INTERCARGO re-iteratedits commitment to a safe, efficient, high quality and environmentally sound dry bulk shipping industryat its semi-annual meetingswhich were held last week. The Executive Committee and  the  Technical  Committee  convened  over  two  days  via  videoconference,  and  the meetings  were presided over by Chairman Dimitris Fafalios, Vice Chairman SpyrosTarasis, Vice Chairman Uttam Kumar Jaiswal, and Technical Committee Chairman Tom Keenan.

In 2022 the ‘Breakbulk Europe’ conference will be held in Rotterdam. It is something the united forces of Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam Partners, the Municipality of Rotterdam, Rotterdam Port Promotion Council and the Port of Rotterdam Authority have been working towards for years. The arrival of the event in Rotterdam will be a great boost to the city, the port and the region as a whole.

For its 2021 annual Conference, ESPO is taking you on a Conference Regatta crossing Europe from South to North. The Conference Regatta sets sail in the Port of Valencia on Tuesday 25 May. From there onwards it sails off to Ghent, where we will be welcomed by our second host, North Sea Port, on Wednesday 26 May. Our last port of call will be the Port of Oslo, where we race to the finish line on Friday 28 May.

During this final construction phase of the Windpark fryslân, Wagenborg will take care of the transportation of the blades and tower sections with various tugs and pontoons.

Latvijos oro linijų bendrovė „airBaltic“ praneša, kad nuo kovo 17 dienos planuoja atnaujinti skrydžius iš Rygos į Kijevą gyventojams, keliaujantiems dėl svarbių priežasčių. Papildomus skrydžius kitomis kryptimis už Europos Sąjungos ribų kompanija pradės nuo kovo 28 dienos.

The CMA CGM Group has chosen ECS Group as its exclusive GSA to help support the expansion of its new air division, CMA CGM AIR CARGO, in the air cargo industry. CMA CGM AIR CARGO has operated its first full-freight flight on 13 March between Liège and Chicago. By combining their expertise, the two specialists' aim is to connect Europe to international markets – starting with the United States.

C-Job Naval Architects, the global independent ship design and engineering company, announced today it is launching an in-house developed TSHD series. The trailing suction hopper dredger series promises to fill the gap between standard designs and fully tailored vessels.

Smart Ports Russia, a conference on the modernization of ports and terminals, will take place on March 24, 2021. JŪRA MOPE SEA will provide information support to the event that will be held in a hybrid format: in Moscow at the five-star Marriott Moscow Grand Hotel and online - for all participants and speakers who will not be able to attend the event in person.

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – March 10, 2021 – (Marine NewsWire) Elcome International has expanded its range of engine-room automation systems with the introduction of the new ELSYS Intelligent Boiler Control System.

Nippon Paint Marine is seeing liner operators increasingly postpone dry-dockings as they look to keep vessels operational to meet the recent surge in demand for container shipments.

*     Industry partners welcome “moon-shot” proposal from governments to set up a $5 billion USD fund to catalyse the vital research and development needed to help shipping meet UN decarbonisation goals.
*    Governments controlling a major share of world shipping to submit detailed proposals to the United Nations International Maritime Organization.
*    Shipping leaders are calling on governments to ‘be on the right side of history’ and take forward the proposal at a critical meeting in June with a view to approval in November.
*    Zero-emission ocean going ships deployed at the scale required by 2030 will be ‘near impossible’ if this proposal is not supported by UN IMO member states.

The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) is joining the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the central banks of Estonia (Eesti Pank), Latvia (Latvijas Banka) and Lithuania (Lietuvos Bankas) in the joint effort to develop a regional market for commercial papers.

Leaders of the Round Table of International Shipping Associations - BIMCO, INTERCARGO, International Chamber of Shipping and INTERTANKO - met virtually last week to debate key issues facing the maritime industry today. At the meeting, the associations affirmed the industry’s commitment to universal recognition for seafarers, the decarbonisation of shipping and addressing the threat to shipping from piracy in the Gulf of Guinea.

CargoAi is launching a Board of Advisors formed of talented experts who represent the diverse views and perspectives of the airfreight industry. This advisory body is tasked with reflecting on the industry's digital transformation and actively steering CargoAi in developing value-added solutions for the cargo community. The Board will meet quarterly, with the first remote meeting taking place in April.

Vestdavit keeps design and delivery on track with unique boat-handling system supplied for cable-layer Nexans Aurora at Norwegian yard