Summary

The comparison figures for period ended 30 June 2016 are stated in parenthesis.

Harvesting fish and extracting oil and gas are both important ocean uses. These industries continue to operate and, in some areas, expand their efforts in a shared marine environment. Unfortunately, real and perceived incompatibilities between these two ocean uses may create conflict. This can lead to costly media battles or legal proceedings and exacerbated challenges in the future as the ocean becomes more crowded.

Volkswagen FAW Engine (Dalian) Co., Ltd (VWED), an automotive part manufacturer operating in a jointventure with Volkswagen (China), has signed a two-year agreement with Kuehne + Nagel to manage the inbound logistics operations in the Dalian and Changchun plants from 149 automotive engine part suppliers nationwide.

British Antarctic Survey’s decision to apply the Ecospeed hard coating to the hull of its new polar research ship RRS Sir David Attenborough has been validated by the recent drydocking of sister vessel RRS Ernest Shackleton.

With MILOS® Connector for INTTRA, the modules and connectors that make up the software developed by Circle - a leading company in optimizing port, intermodal, and intermodal transport processes - are now more than 70. Circle - a leading logistics consulting firm and leader in optimizing port and intermodal transport operations with the MILOS® property suite - released the MILOS® Connector for INTTRA module, a connector conceived and developed to allow full interoperability between the MILOS® and INTTRA platforms.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the 2017 World Financial Symposium (WFS) will focus on sustaining airline financial health and speeding delivery of industry initiatives to support this goal.

CEVA Logistics, one of the world’s largest supply chain management companies has enhanced its capabilities in Dublin with the introduction of a 15,000 square foot temperature-controlled facility at its Dublin warehouse. The new building has been constructed as an insulated building-within-a-building on the city's airport industrial park and will allow it to better serve customers with medical products requiring to be kept within a constant temperature range of 15-25 degrees.

Improved local presence will support regional growth

New Managing Director Strategy & Sales effective 15 November 2017

They are tough, sleek and perfectly designed for the most demanding tasks. On 4 September, Scania unveils a completely new range of construction trucks. Follow the live webcasted launch on nextgenscania.com starting 18:30 (CET).

On 21 August, the Prime Minister of Sweden and the President of Mauritius will launch the new international body during a high-level event in Geneva.

Concluding the interview series leading up to the upcoming Baltic Ports Conference 2017, we have a real treat for all of you. This year we would like to approach the development of the maritime transport industry from a slightly different angle and talk about the single, most important force behind every successful business – creativity.

1GSA – the new network for independent cargo GSSAs – has appointed Moscow-based TEK Poseidon as its member for Russia. 1GSA now has members in 12 countries, and pending applications for several more.

Kuehne + Nagel announced a new multi-year contract with Mercedes-Benz Vans, LLC, part of the Daimler AG Group, to implement a production logistics solution for its new assembly line and production facility in Charleston, South Carolina. 

At 70 million tons, first-half seaborne cargo throughput in Hamburg in 2017, including the general and bulk cargo segments, all but matched the previous year’s, being only one-fifth of one percent (0.2%) lower. In the first six months of 2017 containerized general cargo throughput at 4.45 million TEU (20-ft standard containers) was at the previous year’s level. Up by one percent at 23.5 million tons, bulk cargo throughput in Germany’s largest universal port continued to grow.