Five leading dredgers took part in public tender for the reconstruction of approach channel and inland water approaches to the deep-water quays of Yuzhny seaport.

CEVA Logistics, one of the world’s largest supply chain management companies has officially opened a state of the art shared-user warehouse at the new iPort intermodal logistics park on the outskirts of Doncaster in the UK.

Quote of the week: "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush"

English proverb.

Finnair has been selected as the Best European Airline at the 10th annual TTG China Travel Awards for the second year in a row. The TTG China Travel Awards recognizes Greater China’s best companies in the travel industry, including airlines, hotels and resorts, serviced residences and travel services. The selection is done by TTG readers and travel industry professionals. Commenced in 2007, TTG China Travel Awards has become one of the most popular and influential travel industry awards in Greater China.

The cyber threat is growing across all sectors, and in this information era of the connected ship, and with the shipping sector's increasing reliance on technology and remote monitoring, maritime cyber security is no longer optional, but is business-critical.
But how many companies are ready to tackle the cyber challenge? And how resilient are they? Whilst the risk is real, it can be mitigated. How quickly and robustly a company can respond to this challenge will depend on how ready and determined they are, and on whether they are planning to invest in cyber preparedness. Are we witnessing a new security paradigm, where the focus is on prevention rather than simply relying on reaction?
Ship operators need to be confident that their procedures can deal with ever bigger and more sophisticated cyber-attacks and that that they are developing a safe, dependable, cyber capability in shipping.
Digital Ship's Maritime Cyber Resilience Forum will bring advisors, end-users, technology providers and policy makers together, aiming to 

• Understand, define and assess the threats and risk of maritime cyber-attack
• Raise awareness of cyber security and risk issues and identify increased cooperation and information sharing mechanisms
• Discuss appropriate regulation and guidelines for clearer standards throughout the industry, and with authorities

The Forum will contain plenary presentations and panel discussions in 5 focussed key sessions:
Session 1: Facing the Cyber Threat: An Overview of Maritime Cyber Challenges and Focus on Building Resilience
Session 2: New Developments in Maritime Cyber Regulations and Guidelines
Session 3: Cyber Risks: Identification, Mitigation and Response
Session 4: Pan-Industry Platforms and Collaboration to Combat Cyber Challenges - Lessons for Maritime
Session 5: Viewpoint: Are We Cyber Ready? Conclusions and Actions

Speakers confirmed to date include:
George A. Tsavliris, Principal, Tsavliris Salvage Group
George Efthimiou, IT Department & Security Expert, Gourdomichalis Maritime S.A
Nick Lambert, Maritime Domain Expert, Satellite Applications Catapult
Patrick Decool, New Products Director, Product Program & Planning, Marlink
David Patraiko, Director of Projects, The Nautical Institute
Rossella Mattioli, Secure Infrastructures and Services, ENISA - European Union Agency for Network & Information Security
Roel van Rijsewijk, Senior Fellow, Deloitte's Center for the Edge
Steve Williams, Partner, Moore Stephens
Bernard Twomey, Director, Bernard Twomey Consulting Ltd
Nicky Pappadakis, Chairman, A.G. Pappadakis & Co. Ltd
Howard Hughes, CTO, Tototheo

With more speakers to be announced soon

Event Website: DIGITAL SHIP

CEVA Group Plc (“CEVA” or the “Company”) announced today that the consent time (the “Consent Time”) in respect of its previously announced private offer to exchange (the “Exchange Offer”) and consent solicitation (the “Consent Solicitation”) made pursuant to the confidential Offering Memorandum and Consent Solicitation Statement (the “Offering Memorandum”), dated as of March 8, 2017, has been extended from 5:00 p.m., New York City time on March 21, 2017 to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on March 22, 2017, unless extended or earlier terminated.

IMO Secretary General and European Commission officials were present at the launch of a CTU Code Compliance Campaign in Brussels. During a seminar, communication of best practice in packing and securing cargo and compliance across all modes was urged.

Geneva - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Kenya based Astral Aerial Solutions is the recipient of the IATA Air Cargo Innovation Award for 2017, for the company’s Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Traffic Management (UTM) Concept for Africa. The award was presented at the 11th World Cargo Symposium (WCS) in Abu Dhabi.

Munich Airport and Lufthansa chosen for major honor

Dallas/Fort Worth, TX USA – American Airlines Cargo has announced the appointment of Lorena Sandoval as managing director of its Florida, Caribbean and Latin America (FCLA) division. She takes over from much-loved industry stalwart, Carmen Taylor who retired from the airline at the end of 2016.

During the first 2017 meeting, the 22 members of the newly-born I AM Industry Alliance of transport chain stakeholders have agreed upon their common vision regarding multimodality, connectivity, logistics and growth and will start to work on the following issues:

Across all business units and all regions worldwide Kuehne + Nagel is focussing on providing GxP compliant end-to-end solutions to Pharma & Healthcare customers. To further expand its capabilities, Kuehne + Nagel today announces the acquisition of two specialised Pharma Logistics companies.

Abu Dhabi - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced, during the World Cargo Symposium in Abu Dhabi, the launch of the IATA Cargo Handling Manual (ICHM) to help airlines and cargo handlers work together more effectively while improving safety and efficiency in air cargo operations.

As confidence levels increase within the intermodal market, key industry players will come together at Intermodal Asia 2017 to do business, network and discuss industry trends and innovative solutions. At a time when change is vital to drive the industry forward, Intermodal Asia will take place from 21st-23rd March 2017 at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center (SWEECC). The three-day event will provide a meeting place for over 7,000 international decision-makers from more than 80 countries, including 160+ leading exhibiting companies and 85 speakers.

Messe Munich will become a center of worldwide logistics on May 9-12, 2017. Over 55000 participants from 124 countries, over 2000 exponents from all over the world will locate in 11 pavilions at the exhibition “Transport Logistic – 2017”.