Greece impounded the Iranian-flagged Lana, previously Pegas, with 19 Russian crew men on board in April. Iran retaliated angrily after the cargo was seized, with Iranian marines arresting two Greek tankers in the Gulf. Both ships were eventually released. Following a Greek court judgement quashing the original order to confiscate an oil cargo off the … Read more
A truck dropped its cargo of cookies in a roadway in the United Kingdom on Monday, causing a delectable traffic snarl. A lorry hauling a huge cargo of McVitie’s biscuits lost the snack foods in the middle of Ilkeston Road in Sandiacre, according to police in the Erewash District of Derbyshire, England. “Please bear with … Read more
CAIRO: Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority said the key waterway netted record revenues last year, despite the coronavirus pandemic and a six-day blockage by giant cargo ship the Ever Given. Connecting the Red Sea and the Mediterranean, the canal accounts for roughly 10 per cent of global maritime trade and is a source of much-needed foreign … Read more
DUBAI: As regional and international travel and cargo demand recover, airlines in the Middle East will require 3,000 new aircraft valued at $700 billion and aftermarket services such as maintenance and repair worth $740 billion, Arab News quoted Boeing’s prediction in a report. In its 2021 Commercial Market Outlook, a forecast of 20-year demand for commercial airplanes … Read more
KPT REVIEWS ACTION PLAN FOR HANDLING CARGO OPERATIONS DURING CORONAVIRUS EMERGENCY In order to deal with the Corona Virus epidemic, a meeting of all GMs and Managers was called by Chairman KPT Rear Admiral (R) Jamil Akhtar HI (M) T.Bt at KPT Head Office today. The course of action implemented presently and further measures to … Read more
