The pilot was involved in an accident in Gravesend Reach while boarding the general cargo ship Sunmi and emergency responders were unable to save his life, the Port of London Authority said in a statement.
Members of the International Civil Aviation Organization have agreed to measures aimed at enabling the aviation industry to reach carbon neutral growth from 2020.
The U.S. Justice Department said Thursday that three men were arrested on charges of illegally exporting military technology to Russia.
The newly delivered aircraft is the fifth of 20 Boeing 747-8s ordered by the airline group in July, bringing subsidiary AirBridgeCargo’s fleet to 16 747-class freighters, the company said in a statement.
Ocean carriers Maersk Line, MSC, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd and OOCL announced new freight rates on various trades.
Ocean carriers Maersk Line, MSC, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd and OOCL adjusted freight rates on various trades.
The Liberian International Ship and Corporate Registry appoints four managers, while Kalmar strengthens its Americas management and Envirotainer names head of Asia-Pacific operations.
Questions remain about the economic impact of lowering the cap on sulfur levels in marine fuels, as well as whether the refining industry can produce enough low-sulfur fuel to satisfy the increase in demand.
The last three months saw “some of the worst” conditions “in living memory” in the multipurpose and project cargo sectors, with little chance for any significant improvement until the end of 2017, according to shipping research and consulting firm Drewry.
BlueWater Reporting
Ocean carrier schedule and capacity database BlueWater Reporting has released a report detailing all services on which Hanjin Shipping operated at the time of its insolvency filing.
Indiana Michigan Power has agreed to sell its recently retired Tanner’s Creek coal plant in Lawrenceville, Ind. to a brownfield redevelopment company that is working with the Ports of Indiana to evaluate the site for use as the state’s fourth port.
Hyundai Merchant Marine joined an Asia-Indian Subcontinent dedicated service, while Yang Ming is scheduled to join a loop dedicated to the same trades.
The Canadian port launched a new Trucking PORTal web-based application to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by optimizing truck routes to and from the port’s container terminals.
The current cycle of larger than normal inventories, coupled with weakness in the manufacturing sector, has contributed to soft trucking volumes in 2016, according to American Trucking Associations Chief Economist Bob Costello.
The new 60-40 joint venture between Dubai-based third-party logistics provider Aramex and Australia Post will be based in Singapore with a particular focus on connecting the Australian e-commerce market with sellers in Asia, the companies said.
The board of directors of CSX Corp. declared a quarterly dividend payable Dec. 15, 2016 to shareholders of common stock.
The Bonn, Germany-based parcel carrier and third-party logistics provider has sold 100 percent of its stake in optivo GmbH to cloud-based digital content, commerce and marketing management platform firm Episerver AB.
The Chamber of Marine Commerce appoints interim president, while the executive director of the Transportation Institute at the University of Denver (DTI) will retire.
At 11:00 a.m. EST Thursday, the National Hurricane Center said the Category 4 hurricane was 25 miles west/northwest of Nassau Bahamas and about 180 miles southeast of West Palm Beach, Fla.
