Ports around the world are facing a unique challenge: where to put all the cruise ships that have suspended operations due to the global pandemic. With over 280 cruise ships idled worldwide, the lines are searching for dock space to accommodate their ships. Several ports stepped forward to work with the cruise lines when they canceled cruises. […]
The Port of Oakland has announced that Japanese carrier ONE is launching a new Asia-U.S. service which will provide the first-ever direct link between Oakland and the Middle East. The first ship in the service, the ONE Aquila, should arrive at Oakland International Container Terminal on May 7. The new route, called the Far East – Pacific 2, […]
Container volume increased in The Port of Los Angeles during the month of April, but volume is down significantly year-over-year as the port and shipping lines operating from Los Angeles continue to feel the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. In a news briefing, Port Executive Director Gene Seroka announced that the Port of Los Angeles […]
NSW Ports has built a new 2.4 hectare empty container park at Port Botany in Australia, and an expansion of rail services to the port is in the final stages of planning. The new empty container park is leased by Tyne Container Services and will operate 24/7, providing a full service facility when it opens […]
Snow removal crews at the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC) received the Balchen/Post Award, honourable mention, for excellence in the performance of airport snow and ice control from the American Association of Airport Executives for the 2019-2020 snow season. A selection committee of industry experts selected ANC as a top airport from amongst all […]
PayCargo Capital, a sister company of online payment platform PayCargo, has seen a rise in demand for its short-term credit facility during the COVID-19 pandemic. Transportation companies and cargo owners who are customers of PayCargo in North America can apply for credit of between $25,000 to $2,500,000 for a 15 to 30-day period. “The relevancy […]
IAG Cargo today announced its Q1 2020 results, reporting commercial revenues of €246m over the period from January 1 to March 31, 2020, a decrease of 11.6% on the same period in 2019 at constant currency. Overall yield for the quarter was up 4.8% when compared to the same time last year at constant currency. […]
The nearly-finished tanker Irma Dulce partially sank at her berth at the Estaleiro Mauá shipyard in Rio de Janiero this week, according to the Brazilian Navy’s 1st Naval District. The command received a report of the incident early Tuesday morning. According to the report, the vessel suffered water ingress in a machinery compartment at the stern […]
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a Marine Accident Brief about an accident that occurred on April 15, 2019, involving the towing vessel DeJeanne Maria which struck the end of a submerged dredge pipeline while pushing two spud barges to the Gulf of Mexico. The incident occurred on the Mississippi River in Pass […]
The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) has released its 2019 IACS Annual Review. The review contains a wide-range of articles of IACS work in 2019 including wave-modelling, non-destructive weld testing and container ship fires as well as commentary on decarbonization, ballast water compliance and cyber safety. There are also updates on IACS’ contributions […]
T&T Salvage has installed the eighth lifting lug on the Golden Ray wreck in St. Simons Sound, Georgia. In total, 16 lugs are scheduled to be installed with two lugs installed on each of the eight sections of the car carrier. The lifting lugs will be used as a connection point between the rigging of […]
The IMO has issued a 12-step plan to assist governments enact coordinated procedures for the safe movement of seafarers. The aim is to provide its 174 member states with a roadmap to free seafarers from their Covid-19 lockdown and allow appropriate exemptions for them to crew change. The 55-page roadmap has been advanced by a […]
