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September 25, 2023 No Responses

Qatar Airways Cargo Celebrates 20 Years Of Dedicated Operations

Qatar Airways Cargo, a pioneering force in the global air cargo industry is celebrating 20 years of dedicated freighter operations. A statement sent to City Business News on Monday explained that Qatar Airways Cargo has evolved and grown into ’the world’s...

September 5, 2023 No Responses

Hyundai Motors Delivers 347,377 Units In August

Hyundai Motor Company has announced global sales of 347,377 units in August 2023, a 3.2 percent increase year-over-year. City Business News reports that despite continued uncertainties in the business environment, the company is maintaining robust sales ...

August 9, 2023 No Responses

MSC Makes Fresh Order For Ten LNG-Powered Containerships

The world’s largest container shipping firm MSC has returned to Chinese shipbuilder Zhoushan Changhong International Shipyard with an order for an additional ten LNG-powered containerships. The deal will see Zhoushan Changhong International Shipyard build te...

July 27, 2023 No Responses

Four Contenders Join Race For HMM’s $3.9b Privatization

Four bidders have thrown their hats in the ring for the privatization of HMM, Korea’s largest shipping company, as the government seeks to divest a controlling stake valued at 5 trillion won ($3.9 billion). HMM Co Ltd, formerly Hyundai Merchant...

June 23, 2023 No Responses

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L – R: Mr Abiona Babarinde, General Manager, Marketing and Corporate Communications, Coscharis Group; Mr. David Greene, United States Embassy Charge d’ Affaires for Nigeria; Mr. Josiah Samuel, Group Managing Director, Coscharis Group; Mr. Joseph Omokha...

June 22, 2023 No Responses

America’s 10 Richest People Worth More Than 106 Poorest Countries

The concentration of wealth in the hands of a privileged elite has long been a subject of concern and scrutiny, with the gap between the poor increasingly widening. The impact of the gap is highlighted by the fact that the...

June 20, 2023 No Responses

IndiGo Places Order For 500 Airbus A320 Aircraft

Indian carrier IndiGo has made a record order for 500 Airbus A320 aircraft – the largest single purchase agreement by any airline in commercial aviation history. The deal, announced on the first day of the Paris Airshow, is worth roughly...

June 16, 2023 No Responses

Consortium To Develop Zero-Emission Tugs

United Kingdom (UK) shipbuilder Harland & Wolff has joined forces with Macduff Ship Designers, Kongsberg Maritime and Echandia, to create a UK consortium with a common vision to develop and build a zero emissions harbour and coastal tug. World Maritime...

June 14, 2023 No Responses

Samsung Gets $518m Contract For Two LNG Carriers

South Korean shipbuilding company, Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has received an order to construct two liquified natural gas (LNG) carriers. World Maritime News report that the South Korean heavyweight signed the contract with an undisclosed shipowner f...

June 12, 2023 No Responses

Hyundai Secures Approval For New Tank Shape For Liquefied Gas, Fuel

Korean Register (KR) has awarded an Approval in Principle (AIP) to HD Hyundai Heavy Industries (HD HHI) for a new type of tank shape with sloshing-restrained technology designed for various liquefied gases and fuels. World Maritime News report that t...

June 12, 2023 No Responses

Firms Seal LNG Bunkering Partnership

Italian maritime transportation group, Fratelli Cosulich has started a collaboration with low and zero-emission fuels supplier, Titan as it seeks to strengthen its position in the European LNG bunkering market. As part of this collaboration, Fratelli Cosu...

June 9, 2023 No Responses

MOL Appoints First Female Captain

Japanese shipping major, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has appointed Naomi Matsushita as the captain of its car carrier, Beluga Ace, effective June 6. World Maritime News report that the decision marks a significant step forward for gender diversity in the...

May 4, 2023 No Responses

Maersk Reports $5.7b Drop In Q1 Profit

Danish container shipping major Maersk has reported a massive drop in its ocean revenue for the first quarter of this year, plunging by $5.7 billion to $9.9 billion year-on-year amid lower freight rates and softened demand. Last year saw a...

March 14, 2023 No Responses

Pfizer Stakes $43b On Seagen

Pfizer, the pharmaceutical giant, has entered a merger agreement with Seagan Inc., a global biotechnology company, for $43 billion or $229 per share. Seagan discovers, develops and commercialises cancer medicines. The companies expect to complete the merger in...