Integrated Service Solution Global Forwarding (ISS) and Chapman Freeborn teamed up to deliver 88 tons (79.8 tonnes) of urgent construction materials from Bangkok in Thailand to Doha, Qatar.
Multiple charter flights were required to deliver oversized wooden crates and other construction materials.
Chapman Freeborn said that the Covid-19 pandemic made acquiring landing permits and coordinating crew rest periods a challenge, but the air charters were mobilised in “record time” regardless.
Miners in Australia are increasingly installing renewable energy sources to cut their net carbon emissions, creating work for heavy lift and multipurpose carriers.
Antonov Airlines and First Class Freight (FCF) transported oversized equipment, including an Azipod thruster, from Hong Kong to Houston, USA.
Silk Way Group will develop a new airport and cargo village in the Alat Free Economic Zone, Azerbaijan.
BBC Chartering said that its fifth Lakermax newbuild multipurpose vessel, BBC Santiago, successfully passed sea trials last week.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has issued a ‘refusal of access direction’ to the Netherlands-flagged general cargo ship Marsgracht, banning the ship from entering Australian ports for 180 days.
Vertom has placed an order for four 10,700 dwt geared tweendeckers at Chowgule Shipyards in India.
