Supply chain specialist Tigers has expanded into a newly-built 50,000 sq m omni-channel fulfilment facility in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, offering sustainable e-commerce products and low-cost last mile B2B and B2C solutions across Europe. The carbon neutral warehouse has 60,000 pallet positions, 550,000 bin locations, and has been equipped with solar panels and energy-efficient LED lighting. The […]
An airfreight pipeline to bring vital supplies to South Africa utilising special airfreight charters has taken off with the aim of stabilising the supply chain and increasing capacity to address the gaps created by the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown while assisting as a stimulus for the economy. The nationwide project driven by a company independent of […]
Wagtail UK, in partnership with Speedlink International, are delighted to announce that they have successfully achieved government certification to provide explosive detection dog services for the air cargo industry in Northern Ireland. The dogs have all undertaken a rigorous training programme set out by the UK government in order to prepare them for air cargo […]
Caribbean Airlines Cargo recently shipped 159 dairy cows to Barbados, on two consecutive charter flights out of Miami, on its dedicated B-767-300 all-cargo freighter. The airline worked closely with veterinary offices and other stakeholders, to ensure compliance and the safe passage of the animals. It also ensured the comfort of the cattle, by housing them […]
Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line announced plans to resume operations that could potentially make it the first ocean-going cruise line to resume service after the global suspension of cruise operations in March 2020. The operator of short cruises between the Port of Palm Beach, Florida and Grand Bahama Island plans to resume cruises on July 25, […]
[By Wang Chunhui] In late March, a case of plagiarism brought the chaotic state of China’s environmental impact assessment system to public attention. But the debate largely overlooked a related and equally important matter: the questionable binding power of ecological redlines, a system the central government has hailed as “unbreachable” and as “fortifying the foundations […]
For the third time in two months, Russian pilots flew in an “unsafe and unprofessional” manner while intercepting a U.S. Navy P-8A maritime patrol plane in the Eastern Mediterranean, the Navy said Tuesday. On May 26, a U.S. Navy P-8A aircraft was flying over international waters in the Eastern Mediterranean and was intercepted by two […]
Danish startup Dacoma is turning canting keel technology upside down by fitting an air tank – rather than a lead weight – inside of the keel bulb. The canting keel is a device found in offshore racing, particularly in the largest vessel classes. It minimizes a monohull sailing yacht’s angle of heel and keeps down keel […]
Dr Paul Read PhD MEng has been appointed the project manager for Storylines new build projects. Paul is CEO of Gelen Marine Ltd and has over 25 years of experience in ship building and conversions. He is a chartered Naval Architect and Marine Engineer with comprehensive experience in project management, engineering design and ship construction. […]
On May 22, the port of Rotterdam was able to celebrate a first for the Netherlands: an unmanned aerial drone delivery of parts to a merchant vessel. In the pilot experiment, a sandwich-sized computer network switch was delivered by drone to Allseas’ Pioneering Spirit, the largest vessel by displacement in the world. Pioneering Spirit is currently […]
A livestock carrier arrived in Fremantle, Australia with six crew members who later tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. The incident is stirring up new controversies in Australia in an already politically charged environment. The livestock carrier Al Kuwait arrived in Western Australia on its second voyage for Kuwait Livestock Transport & Trading after having been […]
Lacking a systematic national coronavirus control policy, Brazil has developed the second-largest number of COVID-19 cases in the world, behind only the United States. That national epidemic has arrived in Brazil’s busy offshore sector as well. As of last week, Brazilian oil regulator ANP had recorded nearly 550 COVID-19 cases among offshore workers – about […]
