TERMINAL operators around the globe are reassessing their safety procedures following the August 4 Beirut explosion which killed around 200 people and injured more than 6,000, making many thousands more homeless.

Following the recent publication of both the Border Operating Model and Moving Goods Under the Northern Ireland Protocol, the British International Freight Association, the trade association that represents UK freight forwarding and logistics service providers,  is again surveying its members to ascertain the state of their preparedness for continuing to manage the UK's cross-border supply chains after the end of the Brexit Transition period on December 31st 2020.Hope the following news it of interest, and would be delighted to help if you wish to follow up.Regards,Ian Matheson

Survitec has introduced a new service aimed at ensuring CO2 low pressure (LP) firefighting systems are correctly deactivated when ships enter lay-up.

ESPO congratulates Port of Rotterdam for renewing its EcoPorts’ Port environmental Review system (PERS), the only port sector specific environmental management standard.

Cargolândia was established in 1996, concerning to provide high quality services as Freight Forwarder in general and specializes in Groupages any source to any destination, which is the means of transport.

Cargo Global Logistics based in France has successfully delivered pipes which were 32 meters long and 57.8 tons from Erndtebrück, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany to Port of Rouen, France. There were eight pipes in total that they delivered. Cargo Global Logistics was loaded on August 20^th, 2020 and it was unloaded on August 25^th, 2020 at around 2pm in Rouen, France. Everything went smoothly and we congratulate Cargo Global Logistics on a job well done!

Officials say the rescheduled event will be a celebration of international collaboration

UAE ministers said Expo 2020 Dubai organisers remain united in their goal to deliver a spectacular global event as they seek to overcome the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The world fair - the first to be hosted in the Middle East - was due to get under way in October before the international impact of coronavirus led to its delay by a year.

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BATI Innovative Logistics adds another catamaran to the Aegean Sea to set sail. Catamarans are one of the best boats to sail across the Turkish Riviera and the Greek Islands. This Catamaran is 12 meters long and has three cabins and is called Lagoon 42. She was transported from La Rochelle, France to Fethiye, Turkey. The catamaran was loaded directly from the water on the deck of the vessel and was delivered directly into the water in Fethiye. BATI Innovative Logistics continues to transport and deliver yachts.

Google Cloud’s Apigee API powers CHAMP’s new self-service API developer portal

Luxembourg, 24 August 2020 – CHAMP Cargosystems has partnered with Google Cloud to accelerate digitalization in the air cargo industry. The air cargo IT provider selected Google Cloud to provide an API platform and developer self-service portal option to all its SaaS customers – increasing its range of options and services. The platform’s self-service capabilities allow airlines to easily connect with customers without using any messaging or bespoke interfaces.

The Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) has today published a revised edition of the information paper Recommendations on the Proactive Use of Voyage Data Recorder Information.

• First-half seaborne cargo handling was twelve percent lower at 61.2 million tons.
• Container throughput was 12.4 percent down at 4.1 million TEU.

Photo: Port of Hamburg © Falcon Crest

International catering management and training business, MCTC, has urged the industry to pull together to aid seafarers' overall wellbeing. The comments are in response to the Seafarers Happiness Index which indicates that seafarers are feeling additional pressure and stress due to the unsustainable levels of additional tasks required, to ensure maximum hygiene on vessels during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Siekiant įgyvendinti vieną iš Ateities ekonomikos DNR plano prioritetų – skatinti skaitmeninę ekonomiką ir verslą, Lietuvoje ketinama plačiau naudoti naujosios kartos technologijas eSIM ir 5G. Šiandien Vyriausybė patvirtino Susisiekimo ministerijos inicijuotą DNR plano įgyvendinimo veiksmą „Studijų ir investicijų projektų parengimas naujosios kartos technologijų (eSIM, 5G) diegimui“.

„LTG Infra“ pasirašė dvi sutartis su Jungtinės veiklos pagrindu veikiančiomis VŠĮ „Kultūros paveldo išsaugojimo pajėgos“, UAB „Statybų archeologija“ ir UAB „Kultūros vertybių paieška“ dėl papildomų detaliųjų archeologinių tyrimų būsimoje „Rail Baltica“ geležinkelio atkarpoje nuo Kauno iki Lietuvos-Latvijos sienos. Archeologai darbuosis žvalgomųjų archeologinių tyrimų metu identifikuotose archeologinėse vietovėse.

INTERCARGO would like to express its sympathy to the people of Mauritius as they face the state of
environmental emergency declared as a result of the grounding of the M/V Wakashio.

No doubt once the facts are known, there will be valuable lessons to be learned from the grounding of
the 203,000-dwt bulker off the coast of Mauritius, with the resulting damage to the marine environment
and the livelihoods that depend on it.