In a world driven by global trade and logistics, ensuring the safety and security of cargo is of paramount importance. However, the cargo insurance industry has long suffered from inefficiencies and gaps in coverage, leaving many shipments underinsured or uninsured. Breeze, a pioneering company in the field, is offering a fully automated and digital insurance solution […]
Salvors and emergency response agencies keep prepared contingency plans for tanker casualties, but a tanker truck casualty is a rare departure from the norm. That’s exactly what environmental officials had to contend with in the Columbia River Gorge this weekend: for reasons under investigation, two semi trucks went into the river at the same location, […]
U.S. Pacific Fleet has dispatched a team of salvage divers to help local first responders search Lahaina’s harbor, an incident response official told Navy Times. The devastating fire that swept through Lahaina on August 8 claimed at least 115 lives, and another 388 people remain missing. The Maui Fire Department is working with other agencies […]
On Sunday, the P&O Cruises ship Britannia broke free of her lines in sudden gale-force winds, and she drifted up against the side of a moored oil tanker while docked at Palma de Mallorca. AIS data of the event is limited. At about 1100 hours local time, it appears Britannia drifted across the harbor at […]
Japan’s decision to release water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant has been greeted with horror by the local fishing industry as well as China and several Pacific Island states. China – which together with Hong Kong imports more than US$1.1 billion of seafood from Japan every year – has slapped a ban on all seafood imports from Japan, citing health concerns. Tokyo has asked […]
The decreasing trend in global tonnages accelerated in the second full week of August, mainly driven by Europe in the midst of its holiday season, while rates remained stable or were even slightly positive, according to the latest figures from WorldACD Market Data. Figures for week 33 (14 to 20 August) show a -5% drop […]
The US has been at the heart of several devastating natural disasters this month. The UK-US delivery specialist ParcelHero has the latest news on deliveries into disaster areas.The US has been at the heart of several devastating natural disasters this month. The UK-US delivery specialist ParcelHero has the latest news on deliveries into disaster areas. […]
Kerry Logistics Network Limited (‘Kerry Logistics Network’, ‘KLN’; Stock Code 0636.HK) is pleased to be conferred the Pioneering Award for ESG Disclosure Contribution by the Hong Kong Quality Assurance Agency (‘HKQAA’) Hong Kong Green and Sustainability Contribution Awards 2023 (the ‘Awards’) for its outstanding performance and disclosure on climate risk management and other ESG matters. READ: […]
The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) has announced that planning has commenced for the next edition of its flagship event, the Air Cargo Forum. The 2024 event will be managed with new partner, McVeigh Global Meetings and Events, LLC (MGME), who will organize the event that will again be held in Miami, November 11-14, 2024. […]
FL Technics Indonesia (PT Avia Technics Dirgantara), a subsidiary of FL Technics, a leading aircraft maintenance solutions group, and PT Angkasa Pura Properti, together with PT Angkasa Pura I (Persero), has started the development of 17,000 sq. m. aircraft MRO hub, the first at I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport (DPS) in Bali. FL Technics […]
Since Russia occupied large swathes of eastern Ukraine last year, its forces have been accused of appropriating locally-grown grain and shipping it overseas for sale, particularly to its allies in Syria. On Thursday, Ukraine’s embassy in Lebanon warned that a Syrian cargo ship would soon be arriving in Tripoli with a load of stolen Ukrainian […]
Crowley is forming a new partnership with global financial services powerhouse Morgan Stanely as they look to further realize the emerging infrastructure opportunities to support the U.S. offshore wind energy business. The companies announced the formation of a new joint venture that will focus on accelerating long-term contracted growth infrastructure opportunities. To be known as […]
