A reefer train carrying fresh fruits and vegetables was sent from Valencia to Copenhagen via Cologne to test a route that is expected to become a regular weekly connection.
A fully-loaded train left Xi'an on 6 March for the Russian Baltic Port of Kaliningrad, where the goods will be loaded onto a vessel heading for the Danish Port of Fredericia.
The British arm of the Italian Saipem has selected the German Baltic port as the site from which it will carry out laying 275 km of gas pipes, with depths ranging from four to 57 metres.
The company's Test & Training Centre in the Danish Aalborg will soon begin looking into two types of marine fuels, methanol and biofuels made from waste.
The IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute, Sintef, the University of Iceland, Stena Rederi, and Powercell Sweden have initiated a new study on how hydrogen and fuel cells compare to other alternative fuels for sea shipping.
The 50k m2-big container terminal, offering a yearly handling capacity of 50k TEUs, has begun operating in the Danish Port of Kalundborg's Ny Vesthavn.
The 2003-built ferry, which serves the weeklong North Atlantic Cruise, has been fitted with 50 new luxury cabins as well as a new outdoors sky bar and a panoramic view lounge on the top.
The route served by DFDS not only offers now six weekly sailings, Monday-through-Saturday, but the transit time has been reduced to 19 hours and all departures take place in the evenings.
