Air Cargo Belgium and Brussels Airport Company’s dedicated Covid-19 vaccine taskforce, BRUcure, is launching as of today a readiness label. This label can be used by companies in the taskforce and indicates that a company is fully ready to transport, handle or store the Covid-19 vaccine. Furthermore, the label strengthens the image of the taskforce […]
Emirates is showcasing the UAE’s progress in its vaccination programme with a special flight that will carry only fully vaccinated crew and passengers onboard. On April 10 2021, special flight EK2021 will depart Dubai International Airport at 12:00 local time, to cruise over various areas across the UAE. The flight will return to Dubai at […]
New upcycling company, PLANE SOUQ is bringing retired aircraft parts back to life. PLANE SOUQ is designed to be an online marketplace for upcycled aircraft parts. Developed by aviation entrepreneur and owner of the Albion Aviation Group Lewis King, the PLANE SOUQ marketplace responds directly to an increased interest and demand in up-cycled aviation memorabilia, […]
Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA) today welcomes the re-appointment of Jack So Chak-kwong as chairman of the Board for a term of two years by the chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The AA also welcomes the re-appointment of three serving members and the appointment of two new members to the Board. […]
Lödige Industries has achieved certification for the quality management, environmental management, and occupational health and safety management of its Hong Kong subsidiary. The certification is part of the company’s ongoing commitment to quality, health, safety, environment and continuous improvement, a journey that began with the certification of its German head office in 1997. Lödige Industries’ […]
Air Menzies International (AMI) has moved to a new facility at LAX, allowing expansion of its product offering and adding to its already significant presence at Southern California’s premier air freight hub. The move from their existing facility will more than double their warehouse space and place them just 500m from LAX International Airport, conveniently […]
Can you remember a time when the constant, steady roar of aircraft overhead was so normal that you didn’t look up? Did you ever imagine a time, like now, when that very same noise was a rare occurrence, causing you to gaze skywards, wondering when air travel might return? Believe it or not, the skies […]
According to marine tracking data, at least 20 ships caught up in the Suez Canal are carrying livestock, raising concerns about animal welfare as the logjam drags on. The grounding of Ever Given, owned by Taiwanese carrier Evergreen, has caused one of the longest closures of the Suez Canal in decades. As a result, hundreds […]
While 2020 was obviously a lost year for the cruise industry, it also helped accelerate change and, in unexpected ways, may have strengthened its long-term outlook. Confronted by the first total stop in passenger traffic since World War II, companies were forced to repeatedly turn to the capital markets for survival while also taking the […]
[By Ben Belton, Dave Little and Wenbo Zhang] A tidal wave of interest is building in farming the seas. It’s part of a global rush to exploit oceanic resources that’s been dubbed the “blue acceleration.” Optimistic projections say that smart mariculture – fish farming at sea – could increase ocean fish and shellfish production by 21 million to 44 […]
On Friday and Saturday, the crew of the Castletownbere RNLI lifeboat launched twice to assist in a complex double rescue off the coast of County Cork, Ireland. On Friday morning, the fishing vessel Ellie Adhamh suffered a loss of power in foul weather at a position about 70 miles west of County Cork’s Beara Peninsula. […]
As the saga of Ever Given and the salvage efforts continue to unfold, the longer term effects bear examining. The fragility of trade routes – which have been sorely tested by disruptions caused by Covid-19 and a shortage of containers – were once again exposed when the large container ship Ever Given ran aground while […]
