Two long-term partners join forces to create together with OmniAccess the most capable company to serve the most sophisticated superyacht customers in the world.

PFI London took place on 21 & 22 November, hosted by HFW in their offices in central London. The Forum was part of the first PFI London Week, which incorporated 3 key focus sessions – PFI London, a site visit to DP World London Gateway and PFI’s Ports and Terminals Concessions Course. PFI London’s aim was to review trends and outlook for port investments in emerging markets, and over the 2 days leading global ports and terminal executives came together to look at opportunities offered and also discussed how to overcome barriers and challenges, particularly in regions traditionally considered more complex.

The eighth edition of the Transport Week, one of the industry’s most well established events, returns to Gdansk, Poland, on 6-8/3/2018. Once again the conference will gather key stakeholders from all around the transport and logistics industry. The participants are going to examine current and upcoming port infrastructure development projects in Poland and Europe and take a trip down the New Silk Road.

Operating Margins Squeezed by Rising Costs

Geneva - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for October showing that demand (measured in revenue passenger kilometers, or RPKs) rose 7.2% compared to the same month last year. Capacity grew 6.2% and load factor climbed 0.8 percentage points to 80.8%, which was a record for the month.

Hamburg Süd remains a commercially independent brand under new owner – Significantly greater product range through global service network – Own sales force provides unchanged level of care to Hamburg Süd customers

New ILO report shows that massive efforts are still needed to ensure that the right to social security becomes a reality for all.

 For the first time in its history, Hamburg Messe und Congress GmbH has conducted a large-scale study asking exhibitors and visitors of the leading global trade fair for the maritime industry to give their assessment of the sector’s economic and technological development. The SMM Maritime Industry Report shows that the industry is looking to the future with confidence, and reveals the key issues that are on everybody's mind.

More capacity, diversity and redundancy to support oil & gas and merchant shipping operations

Along with Hamburg Invest, last week Port of Hamburg Marketing visited Hong Kong. More than 170 representatives of shipping, logistics, industry, politics and trade associations used the Port of Hamburg’s Evening Reception on 24 November to brief themselves of the latest developments in Germany’s largest universal port. Hosts Mathias Schulz, Head of Asian Market Development at Port of Hamburg Marketing (HHM), Anne Thiesen, Head of the Port of Hamburg Representative Office in Hong Kong, Kolja Harders of the Free & Hanseatic City’s Ministry of Economics, Transport and Innovation, Stefan Matz of Hamburg Invest, and Axel Mattern, Joint CEO of HHM, were delighted to be able to welcome Dieter Lamlé, German Consul-General in Hong Kong, as guest speaker and Angela Lee, Deputy Secretary for Transport & Housing Bureau of Hong Kong SAR Government as their Guest of Honour.

Truck handling at container terminals only with pre-allocated time windows

Time-critical logistics operator GBA Services has taken the next step in expanding its European network, with the opening of a new operation in Portugal.

Global Marine Consultants Group (GMCG), a leading specialised technical, legal and management consultancy service provider to the maritime industry, is proud to announce its participation as a delegate speaker at the fifth Shipbroker Forum & Shipbroker Gathering in Shanghai, China, on November 27th.

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 for the sale of MT High Presence, a 48,700 dwt medium-range product tanker vessel, built in 2005 by Imabari Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. (Japan) for a consideration of US$ 14.14 million.

Quote of the week:
"Petit à petit, l’oiseau fait son nid" (Little by little the bird builds its nest)."
French Proverb.