[By: Pipeotech] Norway’s Pipeotech has signalled its intention to rewrite the rulebook within the pipe sealing segment by offering a 10-year gas-tight guarantee as standard on its innovative DeltaV-Seal. The move illustrates the company’s faith in the type approved, 100% leak proof gasket, with stringent long-term testing demonstrating it is now firmly established as the […]
British authorities announced the seizure one of the largest ever shipments of heroin intercepted at the port of Felixstowe aboard a container ship bound for Antwerp. The shipment consisted of more than a ton for what was termed Class A narcotics. According to Britain’s National Crime Agency, acting on information developed by investigators they were […]
Faced with growing pressure and pending government action, the Maritime Union of Australia announced that it was withdrawing its industrial action against Australia’s largest container terminal that had been causing growing frustrations in the shipping industry. The union agreed not to pursue its action at Sydney’s Port Botany before November 1. The dispute has started […]
Organizations are again taking the opportunity to renew the focus on the challenges and dangers of delaying crew changes as a result of the pandemic. Today, September 20, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) was holding an extraordinary session to discuss safety as part of the UN annual general session before joint sessions on September 24 […]
Freight volumes handled at Europe’s fifth-largest air cargo hub, Leipzig/Halle Airport, grew significantly again in August. Compared to the same month in the previous year, the volume of air freight rose by 12.7% to a figure of approximately 109,048 tonnes. This meant that the volume of cargo handled during the first eight months of the […]
Air Partner, a leading global charter and freight solutions specialist, has established its first physical presence in South Africa with a Johannesburg sales office that will provide localised support to freight clients within the region. The expansion follows record growth of the freight division over the last three years and will be overseen by newly […]
DHL Express, the world’s leading international express service provider, announced a price increase today that will take effect on January 1, 2021. The increase in the UK will be 4.9%, compared to 2020. This is to continuously ensure the resilience of its network and constantly maintain high service standards. “Supporting our customers in reaching their […]
Temperature controlled packaging company Peli BioThermal continues its commitment to sustainability by planting 25 trees for each person who participated in its 2020 Biopharma Cold Chain Logistics Sustainability Survey. The trees were planted at nine sites across the south west of Western Australia by One Tree Planted, a non-profit organisation focused on reforestation. One Tree […]
Boeing has announced a firm order from an unidentified customer for two 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighters (BCF), as well as agreements to open additional conversion lines in Guangzhou, China, and Singapore to meet strong market demand. Based on the popular Next-Generation 737, the 737-800BCF offers operators newer technology, lower fuel consumption and higher reliability than […]
[By Olive Heffernan] In late March, as most of the world was adjusting to lockdown, oceanographer Daniel Harrison was setting sail for the Great Barrier Reef. Though Harrison, a native Australian, had sailed these waters many times before, this particular expedition was different. On reaching Broadhurst Reef, 100km off the Australian coast, Harrison and his […]
Yachtsmen have a new and rare danger to confront off the coast of Spain: orca attacks. According to Spain’s maritime search and rescue agency, Salvamento Maritimo, multiple sailing yachts have been damaged or disabled by aggresive orcas ramming their hulls. One of the vessels, the Urki 1, captured video footage of an attack off A […]
[By Yoichiro Sato] In August 2020 China lifted the annual summer ban on its fleet’s fishing in the East China Sea (ECS). Amid speculation that China may use the opportunity to assert its claim over the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands, U.S. and Japanese naval forces conducted a joint exercise in the ECS to deter China. While […]
