Changi Airport Group’s international arm, Changi Airports International (CAI), has taken a 26% stake in Bengal Aerotropolis Projects Limited (BAPL). The project signifies CAI’s first investment in an Indian greenfield airport city project. The Durgapur Aerotropolis is India ’s first aerotropolis project and its first privately own...
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), Volga-Dnepr Group’s scheduled cargo airline, successfully operated its first flight to Kabul ( Afghanistan ) on the 14th of July. From now on every Tuesday Boeing 747-200/300 will operate scheduled charter from Frankfurt to Kabul , arriving in Afghanistan capital early in the morning the next day (Wednesday)....
India 's major airports are expected to enjoy air freight volumes rise between now and 2012, with Mumbai expected to grow one per cent in 2009-10, followed by 6.99 per cent growth in 2010-11, and by eight per cent in the 2011-12 period, the Shipping Gazette reported. This according to figures in projects from Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel, wh...
The European Commission said Friday that Lufthansa's latest offer regarding its planned takeover of Austrian Airlines Group contains insufficient concessions, making it unlikely the EC can grant antitrust clearance for the deal by the end of this month, ATWOnline informed. The Commission on July 1 extended the deadline of its investigation into the propo...
Wilhelmsen Ships Service announced that their Liferaft and Marin-Ark service station in Miami , Florida is now fully operational. It is a stand-alone station conveniently situated between the port of Miami and Port Everglades in South Florida, approximately 4 kilometers from the current Wilhelmsen Ships Service premises in Miami . The statio...
German shipping company Lauterjung has seen an upturn in demand for bulk carrier transport since the beginning of 2009. Two bulk carriers with a capacity of 50,000 tonnes each are being built for the Emden-based company. Moreover, Chinese yards will deliver two car carriers to Lauterjung in the next few years. At the end of June 2009 Lauterjung took deliv...
United Industrial Corporation (OPK) shipyards have delivered a diesel electric line icebreaker " St. Petersburg " to Rosmorport ( Russian Maritime Port ). A solemn ceremony of the signing of the takeover certificate and making the colors of the Russian Federation on the icebreaker was held at the Baltiysky Zavod plant, a part of OPK. The ...
Maersk Line was named Sustainable Shipping Operator of The Year for challenging the shipping industry and bringing about significant reductions in energy consumption and emissions. The award, presented by Sustainable Shipping ( http://link.etyper.com/r/link.asp?p1=607702457&p2=11&p3=http://www.sustainableshipping.com ) at an awards ceremony in...
Port of Tallinn is the biggest port authority in Estonia and as far as both cargo and passenger traffic are taken into account, the biggest port on the shores of the Baltic Sea.
Qingdao Saint Voyage Logistics Inc. (SVL) is an Experienced International Shi