It is less than a month before one of the most significant events the transport branch of Ukraine, the international transport forum «Trans Expo Odesa 2020».

The fleet of 27 fully-electric catamarans will help clean Bangkok’s air and transform the city’s Chao Phraya River.

• Danfoss Editron is providing the electric drivetrain systems for the catamarans, which are smaller, lighter and more efficient than hydraulic alternatives.
• The project is part of Energy Absolute’s ambitious plans to promote and increase alternative energy methods of transport in Thailand.

Long-term ocean freight rates remain unbowed by the impact of the global coronavirus pandemic, with the latest XSI® Public Indices report from Xeneta showing a decline of just 0.1% across September. Spot rates, meanwhile, remain at an all time high. However, with carriers now moving to reinstate tonnage on key routes, question marks remain over the mid to long-term resilience of rates against a backdrop of on-going economic uncertainty.

Global purchasing network opens new location in Katowice, Poland

Düsseldorf, September 30, 2020 – XSTAFF GmbH continues its growth course of the past years. With the commissioning of the new location in Katowice, Poland, in mid-September, the logistics service provider based in Düsseldorf has further strengthened its international network and at the same time has taken important strategic steps for the future.

With the widespread disruption to the maritime event calendar in 2020, Nor-Shipping 2021 has emerged as the natural hub for the industry to gather, re-energise and focus on achieving future ambitions. However, when it’s difficult to predict what will happen tomorrow, let alone next summer, clear challenges remain. Here Karen Algaard, Director Operations and Strategy, explains how Nor-Shipping is adapting to ensure it safeguards and supports its stakeholders.

Qatar Airways Cargo is delighted to announce that Kirsten de Bruijn has joined the Airline in the capacity of Senior Vice President, Cargo Sales and Network Planning. 

Šiaurės investicijų bankas (NIB) ir Valstybės įmonė Lietuvos oro uostai pasirašė 70 mln. eurų vertės paskolos sutartį, skirtą Vilniaus, Kauno ir Palangos oro uostų modernizavimui.

At the start of 2020, Indigo Software outlined 6 key trends that would shape the development of warehouses and the wider supply chain in the coming years. These predictions were published before the arrival of Covid-19, global lockdowns and the continuing economic challenges.

GS Express Logistics Sdn. Bhd. Malaysia (GS) completed the first two of four shipments for Calcasieu Pass LNG Export Terminal Project by RORO, barging, and transportation from Jutasama Fabricator in Teluk Panglima Garang, Selangor, Malaysia to Westport, Port Klang, Malaysia.

Landslides have long-term effects on tundra vegetation, a new study shows. Conducting the study in North West Siberia, the researchers found that tundra vegetation regenerated rapidly after a major landslide event in 1989.  Two decades later, differences in the vegetation of the landslide area and the areas surrounding it have evened out, but even after 30 years, the vegetation of the landslide area is nowhere close to the vegetation of the surrounding areas.

Oslo, Norway: New trams for the City of Oslo, Norway, will be delivered using UECC’s eco-friendly duel-fuel LNG PCTC vessels, with new LNG battery-hybrid ships joining the mix in 2021. The deliveries link UECC, the leading sustainable short sea carrier in Europe, with Oslo, named European Green City for 2019.

Genova, 25 September 2020 -- RINA has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI) to create an interface to the SDARI 3D Ship Model. This important move marks another step towards 3D design verification, continuing RINA’s leadership in the digitalization of classification services.

IRU and 32 transport business groups and road transport associations from across Europe call on EU and UK negotiators to reach a Brexit deal for the sake of consumers and the economy.

“On World Maritime Day, with hundreds of thousands of seafarers still stranded at sea, I think now is the time to address shipping’s inability to consistently shape and direct policies that impact our ability to conduct business safely and efficiently.

On the occasion of the World Maritime Day 2020, INTERCARGO joins the IMO and the shipping industry in promoting “Sustainable shipping for a sustainable planet”.