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Image Credit: Maritime bulletin The local cargo ship Muhieddin caught fire in Dubai port on Friday while it was about to transport 195 cars, mostly Mercedes, to Nishtun Port, Yemen Gulf of Aden for a Yemeni car dealer. It is unknown, at this stage, what caused the fire, but an investigation has been launched toContinueContinue reading “Cargo Ship with mostly Mercedes cars engulfed in flames in Dubai.”

The SS Sicamous is a museum ship that is permanently grounded at Penticton’s Okanagan lake front. It’s a steel hulled, stern wheel steam ship that used to carry passengers, and later in its life, cargo, to the communities on the shores of Lake Okanagan. Photo courtesy of B. Murphy It was apparently quite luxurious forContinueContinue reading “Museum Ship”

Maritime shipping, the lifeblood of global trade that is usually hidden from public view, has been thrown into the headlines due to global supply chain disruptions caused by the pandemic. Long delays at ports around the world, skyrocketing freight prices, and the occasional massive ship stuck in a strategically vital canal have finally given this essential industryContinueContinue reading “Companies Aim to Use Only Zero-Carbon Ocean Shipping by 2040”

From our PartnersCathay Pacific Cargo shines in the Air Cargo World Customer Experience Survey Air Cargo World readers recognise Cathay’s performance and service in the face of challenges in 2020 Cathay Pacific Cargo’s performance in 2020 has been recognised with two industry-wide high scores thanks to the readers of air logistics industry publication Air Cargo World.ContinueContinue reading “Cathay Pacific Cargo shines in the Air Cargo World Customer Experience Survey”

Cargo that must be loaded, maintained and or carried at a particular temperature for it to arrive its destination without deterioration is classified under refrigerated cargoes. This article looks at how cargo survey for refrigerated and frozen cargoes works.How cargo survey for refrigerated and frozen cargoes works