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Newsletter 12/2023: Actual situation in international transport
According to Council Regulation No 833/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia's activities destabilising the situation in Ukraine, Article 3g(1)(d), from 30.9.2023 it is prohibited to import or purchase directly or indirectly the iron and steel products listed in Annex XVII.
Newsletter 11/2023: Actual situation in international transport
September is traditionally Apple Month. The company launches new or innovative products, and this translates into airline capacity.
Newsletter 10/2023: Rail transport - export to the Far East
We have received unfavourable information regarding the export shipment of containers to China.
Cars versus boats - who's dirtier?
An interesting journalistic evergreen from the world of shipping are articles about how shipping contributes to air pollution.
Undeclared or misdeclared dangerous goods - Trojan horse on board ships
Transporting dangerous goods is always a relatively risky business. This risk can always be reduced by creating the right transport conditions for the type of cargo. It is also clear that if the right conditions are not created, dangerous goods can become a ticking time bomb. This is precisely the case with so-called Mis-declared cargoes.
The IMO 2020 regulation is just the beginning. Further targets are set for 2025 and 2050
2020, 2025, 2050 - Three important dates regarding the world's fleet of ships. In 2020 IMO (as per its IMO 2020 regulation) plans to switch to low sulphur fuels with a maximum sulphur content of 0.5% (the current 0.1% content in special areas is unchanged).
Floating fires
Fire - everybody's afraid of it, and sailors doubly so. It may seem absurd - after all, the ship is afloat and is therefore surrounded by an endless supply of suitable substances to put out the fire.