Quote of the week:
"Don't underestimate the other guy's greed."
Frank Lopez (Miami based drug lord & Tony Montana's mentor from the 1983 movie "Scarface")

Nor-Shipping 2017 will play a key role in setting the agenda for the shipping industry’s transition from oil to clean energy, with a unique gathering of global executives and thought leaders on 31 May. The leading maritime event week, taking place across a series of venues in Oslo and Lillestrøm from 30 May to 2 June, will welcome a who’s who of players within the LNG, battery technologies, hydrogen and wider energy arenas to discuss the opportunities, and challenges, facing the adoption of next generation energy solutions.

Lufthansa Cargo a finalist for the German CSR Award with OMEGA Big Data Tool Lufthansa’s cargo arm was named one of two runners-up in the “CO2 avoidance as a contribution to climate protection” category with its “OMEGA – using big data to reduce CO2” project.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for February showing a second month of strong demand growth to begin 2017.

Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) presented to members of the American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine, as well as to key Ukrainian and foreign engineering and construction companies, projects of berth infrastructure development. Raivis Veckagans, Acting CEO of SE “USPA”, presented the list of objects, principles of construction and price parameters at the "Port Infrastructure Development Day", which was held in cooperation with the Chamber on April, 4th 2017.

First place for three months in succession in the SeaIntel Global Liner Performance Report – second place on average for 2016

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released demand growth results for global air freight markets for February 2017 showing an 8.4% increase in demand measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs) compared to the same period last year. After adjusting for the impact of the leap year in 2016, demand increased by 12% -- almost four times better than the five-year average rate of 3.0%.

Leading integrated oilfield services provider, China Oilfield Services Limited (COSL) has appointed GAC Malaysia to provide a range of on- and offshore support services in Malaysia, as well as to render support as required further afield in South East Asia and worldwide.

Montreal – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the IATA Training 2017 Premier Circle winners as well as the Regional Top Performing Training Partners, as a part of its prestigious training partners’ recognition program. More than 450 IATA authorized training centers were evaluated on specific criteria, beginning with the quality of training delivered, and including the number of students trained. The excellence of these training partners contributes significantly to the development of the next generation of professionals.

Industry and institutional stakeholders gathered for ICHCA International’s Packaged Dangerous Goods Seminar in London this March agreed that the Tianjin port disaster must spur a collective effort to address misdeclaration and other key risks dogging the safe shipment of containerised dangerous goods

Research by the Wuppertal Institute has mapped out which transition pathways Rotterdam’s industrial sector can follow to drastically cut back its CO₂ emissions, while continuing to manufacture products for which there is a public demand like fuels and chemical products. The main conclusion of this study is that by using a number of different techniques, it is possible to reduce CO₂ emissions by up to 98%. The institute’s study was commissioned by the Port of Rotterdam Authority, which aims to turn Rotterdam’s port area into a frontrunner in the current energy transition.

Quote of the week:
"Life is not a fairy tale. If you lose your shoe at midnight…you’re drunk"
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UK COULD BE LEFT WITH NO FLIGHTS TO/FROM EUROPE AFTER BREXIT

On the day that UK Prime Minister, Theresa May invokes Article 50 and begin negotiations for Britain’s exit from the European Union, the trade body that represents the UK's freight forwarding companies says it is still too soon to make speculative statements with so many unknowns.

Logistics provider Kuehne + Nagel and pharmaceutical research company Grünenthal agree global partnership for land, air and seafreight. Kuehne + Nagel is supporting the Grünenthal Group with the
reorganisation of the world-wide transportation network for highly sensitive pharmaceutical products.