The fate of the livestock carrier Al-Kuwait remains uncertain as the crew continues to be in quarantine after having tested positive for COVID-19 and the Australian authorities have refused to permit the loading of its cargo. The Al-Kuwait arrived in Fremantle, Australia on May 22, reporting “three unwell crew members but none with elevated temperatures […]
The U.S. Coast Guard performed a long range medevac of an injured fisherman who was approximately 300 miles northwest of St. Paul Island, Alaska. The Coast Guard reported that collectively, its crews flew for over 30 hours, covered approximately 1,900 miles, and conducted three wing-to-wing refuels on the ground to successfully transport the injured man […]
CMA CGM Group became the latest large shipping company to accelerate its goals to achieve carbon neutrality. Participating in the UN Global Compact conference, Chairman and CEO Rodolphe Saadé announced that the company’s objective is now to be carbon neutral by 2050. He also said that the company’s energy supplies would include 10 percent […]
The Bombay High Court has given special permission for an arrested cruise ship to leave Mumbai temporarily in order to get out of the way of Cyclone Nisarga. The vessel, the Karnika (ex name Pacific Jewel), is India’s first premium cruise ship. She made her first domestic voyage in April 2019 and homeported in Dubai […]
Ports and the shipping industry are all increasing joining the drive to achieve digitization within the shipping industry. The need to achieve this long-discussed goal was further highlighted as ports and shippers sought to continue uninterrupted operations as COVID-19 spread around the globe. “The COVID-19 crisis has painfully demonstrated the heterogeneous landscape that currently exists […]
The locations of twelve ships as reported by their Automatic Identification Systems (AIS) were thousands of miles in error. Most were displayed as circling an area northwest of San Francisco according to the environmental non-profit SkyTruth. The circling phenomena has been previously observed in GPS-based reporting systems for fitness trackers in China and Iran, and […]
Maress will enable Aker BP to get a detailed insight into the fuel consumption and emissions from the fleet of advanced offshore vessels operating on the Norwegian Shelf. The Maress software provides a foundation for making informed and data-driven decisions on how to decarbonize operations. “Aker BP is actively pursuing initiatives to optimize energy consumption […]
The number of flights on offer from Munich Airport will be expanded again over the coming weeks following the drastic reduction due to the coronavirus pandemic. Over the past few months, international air travel in particular had come to a virtual standstill on account of the numerous travel restrictions. Now, many airlines are starting to […]
Qatar Airways will be resuming services to Venice, Italy starting from July 15. The popular tourist destination and major arts and cultural centre will become the airline’s third destination in Italy to resume flights, marking a significant step in the resumption of global travel. The national carrier of the State of Qatar will also increase […]
Virgin Atlantic will increase its cargo-only flights by 35% to nearly 600 in June with the launch of new routes including Beijing and Brussels following the success of its May programme. June will see a total of 601 flights – 597 cargo-only services and 4 repatriation flights for the UK’s Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO). […]
Following the recent adoption of new guidelines on air transport safety by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), Nicolas Jouan, aerospace and defense analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view. He says: “As a UN agency, the ICAO is expected to play a leading role in the recovery of the […]
LATAM Cargo Brazil maintains its cargo operation and is working its logistics to deliver essential goods to Brazilian states. Last Friday, May 29, and Saturday May 30, in partnership with VTC LOG, the company transported 50 tonnes of essential hospital goods to combat COVID-19 in Roraima, in addition to respirators that will be sent to […]
