Šiaurės investicijų bankas (NIB) ir Valstybės įmonė Lietuvos oro uostai pasirašė 70 mln. eurų vertės paskolos sutartį, skirtą Vilniaus, Kauno ir Palangos oro uostų modernizavimui.

At the start of 2020, Indigo Software outlined 6 key trends that would shape the development of warehouses and the wider supply chain in the coming years. These predictions were published before the arrival of Covid-19, global lockdowns and the continuing economic challenges.

GS Express Logistics Sdn. Bhd. Malaysia (GS) completed the first two of four shipments for Calcasieu Pass LNG Export Terminal Project by RORO, barging, and transportation from Jutasama Fabricator in Teluk Panglima Garang, Selangor, Malaysia to Westport, Port Klang, Malaysia.

Landslides have long-term effects on tundra vegetation, a new study shows. Conducting the study in North West Siberia, the researchers found that tundra vegetation regenerated rapidly after a major landslide event in 1989.  Two decades later, differences in the vegetation of the landslide area and the areas surrounding it have evened out, but even after 30 years, the vegetation of the landslide area is nowhere close to the vegetation of the surrounding areas.

Oslo, Norway: New trams for the City of Oslo, Norway, will be delivered using UECC’s eco-friendly duel-fuel LNG PCTC vessels, with new LNG battery-hybrid ships joining the mix in 2021. The deliveries link UECC, the leading sustainable short sea carrier in Europe, with Oslo, named European Green City for 2019.

Genova, 25 September 2020 -- RINA has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI) to create an interface to the SDARI 3D Ship Model. This important move marks another step towards 3D design verification, continuing RINA’s leadership in the digitalization of classification services.

IRU and 32 transport business groups and road transport associations from across Europe call on EU and UK negotiators to reach a Brexit deal for the sake of consumers and the economy.

“On World Maritime Day, with hundreds of thousands of seafarers still stranded at sea, I think now is the time to address shipping’s inability to consistently shape and direct policies that impact our ability to conduct business safely and efficiently.

On the occasion of the World Maritime Day 2020, INTERCARGO joins the IMO and the shipping industry in promoting “Sustainable shipping for a sustainable planet”.

World Ocean Council (WOC) Encourages Ocean Industry Participation in Survey on the OceanObs Living Action Plan

A major outcome of the Ocean Obs’19 meeting, Frontiers in Marine Science Community White Papers, follow-up Town Hall, and the OceanObs Research Coordination Network workshop is the Living Action Plan.

BIO UV Group, the French manufacturer of the UV-based BIO-SEA ballast water treatment system (BWTS), has extended its collaboration agreement with France-headquartered shipbuilder and repairer PIRIOU Group to strengthen the services the companies offer to shipowners.

Portfolio Now Includes Ultra-Low Temperature Solutions to Meet Emerging
Needs of Pharmaceutical Customers

Thermo King, by Trane Technologies (NYSE: TT), a global climate innovator, has expanded its portfolio of temporary storage solutions that can meet the unique requirements of global pharmaceutical companies developing COVID-19 vaccines. Thermo King is the global leader in intelligent end-to-end temperature-controlled cold chain solutions.

Hamburg, 22 September 2020: DNV GL – Maritime has released the fourth edition of its Maritime Forecast to 2050. The purpose of Maritime Forecast to 2050 is to enhance the ability of shipping stakeholders, especially shipowners, to navigate the technological, regulatory and market uncertainties in the industry, and set shipping on a pathway to decarbonization. It is based on a library of 30 scenarios which project future fleet composition, energy use, fuel mix, and CO2 emissions to 2050. Sixteen different fuel types and 10 fuel technology systems are modelled in the report.

As part of the ongoing discussions on the future FuelEU Maritime Initiative, the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) expresses the commitment of European ports to play their part in helping the shipping sector decarbonise.

Boudewijn Siemons (56) has been appointed as the new Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Port of Rotterdam Authority as of 1 October 2020. As such, Siemons will also be joining the Port Authority’s Executive Board. Boudewijn Siemons succeeds Ronald Paul in this role.