Kuehne + Nagel signed a strategic cooperation with Jiangsu Taicang Port Authority and Shanghai Port Authority Zhenghe Terminal to promote a sea link between the Shanghai and Taicang ports.

Alaska Airlines and Finnair are teaming up to give members of their frequent flyer programs the opportunity to earn miles/points on both airlines as Finnair expands its wings with new flights from San Francisco.

Shipping is waking up to a new digital age, and two of the most important issues within the maritime transport system, where digitalisation is creating increased opportunity for development and innovation, are operational efficiency and safety. Digital Ship's Maritime Big Data Forum @Nor-Shipping will investigate how data sharing and collaboration is evolving in the maritime sector and changing the way shipping companies operate, now and into the digital maritime future.

Quote of the week:
"Let me tell you something. There's no nobility in poverty.
I've been a poor man, and I've been a rich man. And I choose rich every f****g time."
Jordan Belfort - from the 2013 American black comedy "The Wolf of Wall Street".

This year became the first experience of the ACEX alliance representing the Russian business at the world's greatest fair. There were companies from Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Togliatti, Kazan, as well as from the Baltic States and Finland at the joint booth . The Russian logistics booth demonstrated modern technologies in the field of freight forwarding, EDI-declaring, IT logistics solutions, programs of legal and foreign economic support for cargo owners worldwide.

Global trade is shifting and the centuries-old model that saw maritime superpowers located in the western world controlling cargo flows across the high seas is giving way to a more multi-directional and multimodal future. Heavily influencing the new dynamics of world trade will be China, not least through One Belt One Road (OBOR). Also known as the New Silk Road, the multi-trillion dollar initiative aims to reshape intercontinental trade through a new network of maritime and landside links between Asia, Europe and Africa, based on ancient trading routes.

Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) – Hong Kong’s independent cargo handler – has scooped the “Air Cargo Handling Agent of the Year” award at the latest World Air Cargo Awards. It is the fifth time Hactl has won the award in the eleven years of the competition.

MOL TRIUMPH arrives punctually and with ease in Hamburg

WOC CEO Provides Ocean Industry and Sustainability Input to High Level “Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation”

Last year seaborne container traffic between Hamburg and India grew by two percent. With volume handled at 240,000 TEU, the South Asian country is among Hamburg’s top ten trading partners. The main goods imported from India are chemical products, metals and metal products, along with textiles, clothing, leather and leather goods. As the main export goods, machinery, equipment and household appliances, metals and metal products, as well as chemical products, are shipped to India via the Port of Hamburg.

St Petersburg -The International Air Transport Association (IATA), the Joint Inspection Group (JIG), and Airlines for America (A4A) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen and promote Safety and Quality Assurance in global aviation fueling activities.

The award granted at the annual Lenovo Supplier Conference in Hangzhou, China, honours Kuehne + Nagel’s consistently high performance and operational excellence for the international supply chain solution (ISC) into EMEA while offering added value and real-time visibility.

IRU has entered into two agreements, setting out an action plan for unleashing the potential of the international road transport industry in China, with TIR set to boost the total volume of trade among China and other major countries along the Belt & Road routes by 1.4%.

Company’s long-standing relationship with shipyard delivers four P&O Ferries

Quote of the week:
"How can you govern a country which has two hundred and forty-six varieties of cheese?"
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (22 November 1890 – 9 November 1970) - French general and statesman.