Sea ice in the Arctic grew to its annual maximum extent on March 17 and joined 2015, 2016 and 2017 as the four lowest maximum extents on record, according to scientists at NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center.

Now that the Commission is drafting the proposal for the revision of the Reporting Formalities Directive, the European Sea Ports Organisation wants to outline once more its priorities and concerns through a position paper on this upcoming proposal, which is expected to come out in May.

Shorter port calls, lower exchange costs, improved hinterland connections The Port of Rotterdam Authority has started constructing the infrastructure for the Container Exchange Route (CER). The CER will link the deepsea container terminals, empty depots, rail terminals and distribution companies at Maasvlakte. The goal of this project is to reduce exchange costs between the various companies and further improve connections with the
European hinterland.

Montreal – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that "Technological Progress and Safe Operations - Embracing Technology-Driven Change," will be the theme for the 2018 Safety and Flight Ops Conference.

In another sign that the Chinese cruise market continues to retrench, Royal Caribbean Cruises and its Chinese travel partner, Ctrip, announced that they are ending their SkySea Cruise Line joint venture. An agreement has been reached to sell the three-year-old company’s single ship, and they expect to wind down operations before the end of 2018.

The Dutch Government has awarded Vattenfall in a tender to develop the twin Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farms. The two 350MW wind farms, to be built by 2022, will be the world’s first to be built without public subsidy. The are expected to produce renewable electricity for up to 1.5 million homes.

New central Houston facility places more Marlink and Telemar experts closer to the customer, supporting maritime communications in addition to bridge & navigation systems

There is considerable market demand for international rail shuttle services. Green Cargo and the Belgium firm, Lineas, have increased the number of train departures on the popular direct route, Belgium Direct, between Sweden and Belgium for existing and new customers. On January 12, the fourth shuttle started between the countries and volumes on the trains is increasing.

Port proves effectiveness in handling mega-carriers

API interfaces ‘GetCapacity’ and ‘GetRates’ provide access to capacity and rate data

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has launched an innovative new solution for the air cargo industry: Dangerous Goods AutoCheck (DG AutoCheck) that will enhance safety and improve efficiency in the transport of dangerous goods by air and support the industry’s goal of a fully digitized supply chain.

Poised for serious growth, Asia Pacific has over 40,000km rail projects that are currently being constructed and planned. On 20-21 March at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, the 20^th Annual Asia Pacific Rail will welcome over

Subsea Industries’ NACE coatings inspector Manuel Hof explains why shipowners can no longer afford to gloss over the marine environment issue

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) highlighted four priorities for the future success of the air cargo industry: accelerating the digitization of the supply chain, enforcing regulations for lithium batteries, more efficient trade facilitation and developing the next generation of air cargo leaders.

22nd Kazakhstan International Transport & Logistics Exhibition