By the end of World […]
PayCargo Capital, a sister company of the global online payment platform PayCargo, is working with businesses in the fresh produce supply chain to provide fast and flexible financing for the movement of perishable cargo. Customers of PayCargo in North America can apply for credit of $50,000 to $2,500,000 for a 15 to 45-day period. “The […]
On June 18, 2020, Chapman Freeborn, a global aircraft charter specialist and company of the Avia Solutions Group (ASG), signed an agreement to acquire Arcus Air Logistics and Arcus Air OBC from the Arcus Air Group. Offering ad-hoc air cargo charter and on board courier services primarily to the automotive industry, Arcus Air Logistics is […]
C.H. Robinson, one of the world’s largest logistics companies, and a member of the volunteer Minnesota Task Force that brought together government and private organizations to get personal protective equipment (PPE) for the state, has revealed costly transportation and logistics trends that are adding to budgetary challenges for states in need of PPE, especially as […]
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) and Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) have announced plans to work together to better streamline the air cargo supply chain. The agreement between the two US airports will boost sales and marketing efforts at both facilities, with a particular emphasis on cargo. “We are continuing to build Pittsburgh International Airport into an […]
