All Insight articles – Page 7
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NewsCrane Worldwide prepares for vaccine supply chain challenges
With recent announcements from pharmaceutical companies that they are close to supplying a Covid-19 vaccine, global logistics experts race to support what will be an epic supply chain challenge. Crane Worldwide Logistics has been strengthening its global solutions in preparation.
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NewsEU sets massive 2050 target
The European Union (EU) revealed details of a huge offshore wind energy construction campaign today (November 19).
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NewsVolga-Dnepr strengthens healthcare team
Volga-Dnepr group has strengthened its global healthcare team with the appointment of Yulia Celetaria as healthcare director and Casper Pan to front its vaccine task force.
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NewsSeafarer crisis to raise crewing costs
Henrik Jensen, managing director at Danica Crewing Specialists, is advising ship operators to set aside additional funds in next year’s budgets for crew changes.
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NewsECOL eyes further MRAs
Talks are under way with organisations in Germany, Ireland and Spain to establish mutual recognition agreements (MRA) between the national crane operator licensing authorities and ESTA’s European Crane Operators Licence (ECOL).
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NewsStoring cargoes in a pandemic
With projects on hold or delayed as a result of Covid-19, project forwarders are faced with a new challenge: finding space to store heavy and oversized cargoes.
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NewsABC transports vaccine equipment
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) is delivering vaccine manufacturing equipment from Frankfurt in Germany to Atlanta, USA.
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NewsSAAM Towage moves ahead cautiously
Work for SAAM Towage has remained relatively stable during the Covid-19 crisis. However, it is still too early to make accurate projections of what will happen in the future, said the company’s head of commercial Bruno Pina.
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ArticlePower to revive the global economy?
The development of new renewable power generation capacity worldwide may be slowed by the Covid-19 crisis, at least in the short term. Despite that, offshore wind energy is set to be one of the more resilient sectors and is poised for further strong growth.
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NewsAir cargo recovery could turn toxic for forwarders
September marks the fifth consecutive month of positive indicators in the global air cargo market since April 2020’s 37 percent year-on-year decline in volumes – signalling a continued gradual recovery, according to CLIVE Data Services.
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ArticleAwakening to a future of online upskilling in logistics
The Covid-19 crisis is forcing logistics companies to reassess their training strategies, resulting in surging interest in online and virtual learning.
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NewsThe UK’s green ambitions: A wind energy boost or hot air?
At the Conservative Party conference, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged GBP160 million (USD206 million) to upgrade ports and factories across the country that manufacture the next generation of wind turbines, vowing to make the coronavirus pandemic a catalyst for green growth.
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ArticleTidal power awaits commercial surge
The wave and tidal power sector is seeing increasing numbers of small-scale projects around the world, but has yet to develop into a major industry. However, many expect that will happen soon.
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NewsABC tests vaccine transport capabilities
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has transported 12 SkyCell containers from Hong Kong to Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
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NewsGlobal forwarding market takes a hit
Global trade volumes in the second quarter of 2020 contracted 14.3 percent, compared to the same period of 2019 – more than the drop recorded during the financial crisis between the third quarter of 2008 and first quarter of 2009.
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ArticleBrazilian logisticians plot survival path
Brazil is in the throes of the pandemic while its economy faces headwinds from rising political uncertainty and low commodity prices. The timing is more than unfortunate, as the project logistics sector in the country was poised for growth. Sophie Barnes reports.
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ArticleProject logisticians must push back to survive
Juan Gimenez has been involved in the shipping and project logistics business for almost 42 years. Now retired, he shares his thoughts on the current market, disappointed with how project freight forwarding in Spain has developed over time. The situation was bad enough even before the Covid-19 pandemic.
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ArticleSomaliland poised to challenge Djibouti in logistics arena
Berbera port in Somaliland has the potential to become a real alternative to Djibouti, explains David Whitehouse. East Africa may also be about to see oil exploration off troubled Somalia.
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ArticleSouth Korean project logistics: battening down the hatches until storm clouds lift
Given its heavy reliance on exports, South Korea has been hard hit by the slump in worldwide trade resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic. There are, however, reasons for optimism in the project market – for those who can survive the wait.
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NewsChapman Freeborn supplies Covid-19 cargo to Guinea
Air charter broker Chapman Freeborn played a key role in the delivery of a mobile hospital onboard a Boeing 747 freighter from Johannesburg in South Africa, to Conakry in Guinea to support the region’s Covid-19 response.