WORLDWIDE – A new study by Yale University has identified potentially dangerous levels of depression, anxiety and suicide risk among the world's seafarers. Commissioned by the ITF Seafarers' Trust charity, this authoritative and comprehensive survey of the state of seafarers' mental health exposes risks and proposes actions that can be taken to address the problem.
NETHERLANDS – Kuehne + Nagel is further expanding its European road freight network with the acquisition of the overland and logistics activities of Rotra. Stefan Paul, Member of the Management Board of Kuehne + Nagel International AG, responsible for Overland, said:
UK – CEVA Logistics is demonstrating its commitment to the military community and their families in the UK by signing the Armed Forces Covenant. The Covenant recognizes the value of serving personnel, both regulars and reservists, veterans and military families, contribution to business and Great Britain.
SWITZERLAND – When logistics giant DSV took control of freight forwarding group Panalpina it was inevitable, as in all such cases, that this would mean redundancies for an amount of employees.
VIETNAM – SINGAPORE – The Asia Pacific Maritime (APM) 2020 exhibition and conference which will take place between 18 and 20 March 2020 at the Marina Bay Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Singapore, organised a half-day Vietnam Maritime Event in Ho Chi Minh city where local and regional speakers shed insights into issues impacting the Vietnamese and global industries. Yeow Hui Leng, Group Project Director, APM said:
UK – The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has used today, November 19 or less-commonly known as World Toilet Day, as a reminder that many of the UK's HGV drivers are still deprived of the United Nations (UN) Human Right to sanitation due to the lack of toilet facilities on the national road network.
UK – International development organisation Transaid has welcomed warehousing fulfilment and contact solutions specialist Prolog Fulfilment as the latest supporter to enrol in its growing corporate membership programme.
UK – WORLDWIDE – The meeting of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London last week, criticised in advance in some sections of the media, to discuss how the global shipping industry can reduce or eliminate harmful emissions, has agreed that setting goals is the best way to decarbonise in the short-term.
UK – Ziegler UK, part of the multinational freight forwarding group, has become the latest company to commit to taking take up residence in DP World's London Gateway logistics park sitting in the hinterland of the deep water container port.
WORLDWIDE – Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, has augmented its digitalisation strategy by signing a distribution agreement with cargo.one, the multi-airline e-booking platform.
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