UK – Seven months on from the departure of former Transport Secretary and walking disaster Chris Grayling, his decisions whilst in power at the Department for Transport still smack of the poisoned chalice he so often spilt now that plans for a third runway at Heathrow Airport have been ruled illegal by the Court of Appeal over environmental concerns. SWEDEN – The future of successfully powering every transport mode, from lorries to ocean going ships and potentially even aircraft, will likely depend heavily on the improvements being made in lithium battery construction. The news comes this week that DNV-GL has awarded its first Type Approval Certificate for a lithium titanium oxide (LTO) battery system. ROMANIA – EUROPE – The European Commission (EC) has found that rail freight operator CFR Marfa received at least €570 million of incompatible State aid from Romania through a debt write-off and failure to collect debts from the company. The EC says that Romania must now recover the illegal aid, plus interest, from CFR Marfa. Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager, in charge of competition policy, commented: AUSTRALIA – Sub-zero weather conditions are not something one tends to naturally associate with a country where bushfires in the middle of the worst drought in memory have been hitting the headlines, however that is what is concerning the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) this month as the country's icebreaker Aurora Australis undertakes her final Antarctic voyage before being replaced by the RSV Nuyina later this year. DENMARK – WORLDWIDE – In the world of shipping, as with most other industries, refinancing of a large company can be a complex process. When you are the biggest global container freight carrier however the amount of partners involved can reach extraordinary proportions. WORLDWIDE – Classification society, DNV GL has awarded a ground-breaking new class notation to mitigate fire risks on container ships, to Swiss container shipping giant Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC). The notation has been implemented on the largest container ships in the world, the 23,000+ TEU class, of which the MSC Gülsün was the first to be launched. UK – Nautilus International, the trade union, representing 20,000 maritime professionals working at sea and ashore, has welcomed the new shipping minister, Kelly Tolhurst MP and called for the government to take urgent action to safeguard the future of British shipping and avert a forecast shortage of home-grown maritime expertise. UK – Just as the Bronze and Iron Ages before it, we are living now in the Plastic Age, and most of the publicity currently is all negative as the material seeps its way into the very fabric of the planet. There may be however some reasons to welcome the controversial product into the supply chain, and one British company puts up a spirited argument in favour of the plastic versions of the ubiquitous pallet which every logistics outfit, and many other industries, are familiar with. NIGERIA – As the undisputed richest man in Africa Aliko Dangote has a finger in many pies, from the cement business he helped transform, to foodstuffs and logistics, and is somewhat obsessive about enriching his country rather than passing wealth abroad. Now his Dangote group is hailed as saving the production plant of Anambra Motor Manufacturing Company (ANAMMCO), Enugu with a string of orders for home built trucks to support his many business ventures. UK – The incoming mandatory fuel sulphur cap regulations for ocean going vessels have seemingly been good news for some marine fuel suppliers. Hartlepool-based Propeller Fuels says the upswing in interest in recent months is attributable to the IMO regulations and it has prompted the company to look at ways to expand its international trade. 
Latest Heathrow Decision Disappoints Freight Interests Whilst Environmentalists Rejoice
Thursday, February 27, 2020 View Article 
First New Type Approval Awarded for LTO Maritime Lithium Batteries
Thursday, February 27, 2020 View Article 
EU Slaps On Half a Million Euro Bill for Illegal State Aid to Rail Freight Group
Wednesday, February 26, 2020 View Article 
Specialist Vessel Could be Acquired at a Knock Down Price Says Maritime Union
Wednesday, February 26, 2020 View Article 
Biggest Global Ocean Shipping and Container Logistics Group Refinances Through 26 Separate Banks
Wednesday, February 26, 2020 View Article 
New Fire Mitigation Class Notation for Vessels Awarded to the Largest Container Ships
Tuesday, February 25, 2020 View Article 
New Shipping Minister Faces Demands from Maritime Union
Tuesday, February 25, 2020 View Article 
Wooden Pallets Can Cause Problems in an Automated Supply Chain Operation
Tuesday, February 25, 2020 View Article 
Resources and Logistics Group Drives Commercial Truck Production in Nigeria
Tuesday, February 25, 2020 View Article 
Marine Fuel Supplier Moves Into International Market With New Finance Facility
Monday, February 24, 2020 View Article
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