The Spanish airlinePlus Ultra Líneas Aéreasis drawing onJettainer'sexperience inoutsourcing unit load device  (ULD) managementfor  another  five  years. Jettainer's  customizedservices  will support the growth of this youngairline which operates a network of routes between Madrid and South America.The partnership dates back to 2016, during which Plus Ultra has added a third and fourth Airbus A340 to its fleet andhas continuously expanded their network.

The growth of digital labour platforms is presenting opportunities and challenges for workers and businesses and a need for international policy dialogue.

7 projects already being developed with first milestones to be reached as early as 2021

* Airbus, Bureau Veritas and PSA International join the coalition
* 14 members committed to accelerating the energy transition in transport and logistics

Singapore-based independent test and research facility Maritec is advising shipowners on how best to meet IMO 2020 fuel testing requirements following reports of excessive sulphur in some very low sulphur fuel oils.

Edging away from ocean disaster

Peter Thomson of the UN, Nor-Shipping’s latest Ocean Action Hero, argues that the ocean must be ‘front and centre’ in any bid to avoid climate catastrophe. A collective, silo-busting approach is key to not only safeguarding the ocean space, but also profiting from it. Every one of us, he says, stands to gain.

Europe's largest port has been operating 24/7 during 2020. Precisely in this corona year, when society at large has been severely disrupted, the port of Rotterdam has confirmed its role as a reliable partner in the logistics chain.

IRU, the world road transport organisation, has written to German Chancellor Angela Merkel today on the chaos spreading across Europe’s goods transport network due to her government’s new border restrictions on truck drivers.

Messe Muenchen do Brasil, organizer of M&T Expo - International Trade Fair for Construction and Mining Equipment, in partnership with Sobratema - Brazilian Association of Technology for Construction and Mining, announces the postponement of the 11th edition of its trade fair from 2021 to 2022. The decision was taken due to the current pandemic scenario and the only gradual start of immunization campaigns in Brazil and worldwide.

AAL Shipping (AAL) is capitalising on the frequency of sailings it has operated in the past 12 months between Asia and the Americas, to commit tonnage and resources to strengthening the trade lane going forward into 2021.

With the ‘North Europe East Mediterranean Express/NEX’ and ‘North Europe Turkey Express/NTX’, at the start of this year the ONE shipping company simultaneously launched two new container liner services calling Hamburg. The MOL Emissary has been loaded today in Hamburg.

Leading coatings manufacturer Nippon Paint Marine has launched a new antifouling technology which enhances antifouling performance to a level and consistency never seen before. It also substantially improves the time and the film thickness required for application, compared to other hull coatings.

Marking a significant step forward in seafarer welfare, a group of established maritime entities have joined forces to build a digital platform aimed at improving the emotional well-being of the world’s 1.7 million seafarers.

* Messe München and industry representatives are ensuring planning security by taking decisions early

* World of Photonics Congress and INHORGENTA TRENDFACTORY will be held as digital formats

* automatica sprint: new game-changing event format with flexible concept

Sweden’s Stena Line plans to deploy two battery-powered ferries across the Kattegat Sea between Gothenburg and Frederikshavn before 2030, the company has announced. Stena is collaborating in the project with Volvo Group, Scania and the Port of Gothenburg as part of the Transzero Initiative, set up to reduce carbon emissions.

Hamburg, 15 February 2021: DNV GL, the world’s leading classification society, released a white paper - “Closing the safety gap in an era of transformation” – at a press conference today. The white paper identifies a looming “safety gap” between shipping’s existing approach to safety risks and its ambitions for greater digitalisation and the adoption of alternative fuels.