Washington, D.C./Singapore/Brussels, 9 March 2021 – The World Shipping Council (WSC) is excited to welcome to the team Mr John Bradshaw, in a global role as Technical Director for Environment and Safety, and Dr James Corbett as Environmental Director, Europe.

StormGeo, the leader in weather intelligence, ship routing and fleet performance management solutions, announced today the launch of Strategic Power Routing—a service that optimizes the power output of a vessel in varying weather conditions to enhance overall fuel efficiency and reduce emissions without compromising arrival windows.

The number of women participating in the ESPO committees has increased in 2020 compared to the last two years, when ESPO started monitoring the gender balance of its internal meetings. Taking all technical committees together, women represent 35,10% of the port professionals who attended ESPO meetings in 2020. This shows an overall increase of 4% compared to 2019 and 2018.

Effat Mostafa: Government and private sector entities must provide support to achieve gender parity in the maritime sector

Several advances have occurred in mechanical power transfer technology with potential application in wind turbine powered boats, offering higher efficiency and extended service life. These advances are occurring simultaneously to developments in wind turbine technology that offer potential for higher efficiency and greater power output.

Forward freight agreement (FFA) trades for a basket of 38,000-dwt handysize time charter rates will help operators take longer-term cover with less risk, says leading shipbroker Simpson Simpson Spence Young.

In comparison to 2020, which did not indulge us too much in the variety of offline events, since almost all of them were held in the new online mode, the "ambitious" 2021 promises to be generous with various events in the world of logistics.

Lödige Industries, a leading global provider of cargo terminal solutions, has announced that it has been selected by dnata Singapore Pte Ltd to modernise and upgrade its cargo warehouse at Changi Airport. Designed to handle an annual turnover of 550,000 tonnes, the facility will incorporate new advanced ULD handling equipment and control technology, replacing and enhancing existing warehouse fittings.

BW Group and Miros are launching Miros Mocean, a joint venture to provide the shipping industry with a new standard in vessel performance optimisation. BW Group and Miros are combining maritime expertise and leading radar technology to overcome the performance inefficiencies of the shipping industry by providing unprecedented data accuracy into the operating conditions of a vessel, a missing piece in vessel performance until now.

Posidonia is pleased to announce that the 6th Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum will take place on Tuesday 25 May 2021. The international Conference & Exhibition, dedicated to cruising and sea tourism in the East Mediterranean, is going to take place in a digital environment, on a special platform created for the event.

Silk Way Technics, a member of the Silk Way Group, specialized in providing a wide range of services for the maintenance and repair of numerous aircraft types, celebrates its 15th anniversary.

Hamburg, Germany, 3 March 2021 - DNV has supported Hapag-Lloyd in obtaining financing for six of its highly efficient containership newbuildings according to the Green Loan Principles of the Loan Market Association (LMA). DNV has verified that the transactions fulfil the requirements of the programme.

hcape is adding a super-useful Port Cost Estimator (PCE) to its World of Ports 2.0 platform that will make both voyage cost calculations and TCE estimates much easier and more accurate.

A new Liebherr ship to shore container crane at TMS, Alicante

Killarney (Ireland), March2021–Liebherr ContainerCranes have handed over aship to shore (STS) containercrane to Terminales Maritimas Del Sureste S.A (TMS) in the Port of Alicante, Spain.

ZODIAC Terminal Operating System Includes 18 Modules that will Maximise the Utilisation of the Core Competencies and Operational assets at the terminal