Communication

Geodis expands growth in E-Commerce

7 MARCH 2019 – LEVALLOIS-PERRET

GEODIS EXPANDS GROWTH IN E-COMMERCE

 New logistics centre in Oberhausen under construction

Levallois-Perret, 7 March 2019 – GEODIS will open a new warehouse in Oberhausen this summer. The 40,000 square-meter building is being built by SEGRO, a UK industrial real estate group, with which GEODIS has already implemented other major projects.

GEODIS will hire up to 500 employees for the extensive warehousing and order picking operations in Oberhausen. The combination of...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/03/07/geodis-expands-growth-in-e-commerce/

Inmarsat brings Crew Xpress to market with unique ‘Fleet Hotspot’ for seafarers

Ronald Spithout, Inmarsat Maritime President and CEO

Inmarsat brings Crew Xpress to market with unique ‘Fleet Hotspot’ for seafarers

Fully-managed crew Wi-Fi portal is key component in new service package powered by Fleet Xpress that incentivises ship owners and operators to enhance connectivity for crew

4 March 2019:  Inmarsat, the global leader in mobile satellite communications, is staying ahead of fast-changing dynamics in ship connectivity by launching Crew Xpress, a new service for crew...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/03/04/inmarsat-brings-crew-xpress-to-market-with-unique-fleet-hotspot-for-seafarers/

Hamburg Commercial Bank driving optic fibre expansion in Spain forward

Marcus Kleiner

Hamburg/Kiel – Hamburg Commercial Bank is making available EUR 30 million in project finance to Spain’s leading private broadband network operator ADAMO as mandated lead arranger and structuring bank to drive a further expansion to 1.14 million household connections. The project is due to be completed by the end of 2021. The other participants in the club deal with a total investment volume of EUR 100 million are ING and Santander.

Following the financing of Uffinet last year, this...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/02/13/hamburg-commercial-bank-driving-optic-fibre-expansion-in-spain-forward/

HFW Insurance Bulletin: February 2019 – Edition 1

Costas Frangeskides, Partner Holman Fenwick Willan LLP

HFW Insurance Bulletin: February 2019 – Edition 1

In this issue: Regulation and legislation; Court cases and arbitration; Market Developments; HFW publications and events.

1. Regulation and legislation

2. Court cases and arbitration

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/02/11/hfw-insurance-bulletin-february-2019-edition-1/

Joanne Kelleher, Corporate Communications Advisor at Jumbo

Time to Rock the Boat? Leadership in the maritime industry – what dominates, what is desired?

Joanne Kelleher studied at the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers and in her Master’s degree study she asked 37 Maritime Professionals what they want from their industry leaders and got some interesting results. Joanne shared her insights in an article on LinkedIn, which I found very interesting, so I decided to try and meet Joanne for an interview and she agreed and that is what we speak about in this...

https://shippingpodcast.com/joanne-kelleher-corporate-communications-advisor-at-jumbo/

Navigational assessment focus for issue 20 of The Navigator

05.02.19 – The 20th issue of The Navigator focuses on the importance of a navigational assessment and why it is different from an audit. The milestone edition of the free publication from The Nautical Institute is published this month and available both in print and online.

Articles include a review of what happens during a navigational assessment by experienced assessor, Captain Mark Bull FNI, as well as a feature explaining why such assessments are so crucial from Captain Yves Vandenborn...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/02/05/navigational-assessment-focus-for-issue-20-of-the-navigator/

BIFA launches freight apprenticeship microsite

Robert Keen

The British International Freight Association (BIFA), the trade association for UK freight forwarding and logistics companies, has launched a dedicated website – https://apprentices.bifa.org/ – that will focus on helping both employers and potential recruits to better understand apprenticeship opportunities in the freight forwarding industry.

Carl Hobbis, BIFA’s Training Development Manager, says: “Having been actively involved in the creation of the apprenticeship, BIFA has committed...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/02/04/bifa-launches-freight-apprenticeship-microsite/

Desmond Lachman on US monetary policy, Danae Kyriakopoulou on Banxico independence and more

OMFIF Update  – Week 5 2019

28 January-1 February 2019 Vol.10 Ed.5

REPORT 

The rise of central bank gold demand
Since the 2008 financial crisis there has been renewed interest in gold’s unique characteristics as a safe haven asset that is nobody’s liability.

This, combined with scepticism over prospects for some of the main reserve currencies, as well as heightened geopolitical risks, has amplified gold’s appeal.

Read more.

COMMENTARY PM must push Brexiteers against the wall
Prime...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/02/02/desmond-lachman-on-us-monetary-policy-danae-kyriakopoulou-on-banxico-independence-and-more/

Keep your finger on the pulse with GAC’s Hot Port News

Hot Port News (HPN) is a free daily information service provided by GAC to registered subscribers.

Hot Port News features regular updates on local developments at ports around the world, provided by the GAC Group’s extensive network of offices. You can view the daily bulletins and search the news archives online, while registered subscribers receive updates as a daily e-mail newsletter.

Members of the GAC HPN community receive these updates as a daily e-mail newsletter, targeted to the...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/02/01/keep-your-finger-on-the-pulse-with-gacs-hot-port-news/

CIRM annual conference 2019 in Greece

Frances Baskerville

CIRM annual conference 2019 in Greece

Viewers can  find below the link to the Annual Conference page on CIRM’s website.  You’ll see that the event is  at the Divani Apollon Palace for three full days,  2 – 4 April with evening events planned throughout (three days, three nights)

The AGM will be held on Tuesday in the afternoon and  will finish with CIRM’s  Dinner, sponsored by Inmarsat on Thursday.

Booking is as usual for the conference, but with hotels there something different...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/01/25/cirm-annual-conference-2019-in-greece/

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