Vilnius Airport, a part of the Lithuanian Airport Network, today announced a public procurement and is looking for a contractor to be entrusted with the construction of the new two-story passenger departure terminal module in the northern part of the airport. After the construction of this 14.4 thousand square meters terminal, the total area of passenger terminals at Vilnius Airport will increase by one third and the passenger throughput will double from 1,200 passengers per hour to 2,400.

49-year-old Thomas Haber Borch has been selected from more than 80 candidates for the position as Director of the Port of Aarhus. He will henceforth be at the forefront of Denmark´s largest commercial port.

The Port of Helsinki has committed to the Carbon Neutral Helsinki 2035 programme and has created its own associated programme: Carbon Neutral Port 2035. Its main objectives are for the Port of Helsinki’s own operations to be carbon neutral by 2035 and to reduce emissions in the entire harbour area by 32 per cent (compared to 2015).

  • The Alliance is backed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.
  • German Minister Dr. Gerd Müller: "The fact that Kuehne + Nagel, one of the world's leading logistics providers, has decided to join the alliance is a major step and shows that environmental protection and entrepreneurial action go hand in hand."

The Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) received major shipping accolades in December 2019, cementing its growing influence as an international ship classification society as the year draws to a close.

On Saturday, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Charleston issued a safety bulletin warning that a Russian spy ship has been "operating in an unsafe manner" off the U.S. eastern seaboard.

Ahead of its Logistics & Innovation Forum, IRU has conducted new research, which reveals that 86% of European transport and mobility operators see investment in road safety innovation as a clear opportunity for business growth.

The technology group Wärtsilä will supply its Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) solution to two of France’s leading ports, Calais and Boulogne. Calais is the leading port in France for passenger traffic and the second largest port in Europe for RoRo vessel traffic, while Boulogne-sur-Mer is the leading fishing vessel port in France. The Wärtsilä VTS will effectively manage vessel traffic in these busy harbours to deliver greater operational efficiency and safety. The order with Wärtsilä was placed in October 2019 by Région Hauts-de-France, the government entity responsible for this tender.

The Port of Aarhus is the first in Denmark to make a decision to grant a discount to green ships.

 

The largest container ship to ever dock in Florida has arrived at PortMaimi. The 1,199-foot long, 167-foot wide, 13,344-TEU CMA CGM Magellan arrived on December 12.

In early December, a Danish record left Danish Crown in Horsens and drove along the E45 motorway to the Port of Aarhus, where it was loaded onto a container ship. Thus, almost one month before the end of the year, the Port of Aarhus has broken its own record, which was set last year: 540,363 containers (TEUs), the equivalent of one container per minute, 365 days of the year.

A planespotting site having no analogues in the country has been officially opened in the territory of Vilnius Airport. From now on, every Vilnius resident or guest of the capital aspiring to look at aircrafts will be able to do this safely and free of charge: the site will be open to everyone on a 24/7 basis, whereas security in it will be ensured by Vilnius Airport and police officers.

Flow Water Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mark Hadfield says there are lessons to be drawn from the haulage industry where companies taking an early environmental lead become market leaders

The Synergy Group's commitment to ship management excellence was recognised at the prestigious 2019 Lloyd's List Europe Awards hosted at the Hilton Park Lane hotel in London last night.

Building on its role as the officially recognised representative of road transport employers’ at the European Union level, IRU assumed today the chairmanship of EU’s road transport SSD Committee and nominated Ms Florence Berthelot, General Delegate of the French National Federation of Road Transport (FNTR), as chair.

 

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