While advocates of digitalization predicted strong gains as ports and the logistics chain realized the benefits of the new technologies, it appears much of the advancement has been limited to the largest ports. While digital technologies are being promoted as a tool to improve productivity, reducing the movement of paper and even direct interaction in […]
With reports of extensive backlogs of containerships waiting a week or more to enter the ports in Southern California, it is little surprise that the Port of Long Beach announced record results for January. The strength of the figures demonstrates just how strong the surge in import volumes continues to be at ports with the […]
The Korean shipbuilding sector is experiencing a turbulent start to 2021 similar to much of the shipbuilding industry. Despite a strong finish to 2020 and optimistic statements from shipyard executives, the yards are now facing a slowdown in near-term workflow and have been forced to cancel contracts as the shipowners have not been able to […]
The months-long standoff which has resulted in dozens of bulk carriers loaded with Australian coal becoming stranded in China appears to be easing if only for humanitarian reasons. Reports indicate that the crew standard aboard one of the ships since last September is going to be permitted to go home while China will allow a […]
The National Transportation Safety Board is citing the importance of proper planning even when a vessel is only doing a short movement and when the belief is that it is a simple situation. In its report into a 2019 accident during which an LPG carrier stuck a Washington State wharf, the NTSB cites poor bridge […]
A new generation of technology holds the promise of revolutionizing some of the most traditional elements of the shipping industry. Recently, the classification society Bureau Veritas (BV), responsible for testing and inspection, certified a new-generation 3D printed propeller. The propeller, which was manufactured by the Naval Group achieved several significant milestones, including becoming the largest […]
America’s small cruise ship industry will be operational in Alaska in 2021 despite what they are terming the devastating decision by Canada to bar large cruise ships and recommend against cruise travel. The repercussions of Canada’s decision hit far beyond the large cruise companies into Alaska’s towns and small businesses that depend on revenue from cruise […]
[By Sandra Tsui] When a business manager is willing to spend $200,000 to send home five employees whose contracts have expired and bring five colleagues to replace them on the spot, later telling a reporter the cost was the least of their worries, you can be sure a crisis is involved. In this case, it […]
As the development of successful COVID-19 vaccines continues at a rapid rate, the world’s first approved vaccines are already being administered as part of ongoing mass vaccination programmes worldwide. Temperature controlled packaging manufacturers continue to play a pivotal part in the global deployment of these approved vital vaccines, including those developed by Pfizer/BioNTech, Oxford University/AstraZeneca […]
Turkish Cargo is holding a webinar, Cargo Talks, in which stakeholders of the air cargo industry can discuss the hot topics of the industry- digitalisation, vaccine transport and the future of air cargo. The event is free and will be held on 10th February at 14:30 TRT, 12:30 CET, 11:30 GMT. Sign up via https://www.cargotalksbyturkishcargo.com […]
For the 22nd consecutive year, Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) presented a Distinguished Budget Presentation Award to the Greater Rockford Airport Authority for its Annual Budget for the fiscal year beginning May 1, 2020. GRAA deputy director of finance and administration, Michelle Cassaro and the finance staff produced the award-winning […]
A sailor assigned to the nuclear ballistic missile submarine USS Tennessee died from complications related to COVID-19 on Thursday. According to the U.S. Navy, the sailor was admitted to the Naval Air Station Jacksonville Hospital on January 30, then transferred to the ICU at the University of Florida Hospital in Jacksonville the following day. The sailor […]
