The Finnish Kaskinen, located in the middle between Pori and Vaasa in the Gulf of Bothnia, is a universal seaport, part of the TEN-T Comprehensive Network, which has over the years developed a liking for handling sawn timber and pulp.
As the trade between the Asian and European markets accelerates, Deutsche Post DHL Group, the world's largest logistics company out of Germany, is busy utilising the New Silk Road to further boost growth.
Ever since the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was launched in 2013, the driving idea has been to fill the infrastructure gap between China and its trading partners throughout the Asia Pacific, Africa, and East-Central Europe.
The Åland Post’s "Sailing Ships" series - issuing of which kicked off in 2015 with the stamps depicting Åland pioneers of North Sea shipping, Lemland and Leo - will soon come to its conclusion with two four-masted vessels, the barquentine Mozart and the barque Viking.
Shipbuilding fans didn't have it easy last year. All because the 2018 output went down across the board: the overall global production contracted by 13% year-on-year, European - by 17% yoy, and that of the Baltic Sea region - by 22% yoy.