Van Oord has been selected by RWE as the preferred supplier for the engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) of the monopile foundations and array cables for Sofia Offshore Wind Farm, one of the world’s largest offshore wind projects. The 1.4 GW Sofia is sited on Dogger Bank in the central North Sea 195 kilometres […]
MPC Container Ships ASA (MPCC) is a market-leading container ship company listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange, specializing in serving intraregional trade lanes. The company owns and operates 65 container vessels, more than 15 of which are equipped with connected Alfa Laval PureBallast 3 ballast water treatment systems. Soon even more vessels will receive systems […]
Among many other non-defense provisions of this year’s National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), a clause requiring cruise ships to carry a licensed doctor may soon become law, building on existing legislation requiring an onboard registered nurse. The new language requires cruise ships to ensure that “a physician is always present and available to treat any […]
Airspace Technologies has opened its first European office with the launch of Airspace BV. From the headquarters, located at Schiphol-Rijk, the Netherlands, which opened in June this year, Airspace will be expanding its team across the Netherlands, France, Germany, and the UK, in line with its rapid growth plans to fulfil customer demand. Airspace’s technology […]
FedEx Express has announced that operations are in motion to transport its first shipments of COVID-19 vaccines. Following the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of Emergency Use Authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, FedEx Express will begin transport of the vaccine using its FedEx Priority Overnight service supported by FedEx Priority Alert advanced monitoring. After […]
CHAMP Cargosystems, the leading air cargo systems provider, announces its partnership with CargoAi. By connecting their systems through APIs, both partners are giving their users new connections and capabilities for the future. CHAMP offers increased visibility to CargoAi for its more than 100 airlines and GSAs customers. In return, CargoAi offers CHAMP clients a new […]
United is the first commercial airline to fly the first FDA-authorised COVID-19 vaccines to the US thanks to a co-ordinated effort between cargo, safety, technical operations, flight operations and several other teams at United. On behalf of Pfizer, United operated five cargo-only flights in early December delivering COVID-19 vaccines from Brussels to Chicago. The airline said […]
Turkish Cargo brought the statue of the mother goddess Cybele dated back to the third century AD back to its home. The statue was trafficked abroad back in 1970. Performing with the utmost care for the shipments of historical artifacts, Turkish Cargo brought the Statue of Cybele, the mother goddess which is believed to be […]
Far away in Laos, October 6 marked a new beginning for the country’s port sector. The Vientiane Times, a prominent state-run newspaper, published news of a $50 million investment to build a port in the Laotian town of Ban Mom. According to the outlet, a businessman named Zhao Wei participated in the groundbreaking ceremony for […]
[By Lauren Roman, Britta Denise Hardesty, Chris Wilcox and Qamar Schuyler] How do we save whales and other marine animals from plastic in the ocean? Our new review shows reducing plastic pollution can prevent the deaths of beloved marine species. Over 700 marine species, including half of the world’s cetaceans (such as whales and dolphins), all of its sea turtles and a […]
21 people have been arrested in connection with violent demonstrations at indigenous-operated fishing facilities in Nova Scotia earlier this year, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). On October 13, a crowd of several hundred non-indigenous fishermen raided two shoreside warehouses and lobster pounds used by the Sipekne’katik first nation, damaging property and killing […]
The U.S. Department of the Interior has decided to classify the permit application for Vineyard Wind – the first full-scale offshore wind farm in the United States – as “formally withdrawn.” According to Bloomberg, which first reported the announcement, the decision could delay the startup of Vineyard Wind by another six to 18 months – in addition […]
