A record amount of cargo was transported via the Port of Helsinki in 2018. Sea travel remained strong, and Helsinki retained its status as the busiest international passenger port in Europe. In particular, the number of international cruise tourists in Helsinki was higher than ever.

More than 2.2 million passengers and again over 7 million cargo tons handled

We are pleased to send you herewith the December report of the Airlines Financial Monitor.

Both parties cooperates taking into consideration ship efficiency, environmental protection whilst prioritizing technological capabilities, safe operations and profit commitment

Hongkong International Terminals, Modern Terminals, COSCO-HIT Terminals (Hong Kong) and Asia Container Terminals formed the Hong Kong Seaport Alliance on January 8 - a move already under investigation by local authorities.

Additional freight ferry helps road to sea switch

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), was flat (0%) in November 2018, compared to the same period the year before. This was the slowest rate of growth recorded since March 2016, following 31 consecutive months of year-on-year increases.

Increasing passenger numbers in December lifted the 2018 passenger volume to all-time-high, 13.3 million passengers

The event will aid the two countries in their strategic partnership for boosting economic ties and developing opportunities for trade and growth

Ship sanitation solutions supplier ACO Marine plans to triple production at its Pribyslav plant in the Czech Republic to meet increased demand for its stainless-steel wastewater treatment products.

d'Amico International Shipping S.A. (Borsa Italiana: DIS) (the "Company"or "DIS"), an international marine transportation company operating in the product tanker market, announces that its operating subsidiary d'Amico Tankers D.A.C. (Ireland) ("d'Amico Tankers") signed a memorandum of agreement and bareboat charter contract for the sale and leaseback of the MT Cielo di Houston, a 75,000 dwt LR1 product tanker vessel (the "Vessel"), currently under construction at Hyundai-Mipo, South Korea (at their Vinashin facility in Vietnam) and expected to be delivered in January 2019. The Vessel was sold for a consideration of US$ 38.6 million.

Higher levels of guaranteed bandwidth ensure global connectivity for 14 strong tanker fleet

Ocean carrier Hapag-Lloyd reported Friday that a cargo fire has broken out on the deck of the boxship Yantian Express. The blaze began in one container and has since spread to others, and the full extent is not yet known.

Port of Hamburg Marketing (HHM)'s team of Volker and Kerstin Hahn in Dortmund is being reinforced by Markus Heinen. With this experienced marketing and network specialist, most recently fulfilling multiple functions as Regional Manager North/East for SPC Multimodal Transport Solutions in Bonn, HHM has already found a successor for Volker Hahn, who will be retiring in the second half of the year.

China has highlighted its anti-piracy efforts over the past 10 years, noting its naval fleets have escorted 3,400 foreign ships, around 51 percent of the total escorted over that time.