DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group, and Air France KLM Martinair (AFKLMP) Cargo improve transparency in the pharmaceutical logistics chain. Together, the two leading players in the airfreight pharmaceutical industry have created a direct host-to-host connection to enhance the data reliability and availability for their customers. Information about deliveries can be easily accessed […]
Emirates has introduced additional cargo capacity by using Boeing 777-300ER aircraft with seats removed from the Economy Class cabin. The measure has been introduced in response to the strong air cargo market demand for the rapid, reliable and efficient transportation of essential commodities such as Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), pharmaceuticals, medical equipment, food, machinery and […]
A Cypriot-flagged bulker named the Bluebill collided with a railway bridge over the Chagres River in the Panama Canal. Dramatic video of the accident and its aftermath shows significant damage to the bridge used by the Panama Railway to reach the Gamboa community and along the route between Panama City and Colon. The 37,000 DWT […]
Bath Iron Works’ management and the leaders of the yard’s biggest labor union gave no sign of softening their bargaining positions on Wednesday, the third day of a walkout for the 4,300 shipbuilding members of IAW Local S6. The dispute centers on both wages and work rules, especially the use of non-union contractors within the […]
A consortium of Europe’s maritime research and technology leaders is launching a new project, called Fastwater, to demonstrate the feasibility of retrofitting and building new vessels to operate on methanol as a pathway to fossil-free shipping. With funding from the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program, Fastwater will focus on high impact outcomes, […]
Two Russian cargo ships are at the center of a cluster of new COVID-19 exposures at the port of Busan, South Korea. 16 out of the 21 crewmembers aboard the vessel Ice Stream and one aboard the Ice Crystal have tested positive, and hundreds of people – primarily longshoremen – are believed to have come […]
The cruise industry is beginning a downsizing the likes of which have never been seen in the modern cruise business. While other segments of the shipping industry have experienced significant downturns prompting the wholesale scrapping of vessels, cruise shipping up until now has been on a continuous growth path. Faced with no definitive timeline for […]
[Brief] The U.S. Coast Guard has launched a search for a crewmember of an LPG tanker who reportedly went overboard at a position about 400 miles east of Cape Hatteras on Wednesday afternoon. Watchstanders at the Coast Guard’s First District Command Center received a report that a man overboard had been reported aboard the LPG […]
The Republic of Panama has been gaining recognition for its efforts to help facilitate crew movements, which became especially challenging during the current public health crisis. However, the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) is also garnering criticism for steps it has taken regarding crews working on ships in its registry. Panama recently facilitated several crew changes […]
28 recently rescued maritime migrants have tested positive for COVID-19 aboard a quarantine ship off Sicily, according to Sicilian politician Nello Musumeci. The migrants were rescued by the charitable lifesaving vessel Sea-Watch 3, which recently resumed operations in the Central Mediterranean. She arrived Sunday in Porto Empedocle, Sicily, and her rescuees were transferred to the […]
A keel laying ceremony marked the beginning of assembly of the first new U.S.-flagged Great Lakes bulk carrier to be built in more than 35 years. The vessel will be named the Mark W. Baker, in honor of the son of the chairman of The Interlake Steamship Company and the second generation management of the […]
June 25 will make the tenth anniversary of the Day of the Seafarer as proclaimed by the International Maritime Organization and the United Nations. Coming at a particularly challenging time as seafarers continue to struggle with the issues created by the COVID-19 pandemic, a broad range of organizations will be joining in seeking to further […]
