Noida International Airport (NIA) is progressing towards its operational launch, marking a critical advancement in India’s air cargo and logistics infrastructure. With regulatory approvals in process and construction milestones being met, the airport is poised to become a key hub for both domestic and international air freight operations, improving supply chain efficiency across northern India. […]
On Thursday, the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Valiant offloaded nearly six tonnes of cocaine onto a pier at Coast Guard Base Miami Beach, just three miles from the city’s famous nightclub district – but the drugs are not for distribution. The giant $140 million haul will be destroyed, adding to the long list of […]
Capt. Francesco Schettino, former captain of the lost cruise ship Costa Concordia, may soon be eligible for partial parole, and would have a day job waiting for him outside of prison. On January 13, 2012, the giant cruise ship Costa Concordia hit a rock and capsized just off the island of Giglio, Tuscany. 32 people […]
On Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump paused American tariffs on Canada and Mexico for the second time. The pause is the latest in a long series of changes: his first administration negotiated a zero-percent tariff deal in 2019 – the U.S. Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) – but after winning the election in November 2024, Trump announced […]
Failure by the U.S. Coast Guard to invest in maintaining and renewing its crumpling shore infrastructure and a lack of funding from the U.S. Congress has resulted in a significant increase in the amount required to carry out the work. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is again shining the spotlight on the agency’s mounting […]
According to Bangladeshi media, a bulker ran aground near the Russian port of Ust-Luga in late December and remained on the rocks for weeks, despite appeals to the local authorities for assistance. The previously-unreported casualty involved the Bangladeshi-owned and -crewed bulker Meghna Princess, operated by the country’s largest shipowner, Meghna Group. On December 29, […]
Denmark’s Lauritzen Bulkers, one of the oldest operators tracing its roots back 140 years, reports it has acquired Alexander & Blake, a Canadian breakbulk and parcel shipping company. The deal comes as the company looks to rebound from what it called “unpredictable and complex market conditions,” in 2024. Alexander & Blake is a Canadian-owned […]
Finnish shipbuilder Meyer Turku reported today that it has named Casimir Lindholm, the current President of Cargotec, to succeed family member Tim Meyer as CEO of the cruise ship builder. The move comes just weeks after the company also named former Wärtsilä CEO Jaakko Eskola as its new chairman of the board. The yard which has […]
The two unions representing the masters and crews of the tugs that support the UK’s Royal Navy announced they were postponing planned strikes. The actions would have impacted the support for vessels that the Navy’s bases as well as other critical services such as the delivery of supplies and munitions. At issue were the complaints […]
There has been a lot of discussion in New Hampshire lately about the effectiveness of a pro-American law that has been providing national and economic security for the United States for many years. I want to provide some stakeholder’s perspective and perhaps add some context as to how this issue relates to New Hampshire. […]
The U.S. Coast Guard has been called in to provide support to The Republic of the Marshall Islands as a challenge search is underway for an overdue sea ambulance. Officials are citing the complex nature of the search with the U.S. Department of Defense approving the efforts to support the U.S.’s long-time partner in the […]
GEODIS announces the appointment of Jean-Benoit Devauges as Group General Counsel. He will be a member of the Group’s Management Board, which is chaired by Marie-Christine Lombard, Chief Executive Officer of GEODIS. He also becomes a member of the Executive Board of GEODIS alongside Marie-Christine Lombard and David-Olivier Tarac. READ: Milwaukee Airport begins work on new cargo hub […]
