IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG) is strengthening its commercial leadership team with the appointment of a new head of sales. The internal promotion sees Darren Peek appointed to the newly created role of head of sales from his prior role as regional commercial manager for Europe & Africa. Peek has […]
Volga-Dnepr Group continues to support the life-saving uninterrupted supply chains through its dedicated services and Cargo Supermarket offered in partnership with DHL Global Forwarding LS&H sector experts. This time AirBridgeCargo Airlines and CargoLogicAir organided delivery of insulin in a batch of Envirotainer and DoKaSch RAP containers from Milan to Chicago. The finely honed performance of […]
Project forwarder ABL have completed a complex project involving the chartering of two full AN-124 Ruslan aircraft for the delivery of critically urgent boiler equipment. Renaud Stiers at ABL describes the shipment: “The cargo was flown from South Korea to the USA and had been made available just before the ‘Golden Week’ in Asia. Initial plans […]
The safe, reliable and efficient transportation of pharmaceutical products is a key focus for Delta Cargo. To support that goal, the airline has approved the DoKaSch Opticooler RAP container for use on Delta aircraft as part of its cold chain pharma program for the safe transportation of vaccines. This high-end, state-of-the-art climate-control solution offers pharmaceutical […]
Two adults and two children died Tuesday while attempting to cross the English Channel, according to French officials. On Tuesday morning, a boat carrying Iranian migrants capsized in rough weather about one nautical mile off Dunkirk, and a passing sailboat spotted it at about 0930 hours. The regional maritime authority called on good samaritans for assistance, […]
As Hurricane Zeta approaches the U.S. Gulf Coast, offshore oil and gas operators in the Gulf of Mexico have begun drawing down personnel and shutting in wells in preparation for the storm’s arrival. According to the U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), workers have been evacuated from more than 150 production platforms, about […]
While hope has been slowly rising that the cruise industry might be nearing its resumption of service, additional cruises are being canceled as global authorities continue to fear that cruise ships might contribute to the feared winter resurgence of the coronavirus. While the industry anxiously awaits official word from the US Centers for Disease Control […]
British authorities are warning ships operating in the Bristol Channel that a container ship lost several containers that it was transporting overboard near Land’s End, England. The containers have been spotted floating in the waterway as a hazard to ships and are also washing up on the shoreline. Her Majesty’s Coastguard continues to monitor the […]
Seafarers continue to face a bleak future in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest Seafarers Happiness Index report, published by The Mission to Seafarers. The survey, undertaken with the support of the Shipowners’ Club and Wallem Group, reports on the experiences of seafarers between July and September 2020, during the ongoing […]
On Tuesday morning, the container ship Maersk Launceston and the Hellenic Navy minesweeper Kallisto collided off Piraeus, resulting in heavy damage to the minesweeper and two injuries amongst her crew. In a statement, the Hellenic Navy said that the casualty occurred at about 0730 hours. At that time, AIS data shows that Maersk Launceston was […]
Four individuals have been charged in a scheme to sell phony US Coast Guard merchant mariner credentials, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. The grand jury indictment alleges that the scheme netted over $200,000 in profits from the production and sale of the counterfeit certificates to over 150 mariners. […]
A seaport never sleeps. Cargo shipping is vital for keeping supply chains moving and the country fed and well-supplied during the current pandemic. Port employees have continued working throughout the pandemic. They’ve not shut down like so many industries have. Another industry that has never shut down is human trafficking. In fact, as much of […]
