CMA CGM announces new Africa peak season surcharges
French ocean carrier CMA CGM has announced new peak season surcharges to Africa, effective from 1 August. The Marseille-based box line will apply a new PSS of €400/US$400/GB£300 per reefer container from North Europe, including Baltic, Scandinavia, UK, West Mediterranean, East Mediterranean, Adriatic, Morocco, North Africa and Black Sea, to West Africa. Additionally, CMA CGM […]
AN-124 utilised for 80 tonne shipment to Chile
Antonov Airlines, NEO Air Charter and forwarder Logwin have teamed up to move two huge parts for a wood production site in Chile. The operation involved the transportation of a rim from Italy and a ferrule from Brazil using an AN-124 freighter, with the two items having a total weight of about 80 tonnes. The […]
Global IT outage hits air cargo operations
Air cargo operations have been impacted by the IT disruption that has seen computer systems malfunction at airlines and airports worldwide. The disruption is understood to have been caused by Microsoft IT issues linked to cyber security company Crowdstrike. In Europe, cargo hub Amsterdam Airport Schiphol confirmed it has been affected by the IT issues. […]
MSC Air Cargo adds first Malpensa flights following AlisCargo takeover
MSC Air Cargo has conducted its first flight from Milan Malpensa Airport (MXP) following its takeover of AlisCargo Airlines. The AlisCargo-operated Boeing 777 freighter (I-MSCA) flight left the Italian hub for Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) earlier this week. The new service will operate twice per week, the company explained. MSC took a majority stake […]
Air Partner provides urgent supplies to hurricane-stricken Jamaica
Air Partner’s cargo division recently supported humanitarian aid efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl in the Caribbean. The Air Partner cargo team arranged a cargo charter flight from Miami (MIA) to Montego Bay (MBJ) in Jamaica utilising a Global X Airbus A321F aircraft to transport 50,000 lbs and 43 pallets of relief supplies, including […]
Dragados and Siemens Energy win $3bn offshore grid connection contract
Spain’s Dragados Offshore in consortium with Germany’s Siemens Energy has won a deal to construct a new converter system for the LanWin3 offshore grid connection project in the German North Sea. It was awarded by transmission system operator 50Hertz and the EPCI contract includes all engineering services, the procurement of the necessary components as well […]
Tenaz Energy buys NAM Offshore from Shell-Exxon Dutch JV for $180m
Canada’s Tenaz Energy has entered into an agreement with Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij, a joint venture between Shell and ExxonMobil, to acquire its offshore arm for €165m ($180m). The acquisition of NAM Offshore will have an effective date of January 1, 2024, and is expected to close in mid-2025. NAM Offshore is expected to produce nearly […]
MOL invests in next-gen engine technology startup
Japanese shipowner Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has invested in a startup company Carnot that develops technology for highly efficient engines using heat-resistant materials. Steel and aluminium engines require constant cooling to prevent them from overheating, which reduces performance and increases the risk of engine failure. Cooling could consume around 30% of an engine’s combustion energy. […]
DOF awarded several new contracts in Brazil
Norwegian offshore vessel owner DOF has won multiple contracts in Brazil. DOF-managed AHTS vessels Skandi Jupiter and Skandi Mercury, have been contracted by Petrobras to operate as AHTS 230t BP after the same competitive tender process earlier this year that led to the contract of Skandi Amazonas, Skandi Rio and Skandi Botafogo. Both units are […]
Two tankers on fire in Singapore after collision
Fire broke out on two tankers in Singapore waters today (19 July). The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said that at 6.15am local time, distress calls were received from the crew on the Hafnia Mile, a 2017-built 74,189 dwt products tanker and the Ceres I, a 2001-built very large crude carrier. At the […]