Authorities in Singapore are responding to an “unauthorized boarding” of a chemical tanker in the Singapore Strait and evacuating an injured crewmember. It is the latest in a spike of crimes along the Singapore Strait, but the first this year when a crewmember required medical attention. The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and […]
[By: Tidewater] Tidewater is pleased to announce the appointment of Chris Mack as the Company’s new Vice President of Marine Operations. With an extensive background in maritime transportation and operations, Chris brings over two decades of industry experience to the Tidewater team. Chris earned his Bachelor’s degree in Maritime Transportation from the California Maritime Academy and […]
The South African Airways (SAA) Board welcomes the approval by the Minister of Transport, Ms Barbara Creecy’s appointment of Professor John M. Lamola as its Group Chief Executive Officer. The Board is confident that Professor Lamola’s appointment marks a turning point for SAA’s long-term financial health, who has the skill, track record, leadership skills, insight, […]
Kuehne+Nagel UAE inaugurates a custom-designed hub for Rolls-Royce aircraft engines in Dubai to streamline engine deliveries across the Middle East. READ: Qatar Airways Cargo launches AEROSPACE product Rolls-Royce is a leading global supplier of aircraft engines in the civil aerospace sector. With distribution centres in the Netherlands, the U.S., and the U.K., the expansion of […]
IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG) has published its financial results for 2024. The business reported commercial revenues of €1,234 million for the period from January 1 to December 31, 2024 representing a 6.7 per cent YOY increase. “Air cargo achieved strong growth in 2024 with demand surpassing the record volumes […]
Menzies Aviation has unveiled its new 245,000 square feet greenfield domestic cargo terminal in partnership with BIAL (Bangalore International Airport Ltd). READ: Qatar Airways Cargo launches AEROSPACE product The new state-of-the-art cargo terminal is designed to enhance operational efficiency for Menzies’ cargo operations. It will support a wide variety of airfreight commodities, and incorporates advanced […]
The worst fears of Chile’s cherry growers have come to pass: Chinese customs authorities have rejected a huge shipment that got stranded at sea when the Maersk Saltoro broke down in the Pacific. About $60-130 million worth of cherries were stuck on board the vessel, and some or all of them will have to […]
The Scottish government may be closing in on a deal to lease the brand new ferry Spirit of Tasmania IV from the Tasmanian government for the purpose of housing refugees, according to Australian media. The controversial arrangement would provide an interim commercial charter for the ferry, which cannot be put to its intended use […]
Costamare which calls itself one of the leading owners and providers of containerships and dry bulk vessels for charter announced a plan to split its operations into two publicly-traded companies. The move reverses a strategy launched just four years ago to take the long-time containership owner into the dry bulk segment. The company has […]
A Bulgarian bulker has rescued 34 fishermen from a burning vessel off the coast of Sri Lanka, according to the shipowner. Eleen Armonia, a 2008-built bulker owned by Eleen Marine, was under way from Singapore to the Cape of Good Hope when the crew spotted smoke from a burning vessel at a position about 500 […]
Twelve days after the containership MSC Baltic III (33,767 dwt) lost power and was driven ashore in Canada during a winter storm, the Canadian Coast Guard reports the vessel cannot be safely refloated. Weather continues to hamper the efforts of the Coast Guard and a private salvage team with the latest update reporting they are […]
The U.S. Coast Guard has ordered a container terminal in San Juan, Puerto Rico to stop handling ammonium nitrate – a dangerous cargo that can explode under the wrong conditions – until it installs proper firefighting equipment. The Coast Guard has long had concerns about the Puerto Nuevo Terminal (PNT) facility’s alleged lack of […]
