Andriy Blagovisniy, commercial director, Antonov Airlines. ACW: After winning “Best Invention of the Year” award back in December, how is Antonov continuing to improve and develop cargo equipment? Andriy Blagovisniy: Antonov Company continues to improve loading equipment by working on modifications to existing loading equipment based on operating experience. Also, we are working on new […]
Challenge Group, which consists of CAL Cargo Airlines, Challenge Airlines, Challenge Handling and Challenge Air Cargo and the recently launched Belgian AOC, are not shy of a challenge when it comes to difficult shipments. “The group specialises in special services and vertical products, one of which is oversized shipments, from a 45 tonne power plant […]
Established in 2010, Project Cargo Network (PCN) is an international organisation of heavy lift and project cargo specialists. PCN CEO, Rachel Crawford told ACW what she believes is the key to successful and safe transportation of oversized and heavy cargo. “Expertise! To manage a project, one needs to understand both the practical and technical aspects. […]
Gatwick’s strong revival is critical to the region’s economic recovery and will help create the dynamic, connected and innovative business environment necessary to diversify the region’s economy, according to a new report – Gatwick’s Economic Value – published today. Diversifying the region’s economy and making it more resilient has become an important objective for several […]
Priority Freight reports its services were called upon by an automotive manufacturer who required immediate support transporting two tonnes of automotive parts from Tianjin, China to Spain in just 48 hours. When the call came in from the customer in Spain on Thursday evening, the relevant Chinese manufacturers and airlines were already closed. The cargo needed […]
Aeronautical Engineers, Inc. (AEI) has successfully redelivered CargoAir’s first B737-800SF freighter. This aircraft (MSN 30664) also represents the first AEI B737-800SF freighter conversion to be operated in Europe. AEI received EASA approval for the B737-800SF on May 7, 2021. In November of last year, CargoAir signed up for two AEI B737-800SF freighter conversions, after cancelling […]
GEODIS has opened a new 6,000 sq m site within the cargo area of Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport to provide certified services, especially for customers in the health and luxury goods sectors. The new complex will have immediate airside access. It will be located near Air France’s main warehouse (G1XL) and other main service providers […]
[By: M.T.M. Ship Management] With over 30 years of experience and a reputation for operational excellence, M.T.M. Ship Management provides an integrated, full-service platform to owners and financial institutions that specialise in ship management, crewing and training, and ancillary technical and corporate services. The company values integrity, careful planning, cost control and a relentless approach to […]
Clean technology company Silverstream Technologies has today announced that they have been jointly awarded the Royal Institution of Naval Architects’ QinetiQ Maritime Innovation Award, alongside Shell Shipping & Maritime, for the recent retrofit installation of the Silverstream® System onboard the Shell-chartered LNG carrier Methane Patricia Camila. The award, which recognises innovations that are making significant […]
[By: Fincantieri] Fincantieri and Amazon Web Services (AWS), the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform, have signed a cooperation agreement to accelerate the digital innovation and technological development of Italy, essential for the growth of the country. The two companies will support the implementation of “Digital Italy 2026”. This plan defines the specific objectives […]
InterContinental Energy, the developer of the Australian Renewable Energy Hub (AREH) megaproject, has announced a new combined wind and solar plant in Oman. With the backing of Kuwaiti and Omani state-owned energy companies, InterContinental plans to build a 25 gigawatt renewable power-to-hydrogen plant that will leverage the intense sun and regular winds of central Oman […]
A new concept for a ballast control system designed to improve the stability of floating offshore wind platforms and reduce costs received Approval in Principle from Lloyd’s Register. Developed by the Spanish engineering company Seaplace working with the German engineering firm Sowento, and the University of Stuttgart, as part of the CROWN project that is […]
