* More than 10,861 attendees, generating 23,271 business contacts, have turned Barcelona into the world capital of the new economy and recovery.

* King Felipe VI, the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, and the first deputy mayor of Barcelona City Council, Jaume Collboni, have chaired the Best Innovation awards ceremony.

* The awarded entrepreneurial projects in each sector have been Exum (e-commerce), Vottun (logistics), Rimbo Rent (real estate), E4-3D Engineering (digital industry) and Oimo Bioplastics (economic zones).

Europe’s biggest lowcost carrier Ryanair planned to fly four routes to Lappeenranta from Milan Bergamo, Berlin, Budapest and Memmingen near Münich.

20% of young people aged 15-24 worldwide (267 million) are not in employment, education or training.(1)

21% of truck driver positions and 19% of bus and coach driver positions in Europe and the CIS are unfilled.(2)

Inchcape Shipping Services Vice President Marine Services for the Americas, Joseph Bruno, explains how the company is flexing its market muscle in all shipping sectors across both continents.

WOC Encourages Participation in “Building a stronger Blue Economy Post Covid 19"- Hybrid Event

With the theme of "Building a stronger Blue Economy Post Covid 19", the 2020 International Cooperation and Development Forum on Marine Economy will bring together in Shenzhen top executives from key Chinese and foreign companies in the marine economy, along with government officials, and maritime experts and top personalities from international organizations

Municipality and Port Authority formulate joint objectives

The Municipality of Rotterdam and the Port of Rotterdam Authority are working together on the joint rollout of shore-based power for sea-going vessels in Rotterdam. By 2030, they want a significant share of sea-going vessels to ‘plug in’ once they have moored along one of the port’s quays. This will allow them to power down their diesel generators while berthed – good news for local air quality and the vessels’ carbon footprint. Over the next five years, the partners will be initiating a series of projects that are intended to accelerate and scale up the adoption of shore-based power. Depending on the experiences gained in these projects, the Municipality and the Port Authority may adapt their targets in this area in 2025.

Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, today introduced the Leica TerrainMapper-2, the latest solution in the company’s hybrid sensor road map that integrates LiDAR and image capture technology in airborne sensors and allows users to collect more data per flight.

HxGN Content Program delivers airborne DSM to the Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy (BKG)

As part of a prestigious new offshore project, Hendrik Veder Group has supplied two 114-mm non-rotating steel cables, both 350 metres in length, which are treated with sustainable Elaskon WR environmentally acceptable lubricant (EAL). This is the latest example of the Rotterdam-based company's innovative process approach which focuses on increasingly sustainable methods for using cables and hoisting equipment. Hendrik Veder Group worked closely with its client to design steel cable reels specifically for this offshore installation. As a result, the cables were immediately ready for use upon delivery.

INTERCARGO rana series of key meetings virtually on 8-9October. Its Annual General Meeting, Executive Committee meeting and Technical Committee meetingwere held via videoconference.At these important events INTERCARGO  re-iterated  its  commitment  to  a  safe,  efficient,  high  quality  and  environmentally sound dry bulk shipping industry. The meetingswere presided over by Chairman Dimitrios J. Fafalios, Vice Chairman Jay K Pillai, Vice Chairman Spyros Tarasis, and Technical Committee Chairman Tom Keenan.

The majority of traders and operators in the shipping sector feel that COVID-19 has negatively affected their revenue, employee headcount, and insurance premiums. However, their prospects for the future are bright, with only a third citing concerns about the sector’s ability to recover within the next two years, according to a new survey by DWF.

The landscape of global logistics is massive, growing and it’s changing especially at these times of uncertainties. But, with uncertainty comes opportunity. What are you doing to remain competitive amongst uncertainty & complexity?

The city of Lappeenranta (Finland) and the city of Gabrovo (Bulgaria) has won the title of the greenest city in Europe, European Green Leaf Award 2021, in a competition organised by the European Commission. The winners were decided on the evening of 8 October 2020 in Lisbon.

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” Line) received a letter of appreciation from Embassy of El Salvador in Japan for providing free ocean transportation of fire engines and ambulances donated by Japanese municipalities.

World Ocean Council Partners with AfDB’s African Development Institute (ADI) on Seminar to Facilitate Knowledge Synthesis and Policy for Financing Natural Capital, with WOC Input Focused on the Blue Economy