Vintage cruise ships are continuing to be sold for recycling at the ship breakers due to the economic repercussions of the pandemic on the cruise industry and the global economy. News has emerged that at least two vintage ships were recently sold for scrap while the fate of several other older cruise ships remains uncertain. […]
[By: Castoldi Waterjets] Jet tender and waterjet expert Castoldi is no stranger to cutting edge technology. Now thanks to SAIM, Zipwake distributor in Italy, it has entered into collaboration with the Swedish top interceptor manufacturer to make its waterjets the best on the market for efficiency and performance. The collaboration with SAIM, the Italian distributor for […]
Emirates SkyCargo has started utilising its Airbus A380 aircraft on select cargo charter operations to transport urgently required cargo across its network. The first dedicated Emirates A380 ‘mini-freighter’ successfully transported medical supplies between Seoul and Amsterdam via Dubai. Working collaboratively with the Engineering and Flight Operations teams within Emirates, the air cargo carrier has optimised […]
IAG Cargo, the cargo division of the International Airline Group (IAG), has surprised a family in London with traditional home-made Diwali treats, directly from their Delhi-based family. The gesture comes at a time when the business is gearing up for a busy Diwali period, when it transports tonnes of festive goods, including sweets, home-made treats, […]
Qatar Airways will resume flights and increase services to several destinations in the coming weeks, including: Algiers (two weekly flights starting November 13) Chicago (increasing to nine weekly flights from November 15) Kiev (three weekly flights starting December 18) Miami (two weekly flights starting November 14) New York (increasing to 14 weekly flights from November […]
Volga-Dnepr Group’s air cargo carries – AirBridgeCargo Airlines and ATRAN Airlines – have achieved over three-fold increase in e-commerce volumes for the first nine months of 2020. Over 75,000 tonnes of dedicated packages with online purchases were delivered globally throughout the carriers’ networks onboard Boeing 747 and Boeing 737 freighters, with the major contributing trade […]
The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) announced that Glyn Hughes will take the newly created role of Director General. He will manage the team, work with the Board of Directors, the members and the industry partners to establish and implement TIACA’s vision and strategic objectives and advance the overall cargo agenda. Hughes is set to […]
The Maersk-led data project TradeLens is expanding significantly with the addition of all 31 container terminals run by Philippines-based terminal operator ICTSI. “We are now testing the system and transferring information about loading and discharge of cargo, berthing of vessels to the blockchain platform. After complete integration of the system, we will be able to […]
Women have served in the armed forces for over one hundred years. They served in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard before women could vote. They weren’t drafted, they volunteered. Their stories inspired sisters, daughters and grand-daughters to follow in their footsteps. I’m sharing a reading list inspired by these amazing […]
The Getting to Zero Coalition, which brings together more than 120 companies within the maritime, energy, infrastructure, and finance sectors, supported by key governments and IGOs, is warning that the maritime industry is running out of time to start efforts to meet the goals to half emissions by 2050. The organization is launching a […]
Security experts recently warned that it was likely that there would be an increase in sea piracy activity in the Gulf of Guinea as the seasonal weather improved in the region. Since that warning, there have been five reports and while the ships have escaped incident crews are being warned to remain on high alert because […]
The maritime industry – including container ships, bulk tankers, drillships, cruise ships, mobile offshore drilling units and the ports and terminals that support them – is critical to the global economy as well as national and international security. The global marine vessels market is projected to reach $220 billion USD by the end of 2026.1 Today, the maritime industry […]
