The shipping industry needs to be prepared for potential restrictions in order to prevent the further spread of the 'Wuhan' coronavirus, advises a leading maritime law firm.

From April, the Ocean Alliance NEU 5 service handled by EUROGATE Container Terminal Hamburg – CTH is being transferred to Antwerp. This service will be run by the Ocean Alliance Partner, CMA CGM as FAL 3 with an approximate annual volume of 150,000 TEU.

The Port of Helsinki’s traffic figures for 2019 are excellent. A total of 12.2 million ship passengers travelled via Helsinki, which maintained its status as the busiest international passenger port in Europe. Liner traffic on the Tallinn route remains extremely popular, but the most substantial growth was in the passenger numbers in international cruise traffic. In cargo traffic, the goods of Finland’s foreign trade flowed via the Port almost at the record rate of 2018, even though 2019 started off slow.

2020. Frank Smet, Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) of Hamburg Süd, will be going into retirement at the end of March after roughly 27 years with the company. Smet, who has been working in the shipping industry for over 40 years – including in Brazil, Chile, Australia and Hong Kong – has been a member of Hamburg Süd's Management Board since 2012. He was initially responsible for Network, Operations and Logistics before assuming responsibility for Sales and Customer Service in 2017.

Pol-Mare, Connecta Member in Poland, in cooperation with PGF Consultants, Pangea Member in South Africa, have recently coordinated an Aircraft on Ground (AoG) shipment of special aeronautic lifters for raising an Embrayer E190 aircraft stacked in Botswana.

KVH Link builds on KVH's experience in providing crew wellbeing and operations content using its patented IP-MobileCast delivery technology

Growing rates in passenger traffic and cargo handling at port-owned terminals

Passenger traffic rises by 8.4 % to nearly 2.4 million passengers

Handling result rises by 1.9 % in port areas operated by the PORT OF KIEL

The port of Kiel again reaches the 7 million ton mark in overall cargo handling

Investment in shore power supply plants at Norwegenkai, Ostseekai and Schwedenkai

About 200 cruise ship visits registered for this year’s season

• Strong focus on organic and inorganic growth
• Consolidated Asia Pacific headquarters in Singapore

German ocean carrier Hapag-Lloyd, a member of THE Alliance, has signed a slot purchase agreement with the competing 2M alliance of MSC and Maersk on the core Asia-North Europe trade lane.

Age discrimination is no joke, and can affect individuals of all ages in any field of work. The shipping industry is no different. The ILO Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) recognises this issue, but how can employers translate this into practical solutions for preventing age discrimination in real-life situations?

Intermodal’s new branding reflects a dynamic, mobile, interconnected world with global shipping at its heart.

Maersk Drilling announced Tuesday that its drillship Maersk Voyager has won a contract for a three-well exploration project by Total off the coast of Angola and Namibia, including one well that is expected to set a new world record for water depth - 11,900 feet.

Naval Dome has signed an agreement to defend the Port of Ashdod's critical OT systems from cyber security hacks, in what marks the first port reference for company's award-winning technology.

The Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) concluded a successful 2019 with strong growth across all its verticals.

Lithuanian Airports make yet another step of development: they have announced two public procurements and currently are looking for contractors who will install a new baggage management system compliant with the newest international security standards, a baggage screening system, and self-service baggage drop-off stations at Vilnius Airport. Upon completion of these works, the baggage throughput rate would nearly triple: from 900 to 2400 units per hour.