DFDS In January: Freight Down After Q4 Stockbuilding Reversed As Expected

DFDS Ends 2020 With Another Strong Freight Quarter In Q4, the DFDS’ freight earnings were boosted by UK stockbuilding and the improved performance of the Mediterranean route network. On the passenger side, Covid-19 restrictions continued to affect the business. Q4 Results (DKK million) -6.2%...

https://ferryshippingnews.com/dfds-in-january-freight-down-after-q4-stockbuilding-reversed-as-expected-2/

2020 holiday shopping season dubbed most environmentally friendly yet

A Prologis and MIT study said that 2020 was the most environmentally friendly holiday season yet.

A stay-at-home economy helped 2020 deliver the “most environmentally friendly holiday season yet,” according to a Prologis and MIT special report released Thursday. 

Based on consumer behaviors, in-person shopping was compared to e-commerce to find differences in environmental impacts. The study said that one full standard delivery van can replace over 100 individual car trips to the store.

During the holiday season each year, companies scramble to keep up with peak demands for shipping and...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/2020-holiday-shopping-season-dubbed-most-environmentally-friendly-yet

Heavy Lift/Project shipping: flexible/versatile is what we do

Loading of a Gottwald Mobile Harbour Crane onto the BBC Xingang.
Credit: James Elsby/The Photo Pitch; supplied by BBC Chartering

Editor’s note: Ulrich Ulrichs, Chief Executive Officer, BBC Chartering GmbH & Co. KG writes about the company’s experiences last year. This story, below, was first published in the Shipping Australia Annual Review 2020.

Pictured: Ulrich Ulrichs, Chief Executive Officer, BBC Chartering GmbH & Co. KG;
Photo supplied by BBC Chartering

Ocean shipping is one of the oldest...

https://shippingaustralia.com.au/heavy-lift-project-shipping-flexible-versatile-is-what-we-do/

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