City Union Logistics, member of XLProjects based in China recently completed the air charter operation of AN124 to Moldova last week, the flight departed from Shanghai Pudong Airport (PVG) on early morning of April, 19 which fully loaded anti-epidemic medical supplies including masks, protection suits, Covid-19 virus test kits, gloves, medicines, Ear thermometers and etc.

Saving the whales may be more important than planting trees when it comes to tackling climate change and keeping our oceans healthy. The world’s biggest animals play a crucial role, helping fertilise the phytoplankton that absorbs 40% of the world’s CO2. They also capture vast amounts of carbon in their bodies before sinking to the bottom of the ocean when they die and locking it away, sometimes for centuries.

The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has given a cautious welcome to the UK Government’s announcement today of a broad package of support measures for ferry routes between the UK and Northern Ireland; as well as between the UK and mainland Europe.

Safety specialist Survitec is supplying the offshore oil and gas sector with the Virustatic Shield antiviral snood, following calls for better protection for offshore workers during helicopter transfer to and from their workplace.

We regret to inform that we feel obliged to cancel the ESPO Conference 2020, which was due to take place in one month in Oslo. We came to this tough decision in view of the current situation of the spread of Covid-19 among Europe and the different travel bans that will probably still be in place in May, in Norway as well as in many other EU Member States.

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. ("K" Line) is pleased to announce that it has signed the United Nations Global Compact (the "UNGC"), an initiative proposed by the United Nations, and has been registered as a participating company on April 20, 2020. We have also joined Global Compact Network Japan, which is UNGC's local network in Japan.

Freight association believes extension of Brexit transition period still seems likely

As the stalled negotiations between the UK and EU started again this week, the head of the British International Freight Association has described the UK government's insistence that it will not ask to extend the 11-month transition period as a very risky move.

During the current exceptional circumstances, the transport capacity of Viking Line is being utilised for freight traffic. The traffic has been heavy and the demand for sea transports has grown even further since Easter.

The St Kitts and Nevis International Ship Registry (SKANReg) is taking a pragmatic approach to helping shipowners during the Coronavirus pandemic with requests for assistance with operational activities being considered due to worldwide restrictions.

CHIREY Projects, XLProjects member in China, recently transported a number of Railcars from Chinese factory to final users. Products from Railcar industry was known very well by CHIREY Projects, since CHIREY Projects was involved since company established 20 years ago. They had handled all kinds of Railcars products, and able to provide full set services including full supervision services, inland transport, customs clearance, design hoisting tools, ocean shipping, survey services, and so on. One stop of end to end services expert.

Entis Partners with Kaufland: Insect Food Products Reach a New Market of 60 Million People

Entis, the fastest growing insect food brand in the Nordics will expand their distribution into Poland, Czechia, Croatia and Bulgaria through Kaufland, one of the biggest hypermarket chains in Germany. Entis products now being available to over 60 million new consumers is a significant step towards a more sustainable protein production. The company continues to speed up their growth and international expansion with the support of venture capital firm Maki.vc.

Our planet is facing its greatest challenge, and it’s not coronavirus. Asbjørn Halsebakke, Product Manager, Yaskawa Environmental Energy / The Switch, ponders how greater political action could help the maritime industry meet its most ambitious environmental goals.

The move is part of AASTS’ continuous efforts to invest in digital technologies aiming to enhance its added value for students throughout their maritime education

The number of COVID-19 infection cases are growing at an alarming rate. What if something revolutionary could be done? That’s how UVIRESO came to be, an ultraviolet radiation respirator born through a 48-hour hack-a-thon during Hack-the-Crisis LT.

The ultra-violet light technology used to kill the invasive species found in ships’ ballast water tanks can be used to protect seafarers, health workers and first-responders from picking up the coronavirus from surfaces.