During Stress Awareness Month[i] Hanseaticsoft is recommending that shipping companies take a fresh approach to mental wellbeing and make use of technology to support the mental health of seafarers.

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Responding to the recent surge in demand for supply chain services in South Korea brought about by dynamic changes in consumer buying habits through ecommerce channels, the new facility will provide additional warehousing and value-added contract logistics resources.

International freight transport and logistics insurer, TT Club alerts supply chain operators to the consequential impact of disruption stemming from recent blockage in the Suez Canal and urges a greater emphasis on resilience.

The Finnish company WellO2 has developed a unique product for breathing training. Attention is now being paid to the breathing tool in Sweden – as it helps Swedes with long-term symptoms after Covid-19.

Due to the prolonged restrictions on non-essential travel and public events in Spain the future of business travel is unclear. Tо maintain a high level of networking the 7th International LNG Congress will be held as a 100% VIRTUAL event on June 7-8 at our BGS Online platform.

NAVTOR is continuing its evolution with the launch of a new operation in Denmark. The global leader in e-navigation, which recently moved into vessel analytics and performance optimisation with the acquisition of Tres Solutions, has today opened the doors of NAVTOR Denmark, with Managing Director Jacob Clausen at the helm. Clausen and his team will now focus on creating awareness of digital solutions that deliver enhanced efficiency, safety, simplicity and performance to shipowners and operators within this key maritime market.

The U.S. Navy took delivery of a new autonomous vessel known as Seahawk. The vessel built by Virginia-based Leidos features a composite trimaran hull and is substantially larger than other U.S. Navy USVs. The vessel will join the Navy’s Surface Development Squadron (SURFDEVRON) based in San Diego which was developed to encourage innovation, experimentation, and combat readiness.

Stena Line today announce the latest addition to their Baltic Sea fleet. The 186 metre long Visentini RoPax vessel Stena Livia will initially join sister vessel Stena Flavia on the Nynäshamn-Ventspils route from mid-April. Later this year the pair will replace the existing tonnage on the ferry route between Travemünde and Liepaja, adding 40 per cent freight capacity and shorten the crossing time substantially.

Many sea-going vessels have been delayed as a consequence of the Suez Canal obstruction. As delayed vessels are arriving in quick succession in Rotterdam, there are many scheduling changes. This has created a lot of confusion for market parties regarding their vessel’s estimated time of arrival.

ARI PIISPANEN founded his first business Konetuote Piispanen in 1989. Since then, he has founded many new businesses and invented new technologies. Now, the serial entrepreneur is driven by the desire to beat the climate change.

The Korean Register (KR) has developed a web-based EEXI/CII calculation program to help shipping companies comply with the Energy Efficiency Index (EEXI) and Carbon Intensity (CII) decarbonization regulations which will come into effect in 2023. The program uses KR’s extensive software development experience and offers a simple way to calculate each vessels compliance using basic key information.

Nor-Shipping’s newly announced Ocean Now initiative aims to set the stage for maritime’s energy transition with the announcement of a new, global conference, Nor-Shipping Hydrogen Blue Talks – Fuelling the Future.

Access World Projects division successfully handled yet another logistics project undertaken in the port of Richards Bay in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.

Despite the introduction ten years ago of regulations prohibiting the use of asbestos materials onboard ship, a significant number of existing and newbuild vessels continue to operate systems and machinery containing the hazardous substance.