China Shipbuilding Corporation broke ground on Monday for the construction of its newest shipyard which will be located on Changxing Island in Shanghai. It is the second phase of a project that is transforming the shipbuilding operations in Shanghai relocating older facilities to the new state-of-the-art shipbuilding plant. CSSC is planning to invest $2.8 billion […]
The salvage team working at the wreck site of the Golden Ray completed the removal of the stern section, known as Section Eight, of the vessel on Tuesday morning. The team had completed on January 2 the cutting of the second section of the wreck and proceeded to begin the lift placing the section on the […]
A containership and an LNG tanker worked in unison with the US Coast Guard to come to the aid of a solo sailor in the Caribbean when his 36-foot sailboat was disabled. The combined effort of the two vessels aided the Coast Guard in the rescue. The incident began on New Year’s Eve when a […]
The Indonesian Navy is investigating the origins and purpose of an unmarked autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) that washed up on the shores of Selayar Island, South Sulawesi in late December. Selayar is located near the southern entrance of the strategic Makassar Strait, one of the primary alternatives to the Strait of Malacca. The drone – a […]
Singapore has received its first Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) bunkering vessel. Named the FueLNG Bellina it will be bunker LNG-powered vessels that call at the Port of Singapore as part of the effort to develop Singapore as a global LNG bunkering hub. The vessel’s first contracts will be to provide ship-to-ship LNG bunkering to the […]
The European Freight Forwarders Association (CLECAT) and the European Shippers’ Council (ESC) are calling on the European Commission to act in response to current practices of the shipping lines as it relates to charges and booking practices during the current boom in container shipping. Saying that the shipping lines’ practices are hurting smaller businesses and […]
The process of removing collapsed container stacks from the boxship ONE Apus is under way at the port of Kobe, Japan, but the work is moving slowly, according to Japanese operator Ocean Network Express (ONE). In late November, the ONE Apus was under way from Yantian, China to Long Beach, California when it encountered a storm […]
Japan Marine United Corporation (Japan Marine United Co., Ltd) has delivered a new 3,055 TEU container ship to Wan Hai Lines. Wan Hai Lines has ordered a total of eight container vessels, with a design capacity of 3,055 TEU, from Japan Marine United Corporation with construction undertaken by the Japan Marine United Corporation Kure Shipyard. […]
Embraer has released technical guidance to assist its customers to properly define the transportation characteristics and payload requirements for the COVID-19 vaccines, utilising commercial aircraft. Due to the pandemic, operators are looking at the possibility of using Embraer aircraft to transport vaccines. The document includes guidance for the EMB120 Brasilia, the ERJ 145, the E-Jets, […]
Volga-Dnepr Airlines, the expert in super heavy and outsized air cargo transportation, has re-started the An-124-100 commercial operations. The first plane has taken off after the completion of technical checks and execution of service directives to a full extent. Konstantin Vekshin, Chief Commercial Director of Volga-Dnepr Group, highlights: “It appears that we have been able […]
Qatar Airways has announced it will bring forward the launch of its four weekly flights to Seattle from 15th March to 29th January 2021. The airline will operate a four-times weekly service operated by its state-of-the-art Boeing 777. Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker, commented: “Qatar Airways is committed to […]
CEVA Logistics has completed the rebranding of the African acquisitions it made in the summer of 2020. With effect from January 2021, AMI and MANICA will be fully branded as CEVA Logistics. Except for MANICA in Zimbabwe, Malawi and the borders, which will be branded MANICA a company of CEVA Logistics through until January 1st 2022. As […]
