70 percent of German logistics companies are in favor of looking into the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to see if it offers them any market opportunities. 64 percent of specialists and executives consider self-driving cars in particular important to their future business success. However, managers also feel that AI may be associated with risks when it comes to acceptance—both among customers as well as their own employees. Those are the results of the LOGISTIC Trend Index 2017, a survey conducted on behalf of the world's leading trade fair transport logistic in Munich from May 9 to 12, 2017.

Intermodal Asia took place 21st-23rd March 2017, welcoming a record number of visitors to its 4th edition in Shanghai, China. With more than 8,500 visitors, 160 global exhibitors and 85 expert speakers, Intermodal Asia successfully brought together the senior decision makers from the container and intermodal industry to network, learn and do business with new and existing customers.

The chances of a creating a fourth container transhipment hub in south-east Asia appear to be growing increasingly slim, delegates at this week’s TOC Asia Container Supply Chain event in Singapore were told.

Expo F has gone into strategic partnership with industry authoritative partners including Central America Data, the region’s largest well-known platform providing specific market statistics. Meanwhile, more and more promotional activities are driving up the numbers of exhibitor brands and visitors from worldwide.

• Record number of participants: 2,160 exhibitors at transport logistic in Munich from May 9–12, 2017 (increase of 5.4 percent)
• Several new international pavilions and well-known companies
• Trending topics: Digitalization, metropolitan logistics and international growth opportunities in an age of “America First”

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Customers can choose from seven levels of guaranteed bandwidth ensuring availability of broadband communications for business needs

After much deliberation, the two juries have selected four candidates for each of the shortlists for the 2017 Energy Efficiency and Next Generation Awards.

Seoul - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged aviation safety stakeholders to reinforce their commitment to a safety framework based on global standards, cooperation and dialogue, and effective use of data.

Baltic Sea region LNG cluster and the LNG Competence Centre will be established in order to enhance international cooperation in the field of liquefied natural gas (LNG). Agreements on these cooperation platforms will be signed during the conference in Vilnius to be held on 26-27 April.

Tuomas Riski, CEO of Norsepower, has today been announced as the winner of Nor-Shipping’s coveted Young Entrepreneur Award 2017. The 38 year-old Finn was chosen from a final shortlist that included Joel Spark, Co-Founder of Spire, Xeneta CEO Patrik Berglund, and Christine Spiten, Co-Founder of Blueye Robotics.

Evoqua Water Technologies is upgrading its SeaCURE® system production facility in Caldicot, Wales, to meet market demand for ballast water treatment systems, as shipowners look to comply with the entry into force of the Ballast Water Management Convention this coming September.

In early April, during the traditional German week in St. Petersburg, a workshop was run with the accent on ‘Digitalisation in the port sector and logistics’. It was co-organized by Port of Hamburg Marketing (HHM), the German-Russian chamber of commerce and the German business Eastern-Europe association. The event also provided a suitable backdrop signing a partnersship and cooperation agreement between Port of Hamburg Marketing and the Admiral Makarov State University for Sea and Inland Waterway Shipping.

Industry 4.0, the Internet of Things and digitalization are technology drivers that can secure a company's competitive position. That applies to providers of logistics services as well as to shipping agents. Right now, the market for drones, delivery robots or 3D printers still appears to be limited—their social acceptance and widespread use is questionable. But will that still be the case in five, ten or even fifteen years? Exhibitors at the world's leading trade fair transport logistic in Munich from May 9–12, 2017 will deal with these types of questions and present new technologies that will make their customers in the commercial, industrial and logistics-service sectors fit for the future.

Kuehne + Nagel today announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Alibaba.com, the B2B business arm of Alibaba Group, to offer global logistics services to customers of the Chinese e-commerce leader’s B2B business unit. Under the MoU, Kuehne + Nagel’s global logistics network and comprehensive capabilities will combine with Alibaba’s expertise in B2B e-commerce, to offer China based shippers leading e-commerce logistics solutions.

The amount of cargo traffic in the Port of Helsinki increased strongly during the first months of the year. In January–March, the total amount of goods transported through the Port of Helsinki was 3.3 million tonnes, which is 10.6% more than during the corresponding period the previous year. The strong increase in exports was particularly pleasing: the growth percentage, compared to the previous year, was 13.3, and the tonnage added up to 1.6 million. During this period, imports increased by 10.8%, totalling at 1.7 million tonnes. In terms of unitized cargo, exports are increasing faster than imports.