A new research project will investigate the potential of harnessing offshore wind and marine renewable energy to produce zero carbon-hydrogen and ammonia fuels. The University of Strathclyde will lead the multi-disciplinary Ocean-REFuel: Ocean Renewable Energy Fuels project, which will explore ways of converting ocean energy into fuels for use in heating, energy storage, and difficult […]
By John Hanley Broad agreement exists that the Department of Defense’s, and thus the Navy’s, acquisition system is bound like Gulliver by Lilliputian processes, resulting in an inability to adapt. This inflexibility threatens to increase the risks to operating forces as they face a growing number of adaptive adversaries, ranging from China and Russia, North […]
Toyota Material Handling UK has announced the opening of a dedicated automated handling technology demonstration centre. The 800 sq m facility, which is located at the same site as Toyota’s Midlands business centre on the Meridian Business Park, Leicester, will provide a permanent showcase for the Toyota Autopilot range of automated guided vehicles (AGVs) as […]
“Southeast Asia is definitely a rising star in the eCommerce sector” says Ken Lee, CEO, DHL Express Asia Pacific. ACW: In what ways has DHL had to ramp up operations to deal with the e-Commerce boom in Southeast Asia region? Ken Lee: In April, we announced the expansion of our Asia Pacific air network capacity […]
LATAM Airlines has awarded Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) a cargo handling contract extension at Barcelona Airport. Having initially appointed WFS in Barcelona in 2018, LATAM has now signed a new three-year agreement for WFS to handle cargo onboard its Boeing 767 operations carrying import and export shipments through Barcelona annually. “WFS is our partner for […]
Clare Bottle, the new chief executive of the UK Warehousing Association (UKWA), has written to Rachel Maclean, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Transport, making the strong case for logistics workers to be exempt from self-isolation as the ‘pingdemic’ sweeps the country causing shortages of supplies. Clare states: “During the earlier phases […]
The Province of Alberta, Sturgeon County, and Edmonton Airports announced the start of a new construction project that will bring water from the Hamlet of Villeneuve to the Villeneuve Airport. The $2.2 million project, funded from the Government of Alberta’s Municipal Stimulus Program, will help attract investment in the Villeneuve region, creating more local jobs, […]
Emirates launches its first-ever passenger service between Dubai and Miami. The airline celebrated the inaugural flight of its four times a week service when it touched down in Miami at 1100hrs local time on Thursday. Emirates flight EK213 was welcomed by Miami International Airport with a water cannon salute, and drew in an audience of […]
APS Aviation Inc., a RHEA Group member world leader in ground icing research, will be incorporating Degree-Specific Snow Holdover Times (DSHOTs) in the APS Holdover Times (HOT) app for the first time in the 2021-22 version. DSHOTs will provide pilots with longer holdover times, following approval by Transport Canada and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). […]
FedEx supports Henan flood relief effort. FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. today announced a cash donation of RMB5 million (£0.56 million) to support the disaster relief efforts in impacted local communities throughout the Henan province. The FedEx RMB5 million (£0.56 million) donation will assist in the purchase of emergency supplies and post-disaster reconstruction […]
TAP Air Cargo has connected with CargoAi, a digital booking services platform in the air freight industry. The roll out starts with France, and then the United States and the full worldwide offer shall be available at the end of August. The freight forwarders can request e-quotes and make e-bookings via CargoAi for the 90 […]
In another reversal for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a federal appeals court ruled Friday that the CDC’s “conditional sailing order” (CSO) will not be enforceable during the course of litigation in a suit brought by Florida. It is the latest twist in a series of rulings that temoporarily blocked the CSO, […]
