Ceva Logistics renews contract in the global energy sector 
Ceva Logistics has reinforced its reputation in the global energy sector with the renewal of its contract with Borr Drilling for an additional year to the end of August 2020. Borr Drilling is a provider of international drilling contracts to the oil and gas exploration industry.... plus
Six seconds on the Dutch railway in 2020
The Dutch infrastructure manager Prorail has finalised the planning for its timetable for the year 2020, effective from 15 December 2019. One innovation is a new method for distributing capacity with a system that enables to arrange transports every six seconds. Previously... plus
Hamburg Süd enhances Asia/Pacific services
Starting in October 2019, Hamburg Süd, an affiliate of Maersk, will enlarge the scope of its “AUSE” service between Australia and Southeast Asia. The service will be split into two strings called “AUSE 1” and “AUSE 2” in order to offer faster transit times to the markets in... plus
Testing the world's first AI-powered robotic cargo system
Two Singapore-based partners, the ground-handling company Sats and the research platform for the improvement of Singapore's public transportation TUM Create, are exploring commercialisation opportunities for "Speedcargo", the world's first artificial intelligence (AI)... plus
Sailors’ Society welcomes new Greek ambassador
Sailors’ Society has welcomed a new ambassador from Greece to its fold ahead of the maritime charity’s plans to further expand its existing work in this country. Costis Frangoulis, CEO, president and founder of Franman, which provides ship building, consultancy and security... plus
Dematic automates distribution hub for Ceratizit
Dematic is automating the new distribution hub operated by Ceratizit, a manufacturer of carbide products, in Kempten (Bavaria, Germany). To this end, the intralogistics specialist is setting up a Dematic multi-shuttle system comprising about 90,000 bin spaces that saves room by... plus
Thordon appoints Michael Haraldsson
Canadian-based Thordon Bearings, a provider of environmentally safe propeller shaft bearings and seal systems, has chosen Michael Haraldsson as its new marine business development manager. A native of Sweden, Haraldsson has more than 25 years of strategic sales experience... plus
Logwin participates in Marco Polo finance network
LBBW and Commerzbank have carried out another trade transaction between Voith and KSB SE via the Marco Polo trade finance network built on R3’s distributed ledger technology (DLT) platform Corda. This time, besides the two companies involved, logistics provider Logwin AG was... plus
The Alliance also has Australia in its sights
Competition among shipping lines around Australia is in full swing. Hapag-Lloyd, as part of The Alliance, has announced the start of two new routes from Southeast Asia to Australia. The new services SEA and S2A offering weekly direct sailings between Thailand, Malaysia,... plus
Chapman Freeborn brings MRI machine to Maldivian atoll
Chapman Freeborn Airchartering and the Dubai (UAE)-based heavylift carrier Maximus Air recently teamed up to deliver the first MRI machine to Addu Atoll, the southernmost atoll in the Maldives archipelago. Before the machine arrived, patients of the Hithadhoo Regional Hospital... plus