From yesterday, vessels with a combined width of up to 98 metres may pass each other in a widened section of the Elbe known as the 'passing box'. The five-kilometre stretch under Federal jurisdiction now has a width of 385 metres.

The number of passengers and flights increased in all three Lithuanian Airports during the last year, the highest increase was witnessed in Kaunas and Palanga Airports, and the whole network of the Airports offered as much as 92 unique destinations. The national Airports perceive year 2020 as a period of the further growth and expect a total increase of the number of passengers equal to 6 percent.

Such support enhances the event’s increasingly prominent reputation, and reinforces its importance in bolstering the UAE’s maritime stature and economic standing

Due to the recent suspension of all group travel from China, Finnair will cancel its three weekly flights between Helsinki and Beijing Daxing International Airport between February 5 and March 29, and its two weekly flights between Helsinki and Nanjing between February 8 and March 29. Finnair will communicate these changes directly to customers who have bookings on these flights and offer the choice of either a change in travel date or destination, or a full ticket refund.

The Bahamas Maritime Authority (BMA) has underlined its commitment to servicing the needs of its clients by appointing Captain Steve Bomgardner as a Regional Director and Business Development Director.

The commitment of Alpha Ori Technologies to world class information security protocols in the face of rising cybersecurity risks has been recognised by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

"One size doesn't always fit all, especially when it comes to the digitalisation of a ship. Digitalisation can, and should, be customised to meet the needs of individual companies and vessels," says Dominique Audion, COO, IEC Telecom Group, enroute to the roundtable discussions at Euromaritime Conference, taking place from February 4th to 6th in Marseille, France.

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