B&H Worldwide today announced the appointment of Michael Haskins as its head of global sales. The position is effective January 4th, 2020. Haskins joins B&H Worldwide with over 20 years of experience leading multinational operations in aerospace time critical logistics. He was most recently with Tala (The Aerospace Logistics Alliance), where he served as managing […]
GEODIS’ new digital platform is setting speed records with its delivery times. Thanks to a combined delivery network of traditional carriers and private individuals, GEODIS enables retailers to deliver goods such as fashion items, health and personal care and high-tech merchandise directly to US consumers from the closest retail store in just a few hours. […]
The prominent maritime industry conference Nor-Shipping has decided to postpone its program for June 2021, pushing the event back to January 10-13, 2022. Faced with the possibility of a scaled down, socially distanced exhibition due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Nor-Shipping has opted to move to retain its “personality and impact”, ensuring global decision makers have the […]
Nine months after Carnival Corporation suspended worldwide cruise operations, the company with only a few ships returned to service continues to report significant financial losses, while management believes the company has the resources to weather the remaining stages of the pandemic. Speaking to investors and analysts providing a preliminary review of its fourth quarter results […]
[By: Rory McBride – Midstream Lighting] Even in the most difficult times for public finances, governments are continuing to recognise the importance of world-class port infrastructure in delivering jobs and prosperity. In the last quarter we’ve seen Puertos del Estado announce that the Spanish state-owned port system’s budget would double in 2021. We’ve seen ICTSI sign […]
Seventy-five years after the end of the war in the Pacific, the U.S. Navy has awarded its second-highest honor to a chaplain who died in the sinking of the heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis. Lt. Thomas M. Conway, a Catholic priest, was one of about 900 men who managed to abandon ship after a Japanese submarine sank […]
At the German SCHOTTEL GmbH Wismar subsidiary, a new crane system has been put into operation at an investment of 500,000 euro. The new system ensures a faster and more efficient production process and replaces an old system from 1979. Its two new cranes are double-girder overhead travelling cranes with a load bearing capacity of […]
ABS Nautical Systems® (ABS NS) has been selected by d’Amico Società di Navigazione to implement NS Enterprise, one of the leading fleet management software systems for digital maritime operations, across its entire fleet of vessels. ABS NS and d’Amico Group will work together to replace the client’s existing legacy software, driving digital transformation throughout their […]
After months of trying and international support, Indian officials announced an agreement to permit one of the vessels caught off China to complete a crew change. Two Indian vessels stranded for months off the coast of China unable to unload shipments of coal they had transported from Australia became the face of the growing humanitarian […]
Today, the Schulte Group has announced the acquisition of Rescompany Systems Ltd. (Resco), a leading provider of advanced hospitality software solutions to the cruise industry. With its integrated ship to shore software systems, Resco is a perfect match and ideal addition to the services offered by Schulte Group member and digital technology company MariApps […]
The Port of Rotterdam is pursuing an ambitious strategy to develop shore power to achieve the goal of becoming a zero emission port in 2050. While the port supports the European Commission’s aim to become the first climate-neutral continent by 2050, the port is also calling for a tailored approach instead of top-down regulations to […]
A massive fire destroyed at least two large warehouses along the Port of Cork, Ireland waterfront as well as disrupting operations at the deep water harbor over the weekend. While firefighters were able to bring the fire under control on Saturday morning with no injuries, they remained on scene dealing with hot spots and potential […]
