Online freight payment platform PayCargo has appointed two new vice presidents to its senior management team, Marta E Ramirez, and Ken Nieze. Ramirez is the new Global VP, Human Resources, based at PayCargo’s Florida headquarters, with Ken Nieze appointed VP of Sales, West Coast, based in Seattle, Washington. Ramirez brings over 25 years of experience […]
The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) announced that Pelican BioThermal and Nepal Flying Labs are the winners of the TIACA Air Cargo Sustainability Awards 2020 sponsored by CHAMP Cargosystems. The Awards aim to celebrate and encourage outstanding industry initiatives driving sustainability in air cargo. Pelican BioThermal was recognised in the Corporate category for their durable […]
The American Airlines Cargo team carried its first shipment of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine last night. In close collaboration with pharmaceutical and cargo partners, the airline received the shipment by truck at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD) and loaded the shipment onto a Boeing 777-200 aircraft flying to Miami International Airport (MIA). The vaccine shipment will […]
LATAM Airlines Group announced that, through its Solidarity Plane program, it will make available to the authorities of the countries where it has domestic operations (Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru) the free transportation of COVID-19 vaccines in their regular domestic flights, once available. “During this entire global health crisis, we have not spared efforts […]
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), the world’s largest air cargo handler, is offering its airline customers enhanced real-time shipment visibility and cost-efficient asset management solutions by deploying Descartes Core Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) readers across its global cargo operations. Already live at WFS’ airport locations in Paris, London, Brussels, Frankfurt, Madrid, New York and Houston, the […]
Strata Manufacturing, the advanced composite aero-structures manufacturing facility wholly-owned by Mubadala Investment Company PJSC, has successfully delivered its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner vertical fin shipset to Boeing during an official ceremony held following the UAE’s 49th National Day. The delivery, which underpins the Al Ain-based manufacturer’s evolving industrial and engineering capability, marks the first 787 […]
Keeping business moving ahead in the COVID-19 era, tug operator AmNav has conducted the first remote christening of a new tugboat on the U.S. West Coast. The newly-delivered Sarah Avrick is the second of four ASD-90 ship assist tugs ordered by the Saltchuk family of companies for use by AmNav and sister company Foss Maritime. “Christening […]
After last week’s scare of a potential case of COVID-19 aboard halted a cruise a day early, Singapore has permitted Royal Caribbean International’s Quantum of the Seas cruise ship to resume service. Reporting that it was satisfied that the health and safety protocols had been followed and worked as planned, the authorities permitted the cruise […]
In the effort to revive the once famed Harland & Wolff shipyard in Belfast, InfraStrata announced it has a signed a letter of intent with Triumph SubSea Services to build two windfarm development vessels at the historic shipyard. Coming just a year after the midstream natural gas company acquired the bankrupt yard, it is a […]
The European Union’s leaders have reached a deal to cut EU greenhouse gas emissions by 55 percent by 2030, nearly matching a European Parliament goal of a 60 percent reduction over the same timeframe. The ambitious target is likely to raise the price of carbon credits on the EU Emissions Trading System marketplace from about […]
As the state of New Jersey is working on its next solicitation for offshore wind proposals, the joint venture between Shell and France’s EDF energy company submitted a proposal to supply the state with up to 2,300 MW of renewable wind power. Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind also pledged up to $19 million in investments, including […]
Two smaller container ships operating feeder routes along China’s Yangtze River collided overnight near Shanghai, causing one of the vessels to capsize. At least three sailors were reported killed in the accident with the search ongoing. The Shanghai Maritime Search and Rescue Center coordinated the rescue efforts. They reported that the incident began when a […]
