Reducing emissions by hard sail 
MOL and Oshima Shipbuilding have jointly obtained an “approval in principle (AIP)” from Nippon Kaiji Kyokai for the design of a hard sail system. The system converts wind energy into propulsive force with a telescopic hard sail and is a fundamental technology of the “Wind... mehr
China - Slovakia - China pilot train on track
A test train, operated by Russia-based Trans Container, is already on its way back from Slovakia to China. On 15 September 2019 the train was dispatched from Xian (Xinzhu station) and passed through Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine until it arrived 14 days later in Slovakia.... mehr
Finnair seeks even more freight in Asia
Last month, Finnair's available scheduled cargo tonne kilometres (162.4 million) increased by 13.7% year-on-year. Revenue scheduled cargo tonne kilometres (99.8 million) increased by 11.4%. During the first nine months of the year, Finnair carried 25,059 t inside Europe (+66.8%... mehr
Drewry forecasts further drop in global container volumes
The decline of the container market continued during the last three months, said the London (UK)-based maritime consultancy Drewry. The research company downgraded its outlook for world container port throughput for the current year and the rest of the five-year horizon in its... mehr
K Line goes for artificial intelligence
The Japan-headquartered carrier K Line has reached an agreement with Hiroshima University, the National Institute of Maritime, Port and Aviation Technology (MPAT) and Marubeni Corporation (Marubeni) to jointly work on research and analysis of maritime logistics and shipping... mehr
Component support for China Cargo Airlines
China Cargo Airlines has entrusted Lufthansa Technik with the component support for three B747-400F. The five-year "total component support" agreement is the first major collaboration between the two companies and the MRO's first contract of this kind with a direct... mehr
PSA lightening up its project Tuas Port
The prime minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong, recently placed a torch on the grounds of Tuas Port to symbolise the beginning of a new and exciting chapter in the nation’s rich maritime history. With 26 km of deep-water berths (up to 23 m chart datum), and capable of handling... mehr
Global railway industry bucks the trend
The business climate of the international railway industry remains on a high level in Q3/2019 quarter and is even registering a slight increase compared to Q2/2019. This is shown by the current SCI rail business index – a regular survey which the consultancy SCI Verkehr conducts... mehr
Coalition to ferry LNG from Kamtchatka and Murmansk
The Japanese carrier MOL, the Japan bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), and the Russian energy company Pao Novatek signed a cooperation agreement for LNG transshipment projects in Kamchatka and Murmansk. Thus, the east and west of the Russian Federation are involved.... mehr
New dump cars to operate in gold and copper mine
The Russian freight car manufacturer United Wagon Company (UWC) will supply the mining company Polymetal with 55 dump cars by the end of H1/2020. The batch of cars will be delivered to the Varvara plant for operation in Kazakhstan. Varvara, Polymetal’s first operation in... mehr