Over the course of the past five days, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority arranged a medical intervention for an injured aboard a freighter in the Indian Ocean. On Saturday evening, the Spliethoff tweendecker Dolfijngracht called for assistance while under way about 1,000 nauical miles off the coast of Western Australia. A crewmember had sustained serious […]
When boats are repowered, the functional heart of the vessel is updated. Refitting with modern air controls is critical to ensure optimal engine performance and safe and comfortable working conditions. Delta “T” Systems offers a complete range of standard and custom products to achieve peak machinery operation, plus the engineering to design the entire system from intake […]
Several hundred million mail parcels destined for the United States will be rejected when the requirement for a higher threshold of advance electronic data comes into force on January 1, 2021. Posts have had it confirmed that as of that date any parcels arriving in the US with incorrect or incomplete data will be refused […]
CEVA Logistics Italia and Emmelibri (Messaggerie Group) have renewed their partnership to provide logistics services for another 12 years. The new contract provides for the launch of a jointly owned business named C&M Book Logistics SrL – aimed at developing an innovative book logistics and distribution centre in Italy through the project. CEVA Logistics and […]
IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG) and its sister airline LEVEL, have announced a return to regular services from Barcelona to Buenos Aires and Santiago de Chile – as the business continues to support global trade via its extensive worldwide network. The LEVEL services to Argentina and Chile were affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, […]
Aker Solutions’ Kvaerner shipyard has a new assistant to keep track of its heavy equipment around the yard. Working with industrial data company Cognite, Kvaerner brought in a high tech solution – Spot, the familiar four-legged robot built by Boston Dynamics. As fork trucks, yard cranes, trailers, generators and other assets get shuffled around a shipyard on […]
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) joined the organizations calling for a resolution to the standoff that has left 41 Indian seafarers, along with additional seafarers from other nations, for months waiting off a Chinese port. The union is urging the governments of China, India, and Australia to collaborate to end the stalemate around the […]
Elliott Bay Design Group (EBDG) welcomes two employees to their team of marine professionals. Both hires fill positions of retiring employees. JOSEPH CARDELLA | PROJECT MANAGER Joseph joins the team as a Project Manager and is based out of the Covington, Louisiana office. He will lead and manage diverse marine projects along the Gulf Coast, […]
Tanki, the start-up company behind a novel environmentally safe sanitary paper designed to prevent blockages in sewage treatment plants and toilets, has won the prestigious Maritime UK 2020 Innovation Award. The award, sponsored by the UK Ship Register, was presented by Dee Caffari MBE in a well-executed virtual event broadcast last week, following live streams […]
The Isle of Man Ship Registry has been selected as the flag state to oversee construction of two rail-enabled RoPax ferries that will connect New Zealand’s North and South Islands. State-owned transport operator KiwiRail has commissioned the future-proofed vessels to modernise its fleet of ferries serving the Cook Strait. KiwiRail’s Interislander service connects New Zealand’s […]
A regional container ship tipped over sinking at its dock on November 15 at the Teluk Lamong Harbor in the East Java region of Indonesia causing a lot of excitement in the port but no reports of injuries. In a briefing held by officials from the port, coast guard, and local officials, they reported that […]
The National Transportation Safety Board has released the results of an inquiry into the capsizing of the liftboat Kristin Faye in the Mississippi River Delta in September 2019. While working in an elevated position with her hull out of the water, the Faye suddenly tilted over and fell onto her port side, coming to rest […]
