Zurich / Bruck an der Mur, September 30, 2021 – The Austrian rail logistics company Innofreight is deploying Nexxiot solutions as of this year. For this purpose, the market leader on alpine railways is gradually equipping 1,000 rail freight cars with Nexxiot devices, the so-called Globehoppers. The increased service quality of Innofreight transports results from the higher interoperability with other partners as well as better data for the maintenance of freight cars. Supplying the complete fleet will strengthen the added value that has already been achieved.

Promoting diversity in shipping will help make the industry more appealing to young adults and adolescents, according to a digital maritime training expert.

Sept, 2021 – Oslo, Norway – Xeneta's Long-Term XSI® Public Indices today revealed yet another monthly hike in long-term ocean freight rates, with global container prices climbing by 3.2%. The development follows a 2.2% increase in August and an unprecedented 28.1% jump in July, leaving rates now standing 91.5% up year-on-year. What's more, comments Oslo-based Xeneta, there is little evidence to suggest a weakening of market fundamentals – meaning there could be more pain in store for shippers, with colossal profits looming for carriers.

Autonomous-sailboat company Saildrone has captured what it believes to be the first video footage taken by an unmanned vessel inside of a hurricane at sea.

This summer, extreme weather events and soaring energy prices have highlighted how the strategy in the fight against climate change appears to be failing. That development was underscored by the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which contained its sternest warning on the climate so far. In the latest edition of SEB's The Green Bond report, we focus on the physical risks of climate change, the cost of addressing the climate crisis, and the investments needed to reach the goal of net zero emissions by 2050. We estimate the economic costs to be at least USD 4 trillion annually over the coming decade.

UNESCO and the L'Oréal Foundation are unveiling the winners of this year's International Prize for Women in Science, which honours five eminent women scientists with exceptional careers from the five regions of the world, as it has done annually since 1998.

Stena Line is to continue its expansion on the Baltic Sea during 2022, increasing both freight- and passenger capacity. The Swedish family-owned ferry company today announce that they will deploy their two new 240-meter-long fuel-efficient E-Flexer* ferries, on the Nynäshamn-Ventspils next year. Stena Line also announce plans to increase the capacity on the Karlskrona-Gdynia route with the deployment of the two large and modern ferries Stena Scandica and Stena Baltica.

Lithuania has significantly boosted its use of renewable energy and waste recycling but needs to do better in managing environmental impacts of transport and agriculture. Policies will also need to be strengthened considerably for Lithuania to reach its 2030 and beyond climate targets and to improve biodiversity and water quality, according to a new OECD report.

Yaskawa Environmental Energy/The Switch has clocked up over 100 permanent magnet machines (PMMs) for in-line shaft generators of various frame sizes since 2014 and has a large order backlog for large LNG and LPG carriers. "Using PMMs for electrical power generation is a game-changer in terms of greater efficiency, reliability and flexibility especially where slow steaming is a desired function," says Head of Product Line, Electric Machines, Jussi Puranen.

Mayor of the City of Dresden Annekatrin Klepsch and Prague's City Councillor for Culture Hana Třeštíková christened the new fire boats "Dresden" and "Prag" last week.

Bunker surveys seen as big value differentiator in one-stop shop for wide range of MSI services

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.