Port of Antwerp-Bruges and its partners Dronematrix, Skeydrone and Proximus have been given the green light to operate BVLOS (Beyond Visual Line of Sight) automated drone flights on a daily basis in the Antwerp port area, a first in the world. The approval was underlined by the visit of key representatives of European and national […]
Hapag-Lloyd has published its annual report for 2022, the year of its 175th anniversary. According to the report, Hapag-Lloyd’s EBITDA increased to USD 20.5 billion (EUR 19.4 billion). EBIT grew to USD 18.5 billion (EUR 17.5 billion), and the Group profit improved to USD 18 billion (EUR 17 billion). “Overall, we look back on a […]
Construction has begun on AAL Shipping’s first Super B-Class heavy lift multipurpose vessel (MPV), the AAL Limassol, marked with a traditional steel cutting ceremony (pictured) this week at the CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipyard, Guangzhou, China. The AAL Limassol is the first in a fleet of six 32,000 deadweight tonnes (dwt) Super B-Class vessels on order, […]
A new industry report published today calls for a coordinated, national hydrogen transport strategy to support the UK’s decarbonisation and path to Net Zero. Hydrogen has a critical role to play in the decarbonisation of transport. Hydrogen is expected to be the dominant technology choice for several transport modes including HGVs, aviation and maritime through […]
Global Healthcare specialist VIKAND, has added two additional Medical Directors to strengthen its clinical leadership team to support its growing client base. Doctor Tanya Engelbrecht has been promoted from her fleet doctor role at VIKAND to become Medical Director for Viking Ocean, one of VIKAND’s key clients. She has over 20 years’ experience as medical […]
Global Marine Travel LLC (GMT) has entered into an agreement to provide outsourced travel management services to Crystal for their passenger Air/Sea program beginning this March. Crystal, known for providing exceptional cruises with world-class dining and entertainment, exquisite suites and first-class service, is in the process of preparing for the relaunch later this summer of […]
The stars are aligning for a tanker supercycle, writes analyst company Shipping Strategy Ltd. Due to weak markets, low returns, changes to regulations and the pandemic, tanker owners have not been ordering many ships for several years. Nor are they likely to do so now with newbuilding prices near historical peaks, regulatory uncertainty growing, and […]
