The logistics service provider GEODIS has strengthened its global sales & marketing team in the NECE (North, East & Central Europe) region with the appointment of Robert Mianowski. In his role, Robert will be responsible for the regional development and implementation of GEODIS' sales and marketing strategy across the region.

The organisers of Ocean Business have announced the event has been rescheduled from July to October 2021. The ocean technology exhibition and training forum will be deferred to the new dates of 12-14 October 2021 at the National Oceanography Centre, in Southampton UK.

Norwegian aquaculture venture in strong position after its first full year of operations and gearing up for its first sales of farmed cod this summer.

Norcod technician holds up a healthy cod while monitoring fish performance in the nets. Photo: Norcod

We are pleased to announce that we have successfully commenced technical management of Singapore’s first LNG bunkering vessel “FUELNG BELLINA” owned by FueLNG Pte Ltd, a joint venture between Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M) and Shell Eastern Petroleum (Pte) Ltd. The vessel has now become commercially operational in Singapore and is ready to supply LNG as marine fuel.

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.