China is stockpiling every kind of commodity at a “mind-blowing” rate, with the country’s imports propping up an overall fall in trade volumes globally, bulk terminal operators and shippers were told last week at a virtual conference organised by the Association of Bulk Terminal Operators (ABTO).

SMM, the leading international maritime trade fair, will not be held as a hybrid event on Hamburg's exhibition campus in February 2021 as originally planned. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Hamburg Messe und Congress is instead organising a purely digital event for the maritime community, SMM DIGITAL – The Maritime Business Hub, as a virtual meeting place. Exhibitors and customers from around the world will be able to discuss today's and tomorrow's maritime challenges online, and follow conferences featuring top-ranking experts.

The logistics company’s second line of transport from Central Europe to Russia / Large export market for European companies

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Decarbonisation debate dominates online conference series attended by thousands

Just a few weeks after successfully concluding its IATA CEIV certification, FCS Frankfurt Cargo Services has now also officially received EU “good distribution practice” (GDP) certification for medical products for human use. This marks another important step in the company’s expansion of pharmaceutical logistics activities and ramping up preparations to handle sensitive coronavirus vaccine consignments.

Nippon Paint Marine has developed a novel hull inspection tool that negates the need for divers or remotely operated vehicles. The underwater inspection of a ship’s hull coating can now be performed by a single inspector on dry land or from a boat.

The Volvo Group and Daimler Truck AG have now a signed binding agreement for a joint venture to develop, produce and commercialize fuel-cell systems for use in heavy-duty trucks as the primary focus, as well as other applications. The ambition of both partners is to make the new company a leading global manufacturer of fuel cells, and thus help the world take a major step towards climate-neutral and sustainable transportation by 2050. The Volvo Group will acquire 50 percent of the partnership interests in Daimler Truck Fuel Cell GmbH & Co. KG for approximately EUR 0.6 billion on a cash and debt-free basis. Closing of the transaction is expected during the first half of 2021. The transaction is still subject to merger control review by relevant authorities, as well as other approvals.

Ferry company Stena Line has today announced a further expansion of their operations across the Baltic Sea region. Next year the current vessels on the Travemünde-Liepaja route will be replaced with two modern RoPax vessels, which will add a further 40 per cent freight capacity to the route, shorten the crossing time and offer a fixed timetable with 12 weekly departures. The new vessels will also offer improved onboard facilities.

Weekly short sea service to Scandinavia and Lithuania launched / Direct train now connects Mukran and Rotterdam / Hinterland hub ElbePort Wittenberge will strengthen short sea network permanently from the end of October

The Port of Algeciras, a global maritime hub and one of the main container ports in Europe, has been running a pilot project together with Maersk Line, APMT, Marmedsa, and PortXchange to optimize port calls and thereby reduce emissions. The aim of the pilot is to improve the end2end port call process, including Just In Time Arrivals, through the implementation of the PortXchange platform.

The transport logistic exhibitions, the transport logistic andtheair cargo cluster of Messe München,islaunching a new purely digital and global platform. At Global Webinar Day 2020 on 12 November 2020, international industry representatives will have the opportunity to use the global net-work of the various trade fairs ofthe transport logistic exhibitionsto obtain information on current issues in the respective markets -free of charge and in a time-saving manner.

Israel Shipyards chooses dual MAN 175D units for OPV-45 design

In an online ceremony on October 27, Hamburg Port Authority and Tanger Med Port Authority signed a Letter of Intent to form a partnership.

ESPO congratulates the Tanger Med Port Authority (Morocco) and the Igoumenitsa Port Authority (Greece) for successfully renewing the EcoPorts’ environmental management standard (PERS). For Tanger, this is the third time they achieve the PERS certification, while it is Igoumenitsa’s fourth. Both important Mediterranean ports, they received their PERS certificates in digital handover ceremonies.