Emirates and Airlink have announced an interline agreement, widening Emirates’ reach into Southern Africa as countries begin opening their borders. Emirates’ agreement with Airlink will provide enhanced connectivity via its gateways Johannesburg and Cape Town to more than 25 domestic destinations in South Africa and more than 20 regional destinations in Southern Africa. The unique […]
Mitteldeutsche Flughafen in Leipzeg/Halle has filled a vacancy on its executive board at an important stage in the company’s development. The board has unanimously agreed to appoint Ingo Ludwig as chief financial officer (CFO) of Mitteldeutsche Flughafen with effect from January 1 2021. In this role, he will primarily be responsible for implementing the complex investment […]
Norwegian oil major Equinor announced Tuesday that it is entering into the bidding for New York’s second offshore wind power solicitation. In this round, New York State is accepting proposals for a total of up to 2,500 megawatts of capacity – about three times more than the size of Equinor’s Empire Wind Phase One project, […]
The chair of the House Natural Resources Committee, Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva (D-AZ), has introduced a 300-page package of legislation to invest in ocean-based energy solutions, including offshore wind. Among its other provisions, the proposed Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act would direct the Department of the Interior to issue permits for at least 12.5 gigawatts of […]
Concern over the number of crew members and ships arriving in Western Australia with COVID-19 is leading to calls to restrict crew changes, turn away ships and even close the ports. The calls from leaders of industry, local officials, and politicians are growing as the state is dealing with another widespread outbreak on a ship […]
Alaska may have suffered the most severe impact from the cruise industry shutdown of all the states in the U.S. according to a new report from Federal Maritime Commissioner Louis Sola. The commissioner has been examining the economic impacts of COVID-19 on specific geographic regions. Commissioner Sola traveled to Anchorage, Whittier, and Seward where he […]
The National Transportation Safety Board has concluded its investigation into the fire aboard the dive boat Conception, which burned and sank off Santa Cruz Island on September 2, 2019. 33 passengers and one crewmember died in the fire, making it one of America’s most deadly maritime casualties in decades. NTSB did not reach a conclusion […]
Hard hit by an extended downturn in the offshore oil service sector, many of the leading companies have been forced into restructuring as they sought to address the changes that appear to be permanent in the business. In the latest move, the shareholders, banks, and creditors of Norway’s Solstad Offshore approved a complex financial restructuring. […]
The technology group Wärtsilä has been awarded a contract for the supply of cargo handling and fuel supply system for two new 98,000 cbm Very Large Ethane Carriers (VLEC) being built at the Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) shipyard in South Korea, with an option for a third vessel. This order follows a similar contract awarded […]
RINA, the ship classification multinational company, and ShipParts.com, a leading e-commerce platform for sourcing marine equipment, spare parts and services, have signed a Strategic Cooperation Agreement to enhance the procurement efficiency of the shipping industry. Thanks to this agreement, the marine supply industry and the ship operators will benefit from the added value and smooth […]
Leading boat launch and recovery systems supplier Vestdavit has secured a far-reaching frame agreement to provide service, support and spares for the variety of marine davits it has supplied to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). NOAA operates a fleet of research and survey vessels that conduct a wide variety of missions, including oceanographic […]
The U.S. Coast Guard and Delaware state officials are responding to a bunker fuel spill that is washing up at Broadkill Beach, Delaware, a small community at the entrance to Delaware Bay. On Monday evening, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control called the Coast Guard National Response Center to relay a report […]
