MAJ warns of a seafarers' exodus 
The Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ) expressed its growing concerns about future seafarer shortages if the crew change crisis should continue. In a media release, the possibility of "exhausted crew choosing to leave the shipping industry rather than risk another long... more
ASL converts option
Dublin-based ASL Aviation Holdings is taking up ten options for the 737-800 Boeing Converted Freighter. This follows the original agreement with Boeing for ten firm orders and ten options, announced at the Paris Air Show in 2019. They will be introduced to meet the requirements... more
Counterfeiters strike wrong note
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Washington Dulles International Airport recently seized 36 counterfeit guitars recently that if authentic, would have had a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of USD 158,692. The guitars arrived in 36 different shipments... more
Masks from China, flowers from Kenya
Ahead of Valentine’s Day, IAG Cargo transported 438 t of flowers (approximately 18 million stems) across its network. Over the past few weeks, its five sister airlines have been running flights across its network, including four flights a week from Nairobi into London Heathrow... more
PIL appoints Goh Chung Hun
Pacific International Lines (PIL) has appointed Goh Chung Hun as general manager, fleet division, effective from 1 February 2021. He succeeds Captain R.S. Minhas and will be overseeing the management of PIL's fleet, including technical, marine operations, safety and crewing.... more
Hutchison Ports invests in Saudi Arabia
In Saudi Arabia, the Royal Commission in Jubail and Yanbu and Hutchison Ports have inked an agreement to invest and operate JCPDI Port, which consists of multipurpose terminals within the Jazan City for Primary and Downstream Industries (JCPDI). Due to the pandemic, it was... more
Air cargo information for freight forwarders
Fiata recently informed that Icao has released amendments to the 2021-2022 edition of the Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of Dangerous Goods by Air relating to the containment of Covid-19. One of the amendments aims to facilitate the transport of vaccines, by... more
Dachser restructures regional management
Dachser Air & Sea Logistics (ASL) has reorganised the management of two regional business units. Tobias Burger (photo), already in charge of the strategic development as deputy director ASL, has assumed the position of managing director ASL Europe, Middle East and Africa... more
Track to “Titanium Valley” under construction
Russian Railways (RZD) has started the construction of railway infrastructure to support the “Titanium Valley” special economic zone in Sverdlovsk Oblast in the Russian Urals federal district. The building and installation works have been organised simultaneously at two... more
HMM also scores
Like the other big carriers, HMM took advantage of the cargo boom in the pandemic year of 2020. The South Korean group, formerly known as Hyundai Merchant Marine, was able to achieve an operating profit in 2020 of USD 831.1 million, a rise of more than USD 1 billion compared to... more