London International Shipping Week 2021 was the backdrop for a unique and thought-provoking conference, 'Future-proofing the Maritime Labour Convention', held by SRI at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) last week.

NAVTOR has today opened a new office in Gdansk, Poland, dedicated to accelerating development of cloud-based and AI solutions for customers seeking an increasingly integrated approach to optimising performance and e-Navigation. The maritime technology firm, which delivers products and services to over 7,000 vessels worldwide, is tapping into a local IT talent pool already prized by companies such as Amazon, Boeing and Intel, all of whom have bases in the city, adding to its existing software development network in Houston, St Petersburg, and Egersund, Norway.

More than twenty airports from Central and Eastern Europe met in Warsaw to join the works and to exchange views and experiences related to the aviation market. The initiator of the event was the "Polish Airports" State Enterprise, which wants to improve and extend the design work, making the V4+ Airports group an important partner in the discussion on the future of the European aviation market.

This week, the NEC Birmingham welcomed back Railtex, the 15th International Exhibition of Railway Equipment, Systems and Services, and Infrarail, the 13th International Railway Infrastructure Exhibition. A total of 5,000 attendees from the railway industry met on the three days of the exhibition to network and explore collaboration opportunities, of which some 3,000 were trade visitors from management, engineering, planning and technical design backgrounds, with real purchasing decision powers and investment plans.

New location in Straubing / Gebrüder Weiss launching full-service logistics operations in the region on October 1 / Direct link to global network

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Vard Electro is pleased to announce the signing of two new contracts with Simon Møkster Shipping. The vessels Stril Orion and Stril Polar is scheduled to be hybrid ready by the end of 2021 and the beginning of 2022, qualifying them for DNV’s Battery Power notation.

On Wednesday, 8 September 2021, the Megamax container ship Ever Ace called at the Port of Hamburg for the first time with the evening‘s high tide.

The consortium members handle 1 in 3 shipping containers in the world

Thordon Bearings has praised the government’s Innovative Solutions Canada initiative for encouraging more of the country’s entrepreneurs, innovators and manufacturers to design solutions in support of Transport Canada’s Ocean Protection Plan.

Ocean and Air Freight Market Intelligence and Insights Provider Welcomes Shipping Industry Expert from BIMCO

Now that Hurricane Ida has passed, Louisiana's ports and maritime interests are beginning the hard work of damage assessment and recovery.

The Gala reception and dinner will provide one of the most spectacular black-tie events in the global maritime calendar, attracting top-level VIPs from all sectors of government and industry.

– Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority (TLCPA) is operating two LHM 280 since many years and
recently upgraded its crane fleet
– A new Liebherr mobile harbour crane type LHM 550 is operational at the port since summer
and will contribute to further growth of TLCPA
– The new machine allows TLCPA to operate bigger grabs and opens them the business field of
heavier project cargo

For the third time Hamburg Messe und Congress has conducted a large-scale survey asking exhibitors and visitors of SMM, for decades the leading global trade fair for the maritime industry, to give their assessments of the sector’s economic and technological development. One year before the industry event in Hamburg, the SMM Maritime Industry Report (MIR) reflects the current mood among shipowners, shipyards and suppliers – and the mood is surprisingly good. A look at the results.