FREIGHTER operator Atran Airlines has completed its first live animal transportation project in Europe, transporting 42,640 one-day-old chicks, weighing a total of more than 2.2 tonnes, from Spain to Russia on a Boeing 737-800BCF charter flight.

CHAPMAN Freeborn Australia has chartered an Antonov AN-124 aircraft to transport four helicopters to Athens to support Greece's fight against wildfires.

The UK royal family's property management firm, the Crown Estate, is set to carry out a research study on how massive offshore wind investments could impact marine ecosystems. The decision responds to concerns that wind farms could have adverse impacts on marine life.

The Australian parliament this week passed a law to force big oil and gas producers to pay for the cost of decommissioning offshore rigs, with Keith Pitt, the federal minister for Resources and Water, stating the law was to ensure taxpayers are not left to foot the bill.

Resident on the Isle of Man in the Irish sea flocked to the beach yesterday to see an unusual sight, a small Latvian-registered cargo ship ran aground overnight on the north of the island. By all reports, the 32-year-old vessel became a popular tourist attraction on the beach and social media over the course of the day.

This year has been a challenging one for tanker freight rates, while the dry bulk and container markets have been experiencing decade highs with elevated rates not seen before in maritime. What is more, there should be persistent concern regarding the drivers behind this adverse evolution from the summer of 2020 till today.

In striving for greater awareness and usage of the CTU Code in order to improve safety in the intermodal supply chain, the Cargo Integrity Group (CIG) has published its Quick Guide to the Code, and its accompanying Container Packing Checklist, in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish

For the first time, a floating offshore solar technology has received an Approval in Principle (AiP) from one of the leading classification societies. According to Bureau Veritas which issued the approval to Dutch renewable energy company SolarDuck, this marks the beginning of a new era for this form of renewable energy.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.(TSMC), the Taiwanese world’s largest contract computer-chip maker, is reportedly planning to charter a container ship to transport manufacturing equipment to its new facility in Phoenix, Arizona. The move would help TSMC reduce the cost of containerized freight for the project.

In this episode of the In the Know podcast, Capt. Andrew Kinsey, senior marine risk consultant for insurer Allianz, joined The Maritime Executive for a conversation about the biggest hazards facing shipping today.

CEVA Logistics joins Singapore Changi Airport community in humanitarian aid
14,000-kilogram first shipment of oxygen concentrators shipped from Los Angeles to Jakarta via Singapore

On the 13th and 14th of September, the City of Lappeenranta hosts Future Energy Solutions Conference, a high-level event related to green electrification and hydrogen economy. The event demonstrates how to transform air and water into fuels, chemicals, materials and even food. Future Energy Solutions is a hybrid event online and at the Lappeenranta City Hall.

Le Havre, France: Seafrigo's recently-launched joint venture with Antwerp Cold Stores, combined with its new LCL (Less-than-Container) reefer service between the Belgian city and New York in the USA, is proving so popular with customers that the logistics provider is now looking to further expand its operations and capacity in the port.

SHIFT Business Festival 2021 will start on Wednesday morning 25 August when the Hotel Kakola’s gates open to the festival audience and the festival program begins on the virtual platform Liveto.

GSBN is expanding its footprint into Hong Kong, Singapore and Thailand to modernize global trade and benefit even more stakeholders in the ecosystem