French customs officers have seized their largest ever contraband tobacco cargo in New Caledonia, equal to a years’ worth of regional consumption in the French overseas territory. Last Wednesday, the Noumea Customs Brigade boarded and searched the Tanzanian-flagged bulker Kokoo, which had arrived in Noumea after loitering suspiciously for an extended period off the coast […]
T he labor strife that has plagued ports around the world has spread to Rotterdam with reports of long delays and slowdowns due to a contract dispute at the Hutchison Delta II Terminal. Two labor unions have broken off negotiations and backed away from a tentative agreement threatening to continue their strikes until the operator […]
The maritime industry is experiencing significant changes in safety and compliance standards due to the implementation of the Safer Seas Act (SSA) in December 2022. This legislation focuses on addressing incidents of sexual assault and sexual harassment (SASH). It requires the installation of video and audio surveillance systems on certain vessels to improve safety […]
The U.S. Coast Guard needs to address additional issues in its efforts to ensure the cybersecurity of U.S. flagged vessels as well as ports and other facilities in the maritime transport system reports the U.S. Government Accountability Office. In a newly released audit, the GAO finds issues with record keeping, alignment with national security considerations, […]
An Indian-managed crude oil tanker that has been transporting Russian oil was involved in a bunkering accident today near Istanbul. Turkey’s Directorate General of Coastal Safety (KEGM) reports its teams are cleaning the surface waters. The tanker named Jag, was in the Ahirkapi Anchorage near Istanbul when the incident occurred. KEGM did not report how […]
Business has been blooming at Miami International Airport in the weeks leading up to Valentine’s Day, with the cargo gateway projecting that more than 1,500 tons of cut flowers will arrive daily between January 1 and the end of February – a 3% increase over the airport’s record-breaking peak season in 2024. America’s largest gateway […]
All Nippon Airways (ANA) and ECS Group’s subsidiary, Skylog Turkiye, have signed a GSA contract in the run-up to the airline’s launch of its first direct flights between Japan and Turkey, beginning 12 February 2025. Three Boeing 787-800 flights per week offer around 60 tons of cargo capacity and a strong Asia-Europe network connection. Skylog […]
Swissport International has expanded its ‘Flower Corridor’ infrastructure to key European air cargo destinations. It allows for a fully temperature-controlled, end-to-end process for the transport of fresh flowers from Kenya to Europe, extending shelf life by up to a week. This Valentine’s season, Swissport expects to handle more than 250 million flowers at its air […]
The Lunar New Year is one of the most significant celebrations in Asia, bringing family reunions, vibrant festivities, and, for the logistics industry, an intense period of heightened activity. This annual holiday marks a temporary pause in manufacturing and trade across China and Hong Kong, sending ripple effects across global supply chains. But as data […]
[By Cavotec] Cavotec has signed a multi-million euro order for its MoorMaster™ NxG automated mooring system to be installed at Port of Dublin in Ireland. The order, signed at the end of 2024, marks the first deployment of MoorMaster technology in Ireland. Deliveries will primarily take place in the third quarter 2026. “The installation at […]
[By Cooper Consolidated] Cooper Consolidated, LLC is proud to announce the expansion of its bulk stevedoring fleet with the addition of two 4000C Series Equilibrium Cranes, the largest cranes built by E-crane. These cranes, named “Pelican” and “Creole King,” solidify Cooper Consolidated, LLC as the Mississippi River’s premier bulk stevedoring service provider. “Cooper Consolidated is […]
The U.S. Coast Guard has found and searched the wreckage of the commuter aircraft that crashed on ice near Nome, Alaska last week. On Thursday, a small Cessna passenger plane en route from the village of Unalakleet to Nome went down over open water about 40 nautical miles southeast of its destination. The single-engine […]
