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Takeda Testing Wind-Powered Shipping

Many people associate ocean cargo with mega containerships which haul over 20,000 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units).

However, a new French-based shipping startup company, Vela, is attempting to alter traditional ocean shipment methodologies with a new type of wind-powered cargo vessel.

Japan-based pharmaceutical company, Takeda, is partnering with Vela to test whether a wind-powered cargo vessel can deliver temperature-sensitive drugs between Europe and the U.S. in around two weeks. The first Vela commercial voyage carrying Takeda’s pharmaceutical products is scheduled for Fall 2026, […]

By James Kirby Easterling|2025-11-02T04:28:03+00:00November 2, 2025|Tags: cargo, greenhouse, net zero, shipping, sustainability|

Notre Dame Reopens to the Public

Five years after the catastrophic fire on April 15, 2019, Notre Dame reopened to the public on December 8, 2024.

Over 2,000 highly skilled artisans worked with donations from 340,000 donors from 150 countries around the world to restore the beloved cathedral in this larger-than-life project.

For previous posts about this project, see Should Notre Dame Get A Makeover? and Notre Dame’s Makeover Creates a Project Management Challenge.

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By Lisa M. Spencer|2025-01-08T07:05:23+00:00January 8, 2025|Tags: project management, scheduling, WBS, work breakdown structure|

Port of Baltimore Rebound: Investments in New Capacity

The Port of Baltimore is striving to rebound following the incident on March 26, 2024. A loaded containership collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge, leading to a major supply chain disruption across multiple industries.

The Maryland Port Administration has hired Matt Wypyski, a 33-year maritime executive, to lead the commercial development efforts to gain back prior business that was lost following the accident, and to grow new business. The Port of Baltimore is beefing up capacity to handle double-stacked trains, […]

By James Kirby Easterling|2024-10-18T21:14:00+00:00October 18, 2024|Tags: capacity, cargo container, logistics, ports, strike, transportation, warehouse|

Best Value at Airport Security: TSA PreCheck, Clear, or Regular Line?

Which line to choose? There is no easy answer.

We all wish we could skip airport security lines. Yet, they are a necessity. Passengers now have several options to make the experience less “painful,” but these options have themselves become paint points. People pay a fee for TSA PreCheck and an even higher fee for Clear (see earlier post). Recently, the benefits offered by these two programs have become less obvious for passengers with high expectations. Knowledge of […]

By Corinne M. Karuppan, Ph.D.|2024-01-20T20:40:27+00:00January 21, 2024|Tags: capacity, customer service, scheduling, waiting lines, waiting time|