Challenge Group announced the successful launch of its inaugural flights to Nairobi (NBO) on December 2nd. This new service marks the company’s first destination in Africa with flights operating twice weekly, on Mondays and Thursdays, deploying a B767 freighter aircraft, with a capacity of 52tons and volume of 400 cubic meters. READ: e-commerce gets a lift […]
Ocean energy startups SwitcH2 and CorPower Ocean are developing an industrial-scale floating green ammonia production facility that will use wave energy to generate clean power. The project, supported by Norway-based BW Offshore and Dutch Oceans Capital, will be based on a newly constructed vessel comparable in size to a VLCC or an FPSO. The […]
As efforts continue to develop the anticipated carbon capture and transport market for storage, a new project continues to advance a promising technology called Elevated Pressure which could be more efficient and less costly for LCO2 transport. Japan’s NYK Group and its partnership Knutsen NYK Carbon Carriers reported they will conduct a joint “constructionability […]
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management today issued a Record of Decision identifying environmental measures expected to be applied to future wind energy development of the six lease areas offshore New York and New Jersey in an area known as the New York Bight. The bureau continues to push forward offshore wind projects with […]
On Monday morning, the U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search for five missing crewmembers from the fishing vessel Wind Walker, which capsized south of Haines, Alaska in the early hours of Sunday morning. U.S. Coast Guard crews and good Samaritan vessels searched for nearly 24 hours in heavy snow and wind, and covered a search […]
Officials report a new plan is being developed after the Canadian bulker Tim S. Dool (28,471 dwt) failed to budge in several refloating attempts on the St, Lawrence River southwest of Montreal. The vessel has been stuck for more than a week. The bulker which has a capacity for over 28,000 metric tons and […]
Two key senators with defense oversight powers are asking the U.S. Navy to drop its Large Unmanned Surface Vehicle (LUSV) program, one of two major acquisition initiatives aimed at bringing crew-light or crew-free surface combatants into reality. According to a letter obtained first by Breaking Defense, Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Roger Wicker (R-MS) – […]
Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies last week approved a bill that would remove an exemption for cruise passengers and begin to impose a hefty head tax. The cruise industry and trade associations are calling on the Mexican senate and president to stop the tax which they contend would have a detrimental impact on the country’s […]
Global maritime design firm BMT has acquired Australian Maritime Technologies (AMT), a Melbourne-based naval engineering consultancy, in order to strengthen its presence in the Australian market. AMT has been in business for nearly 40 years, and it played a key role in Australia’s Arafura-class OPV program. The program initially called for construction of 12 […]
SEACOR Marine Holdings, the U.S.-based provider of marine and support transportation services to the offshore energy sector, is the latest company in the sector to map growth plans based on the expectations for continuing strengthening in the industry. The company reports it has completed a refinancing and is also moving to strengthen its position in […]
On Monday, the grounded cargo ship VSG Glory sank just off Egypt’s Red Sea coast, threatening to spill fuel in a region famous for its coral reefs. On Nov. 22, the 300-foot coastal freighter VSG Glory was under way from Hodeidah to Port Tawfiq when she ran aground on a reef near El Quseir, just off […]
IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG), has announced the creation of a new role – Head of Digital Sales, to be filled by Daniel Rodriguez. READ: ANTONOV Airlines: A soaring Ukrainian titan This new position underpins IAG Cargo’s mission to accelerate its online offering and better serve customers in the evolving logistics […]
