Insight – Page 8
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ECOL 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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Storing 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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ABC transports vaccine equipment
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) is delivering vaccine manufacturing equipment from Frankfurt in Germany to Atlanta, USA.
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SAAM 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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Power 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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Air 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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Awakening 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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The 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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Tidal 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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ABC tests vaccine transport capabilities
AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has transported 12 SkyCell containers from Hong Kong to Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
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Global 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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Brazilian 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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Project 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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Somaliland 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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South 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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Chapman 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.
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Mining sector digs deep to lead logistics recovery
Covid-19 disruption and commodity price volatility have caused delays to projects in all industry verticals. Despite the turbulence, mining projects appear to be better placed than most to ride out the crisis, writes David Kershaw.
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West Africa power projects set to lead logistics rebound
Demand for power in West Africa has helped project cargo markets limit the impact of Covid-19. However, future recovery will depend on a solution to the region’s growing maritime security problems, reports David Whitehouse.
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Larger turbines bring capacity pressures for project logistics
Larger turbine components, the geographical spread of their location and increasing deployment of floating installations are presenting new challenges and investment requirements for logistics companies servicing the offshore wind power sector, writes Phil Hastings.
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Covid-19 and the future of the energy sector
George Schutte, vice president energy services at Crane Worldwide Logistics, shares his thoughts on what the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic will be on the oil and gas sector.