BGS Group has announced the dates for the 3^rd International LNG Congress – it is October 16-17, 2017.

A new electronic fallback system will prevent a meltdown in the UK’s vitally important air cargo industry, in the event of a prolonged outage of HMRC’s vital CHIEF (Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight) system. Having received formal Customs approval, the system is now ready for use.

RINA Services has verified that the entire fleet of the d’Amico Group has met the Monitoring, Reporting and Verification of CO2 emissions Regulation (MRV) requirements according to EU 2015/757 Regulation. The fleet comprises 36 vessels which are managed by d’Amico Società di Navigazione and 35 vessels managed by its subsidiary Ishima Pte. Ltd.

Rail is continually picking up speed in container transport to and from China. This trend has now been apparent for some years.

As Maersk moves into its second day of its IT systems being crippled by a cyber attack, its 2M alliance partner MSC has said it has so far been unaffected and has offered “its full support to Maersk”.

Major container ports could be facing an investment crisis that will dwarf the problems seen in liner shipping over the last few years.

Anticipating further growth in maritime cargo transport by rail, experts from the rail and port sector are going for digitalization and automation.

Moscow - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on the Russian Federation to implement global standards and best practices, in order to maximize the economic and social benefits generated by its growing air transport sector.

Norway is the first nation in the world to implement maritime broadband communication on ships and planes in public service. The system enables exchange of information that can be crucial in limiting damage when accidents occur.

CEVA Logistics, one of the world’s leading supply chain management companies, has launched a new rail service linking Shilong in southern China's Guangdong province to Hamburg in Germany. In conjunction with the Chinese state railway company, the new regular block trains will route Shilong, Manzhouli (China), Zabakalsky (Russia), Brest (Belarus), Malaszewicze (Poland) and Hamburg with a station-to-station lead time of 17-19 days. CEVA's new year-round service solution will save customers up to 2 days in time compared with other routings and will also deliver cost savings as a result.

AIRON Logistics is an affiliated company of Başak Logistics Group basing in Istanbul.

Quote of the week:
"Amicus certus in re incerta cernitur." (A friend in need is a friend indeed)
Quintus Ennius (239 – 169 BC) - Roman writer, considered father of Roman poetry.

ECDIS updates and crew welfare improvements in focus

At yesterday’s award ceremony in London, the Treasury Today Group recognised Kuehne + Nagel’s fully integrated invoice-to-cash platform as highly commended winner in the category “Best Trade / Supply Chain Finance Solution”. Kuehne + Nagel’s solution enables suppliers to raise their electronical invoices online and to receive payments within a few days once they have signed up for the receivables purchase programme.

New software enables flexible response to customer wishes