The congestion issues at the Southern California ports are also impacting the operations of other ports along the Pacific Coast. The Port of Oakland in the San Francisco Bay, which recently highlighted its available capacity, cited spreading supply chain congestion as a factor contributing to a decline in volumes in January.. At the same time, the […]
The Port of Antwerp is expanding its testing of autonomous drones to monitor activity and maintain safety across the port complex. This week, for the first time, an autonomous drone was deployed following a fixed route above the port testing applications for inspection and control around the port. The port authority is conducting a series […]
The first ever Jones Act compliant offshore wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), a key vessel for the development of the U.S. offshore wind industry, will be built to ABS Class. Now under construction by Keppel AmFELS, which is also undertaking the engineering and procurement for Dominion Energy, the 472-foot vessel is designed by GustoMSC to handle […]
Canada is launching an international program to aid countries around the world to track illegal fishing activities. Using satellite technology, nations including small islands that have been impacted by illegal fishing activities will now be able to focus their investigations and maximize their enforcement effort to protect their fish stocks. “Illegal fishing threatens the health […]
Afcom Holdings Private Ltd, Chennai based International Cargo Airline has appointed e-CARGOWARE to deploy its Cloud based Cargo Management Platform (Topaz) across its network. The Chennai based carrier has plans to connect the southern part of India with South East & Central Asian countries and will be rolling out the Topaz program across network from […]
Responding to increased demand for air freight transport options out of Europe, Dachser USA is expanding its dedicated Frankfurt-Chicago air cargo service with the addition of a second flight, scheduled for the weekday to compliment the current weekend schedule. Dachser USA has been successfully operating a dedicated Frankfurt-Chicago-Frankfurt air cargo service since end of July […]
Chapman Freeborn has appointed Allen Liu as cargo director, North Asia. With 15 years’ experience in aviation, Allen begun his career in 2006, gaining industry knowledge at several air cargo businesses before taking on a senior role as cargo manager China at Chapman Freeborn in 2013. After five years generating and developing business in the […]
Peli BioThermal has announced additional distributor partnerships which expand the company’s growing network. Peli BioThermal continues to expand its distributor base with the announcement of commercial collaborations with Sharkmed Oy in Finland and Corena Pharmaceutical Wholesaler located in Turkey. Paul Terry, director of sales EMEA at Peli BioThermal, commented: “We are delighted to be working […]
Qatar Airways Cargo has joined Validaide Capabilities Platform as a premium member. Through the membership, the cargo carrier is able to digitally manage and share its station capabilities for pharmaceuticals and healthcare products. Customers will be able to easily review the airline’s pharma handling capabilities at all the airports throughout its extensive network. Qatar Airways […]
The COVID-19 crisis is putting Vienna Airport to the test, just like the entire aviation industry. Vienna Airport is functioning as a reliable airfreight centre for Central and Eastern Europe during the crisis thanks to years of investment into its logistic centre. “Vienna Airport offers its customers fast turnaround times and is well prepared for […]
Crew transfer vessel operator CWind has christened the world’s first diesel-electric hybrid powered surface effect ship (SES), the CWind Pioneer. A surface effect ship rests on both an air cushion and the buoyancy provided by twin catamaran hulls. This arrangement is also known as the “sidewall hovercraft,” and it has been used in several high-speed […]
In one of the more bizarre cases, three ships operating in different parts of the world are all reporting cases of food poisoning among their crew. At least two crew members have died while others have been transferred from their ships and hospitalized. It might be coincidental or an outbreak of the more common norovirus, […]
