[Brief] The body of an Afghan migrant was found Sunday in the vehicle deck of a ro/pax ferry in Ancona, Italy. The cruise ferry Cruise Europa arrived in Ancona at about 1700 hours Sunday on a voyage from Patras, Greece. The victim’s body was found within the vessel’s vehicle hold, and it showed no signs […]
Frank Coles has a vision. The Wallem Group CEO wants to enhance transparency in the ship management business and change the business model through the power of technology. “The lack of transparency is about how the business is conducted and how managers are paid,” he explains. “As a consolidator in the old business model, a […]
After seven days of firefighting and twice before declaring the fire contained, the fire aboard the VLCC New Diamond has reportedly subsided. The joint teams from India and Sri Lank said that while there may be some small pockets of fire below deck, they believe it is finally contained and largely extinguished. There no longer were […]
Like many businesses and other organisations, the Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in the sales and marketing admin team directing more effort at alternative markets for extra business. Although sales to the worldwide marine industry are healthy and remain profitable, they are still down slightly on 2019 and there is spare capacity within the Solar Solve […]
A Finnish dive team has explored and identified a rare shipwreck in the Baltic: a Dutch three-masted fluyt, a design dating back to the 17th century. The fluyt was designed with minimum manning and maximum cargo in mind. Its rigging was laid out with pulleys for mechanical advantage, and it carried no guns, leaving additional […]
Today, Harvey Gulf announced that, in addition to its new two million gallon diesel bunkering facility in Port Fourchon, LA, it will now offer a full service fuel carrying vessel solely dedicated to offshore fuel and water deliveries, through the conversion of Harvey’s 300’ PSV Harvey Hawk. The vessel will be able to carry 800,000 […]
Seven weeks after the UK-focused cruise line Cruise and Maritime Voyages collapsed due to the pandemic and went into administration, a British court has ordered the sale of the cruise ships the company formerly marketed. News of the court-ordered sale to satisfy debts saddened many of the cruise line’s former passengers but came as the […]
ABS has introduced an ‘Alternative Fuel Ready’ approach to help shipowners prepare their fleets for the introduction of alternative fuels. Introduced through the newly published Guide for Gas and Other Low-Flashpoint Fuel Ready Vessels, the new approach is the latest contribution from ABS to assist the industry with the adoption of new fuel technologies. The […]
Just months after opening its latest multi-user warehouse, located in Werne, Germany, rapidly-growing business has led Imperial to expand the facility’s capacity by 30%, with the leasing of a further adjacent unit. The additional space brings the total under-cover storage area to almost 30,000 sq m. The extra warehousing will be part-racked for pallets, while […]
DSV and LATAM Cargo have successfully completed the transport of 110 RKN C-Safe containers with medicines. The cargo originated from a customer in the pharmaceutical industry and was shipped from Amsterdam to Brasilia aboard three A350 aircraft flights. The success of the operation confirms the high performance achieved by LATAM Cargo and the partnership with […]
The “Digitalization, Infrastructure, and Connectivity Set to Transform the GCC Logistics Industry, 2020” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering. The logistics industry in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region is evolving rapidly driven by increasing non-oil sector contribution to GDP, infrastructure development, the emergence of free trade zones and industrial parks and increased trade cooperation.Governments in the region […]
Subject to regulatory approval by the Trinidad and Tobago Civil Aviation Authority, Caribbean Airlines will launch service between Barbados and Dominica from September 19, 2020. The addition of Dominica to the network is part of the airline’s current strategic plan to expand into the Eastern Caribbean. The increase in commercial flights will auger well for […]
