Marking a significant step forward in seafarer welfare, a group of established maritime entities have joined forces to build a digital platform aimed at improving the emotional well-being of the world’s 1.7 million seafarers.

* Messe München and industry representatives are ensuring planning security by taking decisions early

* World of Photonics Congress and INHORGENTA TRENDFACTORY will be held as digital formats

* automatica sprint: new game-changing event format with flexible concept

Sweden’s Stena Line plans to deploy two battery-powered ferries across the Kattegat Sea between Gothenburg and Frederikshavn before 2030, the company has announced. Stena is collaborating in the project with Volvo Group, Scania and the Port of Gothenburg as part of the Transzero Initiative, set up to reduce carbon emissions.

Hamburg, 15 February 2021: DNV GL, the world’s leading classification society, released a white paper - “Closing the safety gap in an era of transformation” – at a press conference today. The white paper identifies a looming “safety gap” between shipping’s existing approach to safety risks and its ambitions for greater digitalisation and the adoption of alternative fuels.

Green electrification, which refers to replacing energy generated using fossil fuels with electricity generated using renewable energy sources and using renewable energy in transport, work machines and various industrial sectors, is an important step towards a carbon-neutral future.

Servogear proudly confirms delivery of the propeller system, Ecoflow Propulsor to
groundbreaking vessel.

The explosion of a fuel tanker at the customs office of the Islam Qala border crossing between Afghanistan and Iran has destroyed over 500 vehicles, leaving many injured, some fatally, and causing an estimated USD 40 million in damage. Our thoughts are with the drivers and transport workers caught up in this situation, and their loved ones.

Korean Register (KR) has launched a range of maritime cyber security e-learning courses in conjunction with Orange Security, a specialist cyber security consulting company, to support clients who may be having difficulty organizing group training because of the global pandemic.

New measures imposed by Germany, followed by Tyrol (Austria) and the Czech Republic, are beginning to cause chaos to goods transport by road across Europe, in particular on the important trade route from Italy northwards across the Brenner Pass, as well as East-West corridors.

The Marcura Group, a Dubai-based group of companies focused on providing business solutions to the global maritime industry, today announced that Hans-Christian Mordhorst has been appointed as the Group’s Chief Commercial Officer and Non-Executive Chairman of its flagship company, DA-Desk FZ-LLC, effective February 15, 2021.

The Railway Industry Association (RIA), the French Railway Industry Federation (FIF) and ASSIFER, Rail Industry Association (a member of Federazione ANIE) announced as main event partners featuring an extensive webinar programme

France-based water treatment specialist BIO-UV Group is advising yacht owners and crews to ensure their vessels are compliant with the IMO Ballast Water Management Convention and USCG regulation.

A BIO-SEA system has been retrofitted to a 37m yacht.

* Cranes are identical to previous Liebherr STS crane supplied in 2020
* New cranes will enable greater efficiency in container handling
* Partnership with SEA-invest since 2012

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Caption: Liebherr STS at SEA-invest’s Antwerp Container Terminal

The City of Lappeenranta is one of the first cities to join the EU Green City Accord. In Finland, the agreement has previously been signed by three cities and in Europe by 18 cities in total.

With the slogan “Transport for EU Recovery”, ESPO, together with 31 organisations has issued a Statement on the Recovery and Resilience Facility.