The final phase of the salvage effort of the capsized ro-ro vessel Golden Ray is preparing to get underway based on updates from the St. Simons Sound Incident Unified Command. The efforts had been delayed due to some unexpected engineering challenges, postponements over the summer due to hurricane concerns, and COVID-19 precautions. According to the […]
On Tuesday, three Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) lifeboats responded to a small freighter that had lost power off Hook Head in Wexford, Ireland. In rough conditions and strong winds, the vessel was in danger of drifting onto the rocks. The cargo vessel Lily B and her crew of nine were under way with a […]
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), part of Volga-Dnepr Group, successfully delivered three thoroughbred horses from Beijing to Moscow in cooperation with Gandikap company. Two Andalusian stud horses and one Orlov Trotter horse, weighing over 1,500 kg in total, were comfortably positioned in a special horse container which meets all IATA LAR container requirements and guarantees the well-being […]
From May 4 to 7, 2021, the logistics world will meet at transport logistic in Munich to establish, maintain and expand contacts. The demand among exhibitors is already high. Messe München GmbH is currently in intensive preparations with the authorities, exhibitors and service providers to ensure that the trade fair is held in accordance with […]
With only a month having passed since its launch, the new digital customer portal of Gebrüder Weiss has already reached the one-thousand-customer mark: the corrugated cardboard plant TEWA GmbH in Carinthia is the 1,000th customer to have integrated myGW into its processes. The myGW platform provides customers with real-time cross-divisional information about their flow of […]
Qatar Airways has taken delivery today of three more Airbus A350-1000 aircraft, reaffirming its position as the largest operator of Airbus A350 aircraft with 52 in its fleet. All will operate on strategic long-haul routes to Africa, the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe. Go to Source Author: James Graham
IAG Cargo has restarted its direct service from the United Kingdom to Tokyo. The service will run year-round, three times per week from London Heathrow. Restoring the London – Tokyo service, which was paused due to coronavirus, will be welcomed by IAG Cargo’s customers on both sides of the Pacific. Tokyo is particularly significant for […]
The MCA’s annual report for April 2019 – March 2020 has been published this week, highlighting the work of the Agency for the 12 month period. Although the report doesn’t cover the period where the effects of COVID-19 were felt most, it’s clear that the MCA still had a number of challenges to deal with […]
On 1 December 2020, Ingrid Uppelschoten Snelderwaard will take up the role as global COO of Svitzer A/S, reporting to CEO Kasper Friis Nilaus. Ingrid Uppelschoten Snelderwaard will be joining Svitzer from her current position as Global Head of Equipment & VP in Maersk and she will be taking over after Svitzer’s current COO, Leonardo […]
After a banner year for the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) fleet in 2019, with its best ever ranking from port State control (PSC) authorities globally, the RMI Maritime Administrator (the “Administrator”) remained focused on enhancing resources despite the challenges 2020 has brought to the shipping community. The RMI had its best performance year […]
ABS has granted Approval in Principle (AiP) to Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) for an innovative floating storage power plant LNG cargo handling system. The system is designed as an all-in-one energy supply facility that can receive, store and regasify LNG, then generate and supply electricity and natural gas at the same time. A […]
[By Andrea Chloe Wong] Since coming to office, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has largely ignored the 2016 arbitration award made in favour of the Philippines under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which invalidated China’s nine-dash line claim in the South China Sea. But in an astounding turnaround, Duterte used a speech last […]
