Paris, 20 November – The International Coordinating Council of the Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme of UNESCO has named the recipients of the 2020 Young Scientists Awards, which seeks to promote a new generation of scientists worldwide poised to address ecological and sustainability issues.

Solar flight pioneer Bertrand Piccard’s Solar Impulse Foundation has embarked on a hunt for 1,000 innovative ideas that prove that sustainable solutions can also be economically attractive. The foundation has come up with an illustrious list that has featured a familiar name since November: squAIR-timber. Developed by trilatec GmbH, this system replaces wood pallets and beams used in air freight transportation with comparable solutions made out of cardboard fiber. squAIR-timber products are 80 per cent lighter than wood, dramatically lowering fuel consumption and helping to reduce CO2 emissions from global air freight transportation.

Lietuvių sukurtas startuolis „Omnisend“ tapo 33 greičiausiai Didžiojoje Britanijoje augančia technologijų įmone. Bendrovė įvertinta vienuose iš įtakingiausių šalies apdovanojimų „Deloitte‘s UK Fast 50“, jau 23 metus iš eilės vertinančių ir skelbiančių sparčiausiai pajamas auginančių technologijų įmonių 50-uką.

British International Freight Association Director General, Robert Keen says that freight forwarders and the shippers they work for are reeling from unjust demurrage fees linked to congestion in ports around the world.

ESPO congratulates the Port of Moerdijk (the Netherlands) for successfully renewing the EcoPorts’ environmental management standard (PERS). This is the impressive 7th occasion that the Port has achieved PERS certification. The port received their certificate in a digital handover ceremony.

New report explores lessons from the Nordic countries for reducing shipping emissions / Online presentation of findings on 24 November

Petredec signs contract for three LPG-powered engines for newbuild VLGCs; option for three more

Petredec Holdings (Eastern) PTE Ltd has announced the signing of a contract for the construction of 3+3 × 93,000 cbm LPG carriers at Jiangnan Shipyard in China. Each vessel will be powered by individual MAN B&W 6G60ME-LGIP dual-fuel engines, capable of running on LPG.

„Being a senior in Lithuania can be great. Especially, if you work at Omnisend“ („Būti senjoru Lietuvoje gali būti puiku. Ypač, jei dirbate Omnisend“). Tokiu didelę darbo patirtį turintiems specialistams skirtu žodžių žaismu paremtą reklamos kampaniją pradėjo lietuvių technologijų įmonė, aptarnaujanti jau daugiau nei aštuoniasdešimt tūkstančių klientų visame pasaulyje.

The expansion and increasing demand of maritime communication after the covid-19 pandemic is highly growing, and the role of maritime communication in ending the traditional methods of ship, crew communication, and training onboard takes on an unprecedented step towards a new era of maritime connectivity.

On the occasion of the Global Women’s forum, GEODIS announces an agreement with Bureau Veritas to recognize its commitment to gender equality in the workplace. The aim is to achieve a recognized standard across 12 countries over the next 3 years.

The impact on a company of breaking sanctions, or even being perceived to have broken sanctions, is often severe and can put the company out of business, effectively shutting it out of the financial markets. The Swedish Club has joined forces with Hill Dickinson to host an online seminar aimed at assisting both Club members and others in the shipping community to safely navigate this complex and often opaque area.

Greetings from TransRussia team, the largest exhibition for transport and logistics services, warehouse equipment and technologies in Russia.We are delighted to inform you that Prime Minister of Russia Mikhail Mishustin approved the List of states whose citizens will be able to obtain e - visas to Russian Federation.

Trane Technologies and European Heat Pump Association take the stage and explore tools and strategies for climate action

Singapore, Tuesday 17th November 2020: Global project heavy lift carrier AAL Shipping (AAL) has recently delivered 22,400cbm of stacker reclaimer components from Dalian in North East China to Port Hedland in Western Australia. The cargo, destined for the Fortescue Metals Group’s Eliwana Mine and Rail Project in the Pilbara, was loaded on the 19,000dwt heavy lift mpv, AAL Fremantle (S-Class). Months of meticulous engineering planning were made significantly more difficult due to newly implemented COVID-19 restrictions in Dalian. Despite these challenges, the cargo was loaded safely, and schedule integrity maintained.

Another great collaboration between XLP members, Voltrans Logistics Co., Ltd and Global Airfreight Int’l Pte Ltd, where they facilitated the shipment of a used telescopic crane (1993) through Saigon Premier Container Terminal (SPCT) from Singapore. The dimension of the crane was 14 x 3.3 x 3.19 m and weighed 55.8 tons. The scope of work included import customs, specialized registration and inspection, and inland haulage. We congratulate them on a job well done!